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Species Apheloria virginiensis

Apheloria polychroma, a new species of millipede from the Cumberland Mountains (Polydesmida: Xystodesmidae)

By Paul E.Marek, Jackson C.Means, Derek A.Hennen,
Zootaxa 4375 (3): 409-425, 2018

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Contributed by Iustin Cret on 5 February, 2020 - 8:15pm

A Müllerian mimicry ring in Appalachian millipedes

By Marek P.E., Bond J.E.
PNAS 106: 9755–9760, 2009

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Contributed by v belov on 29 October, 2023 - 4:05pm

Phylogenetic systematics of the colorful, cyanide-producing millipedes of Appalachia (Polydesmida, Xystodesmidae,Apheloriini)...

By Marek P.E., Bond J.E.
Mol. Biol. Evol. 41: 704–729, 2006

Full title: Phylogenetic systematics of the colorful, cyanide-producing millipedes of Appalachia (Polydesmida, Xystodesmidae, Apheloriini) using a total evidence Bayesian approach
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Contributed by v belov on 29 October, 2023 - 3:47pm

A species catalog of the millipede family Xystodesmidae (Diplopoda: Polydesmida)

By Paul Marek, Tsutomu Tanabe & Petra Sierwald
Virginia Museum of Natural History Special Publications, 2014

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Contributed by Hisserdude on 16 November, 2018 - 4:38pm

A new diplopod of the genus Caralinda Hoffman from South Carolina (Polydesmida: Xystodesmidae)

By Rowland M. Shelley
Myriapodologica 6(15): 147-150, 2000

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Contributed by Iustin Cret on 12 November, 2018 - 9:19am

Parcipromus, n. gen., a xystodesmid milliped genus from the Sierra Nevada Mountains, California (Polydesmida)

By Rowland M. Shelley
Myriapodologica 3(7): 53-70, 1995

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new genus: Parcipromus Shelley, 1995

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Contributed by Iustin Cret on 12 November, 2018 - 7:17am

The status of Cleptoria divergens (Chamberlin) (Polydesmida: Xystodesmidae)

By Rowland M. Shelley
Myriapodologica 1: 81-89, 1983

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unaccepted as Sigmoria divergens

accepted name Prionogonus divergens (Chamberlin, 1939)

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Contributed by Iustin Cret on 12 November, 2018 - 5:31am

A New Milliped of the genus Parvulodesmus Shelley from North Carolina, with Rediagnoses of the Genus and P.prolixogonus ...

By Rowland M. Shelley
Myriapodologica 7: 77-84, 2001

Full title: A New Milliped of the genus Parvulodesmus Shelley from North Carolina, with Rediagnoses of the Genus and P.prolixogonus
Shelley Polydesmida: Xystodesmidae)
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Contributed by Iustin Cret on 12 November, 2018 - 5:01am

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