Genus Paeromopus

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Range · Print References · Works Cited

Giant Millipede, antenna, no red bands - Paeromopus angusticeps

Millipede in Mendocino County, California - Paeromopus angusticeps

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Myriapoda (Myriapods)

Class Diplopoda (Millipedes)

Order Julida

Family Paeromopodidae

Genus Paeromopus

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Paeromopellus Verhoeff 1938

Explanation of Names

Paeromopus Karsch 1881

Numbers

7 spp., all in our area(1)

Range

CA from Humboldt to Monterey counties, and western slope of Cascade and Sierra Nevada ranges ranges from Shasta to Mariposa counties.

Print References

(2)

Works Cited

1.	Sierwald P., Spelda J. (2023) MilliBase

2.	New records and species, and taxonomic alterations in the milliped family Paeromopodidae Shelley, R.M. and S.B. Bauer. 1997. Entomological News 108(1): 1-14.

Contributed by john and jane balaban on 1 September, 2008 - 8:28pm
Additional contributions by v belov, biosam
Last updated 10 November, 2023 - 3:39pm

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