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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Myriapods (Myriapoda) » Millipedes (Diplopoda) » Spirobolida » Spirobolidae » Narceus

Genus Narceus

Classification · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Range · See Also · Works Cited
millipede with eggs - Narceus americanus-annularis-complex - female Texas Millipedes - Narceus americanus-annularis-complex Millipede - Narceus americanus-annularis-complex Millipede - Narceus americanus-annularis-complex two millipedes in Minnesota - Narceus americanus-annularis-complex 2018-07-26 Multi-inch millipede - Narceus americanus-annularis-complex 2018-08-23 Large millipede - Narceus americanus-annularis-complex American Giant Millipede - Narceus americanus-annularis-complex
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Myriapoda (Myriapods)
Class Diplopoda (Millipedes)
Order Spirobolida
Family Spirobolidae
Genus Narceus
Explanation of Names
Narceus Rafinesque 1820
Rafinesque simply states: "the name is mythological", possibly referring to Narcæus, a son of Bacchus and Physcoa
Numbers
5 spp. total(1)
Range
2 spp. endemic to Florida, the rest throughout e. & c. NA(2)
See Also
Tylobolus and Hiltonius are similar genera in w.US
Works Cited
1.Sierwald P., Spelda J. (2023) MilliBase
2.Distribution of the milliped genus Narceus Rafinesque, 1820 (Spirobolida: Spirobolidae) Occurrences in New England and west...
Shelley, R., C.T. McAllister & M.F. Medrano. 2006. Western North American Naturalist, 66(3): 374-389.
Contributed by Lynette Elliott on 16 April, 2005 - 7:12pm
Additional contributions by cotinis, Mike Quinn, v belov, biosam
Last updated 6 November, 2023 - 6:43pm

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