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The chemical defenses of millipedes (Diplopoda): Biochemistry, physiology and ecology

By Shear W.A.
Biochem. Syst. Ecol. 61: 78‒117, 2015

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Contributed by v belov on 7 November, 2023 - 10:37am

Practical keys to the orders and families of millipedes of the Neotropical region (Myriapoda: Diplopoda)

By Hoffman R.L., Golovatch S.I., Adis J.U., Wellington de Morais J.
Amazoniana 14: 1‒35, 1996

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Contributed by v belov on 7 November, 2023 - 10:28am

A checklist of the millipeds of Mexico and Central America

By Loomis H.F.
Bull. USNM 266: 1‒137, 1968

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Contributed by v belov on 7 November, 2023 - 9:02am

Millipedes of Ohio field guide

By Derek Hennen and Jeff Brown
Ohio Division of Wildlife, 2021

The Ohio Division of Wildlife publishes small field guide booklets on the various flora and fauna of the state. These booklets are aimed at a general audience, with a focus on identifying species based on photos. They include distribution and identification information of Ohio species, and are available for free from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources website. The Millipedes of Ohio field guide can be downloaded directly from [ur

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Contributed by Derek Hennen on 18 March, 2021 - 8:06pm

Discovery of a glowing millipede in California and the gradual evolution of bioluminescence in Diplopoda

By Paul E. Marek, Wendy Moore
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Vol 112 (20): 6419-6424, 2015

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Quote: "The rediscovery of the Californian millipede Xystocheir bistipita surprisingly reveals that the species is bioluminescent."

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Contributed by Iustin Cret on 27 February, 2020 - 8:46am

The milliped family Trichopetalidae, Part 2: The genera Trichopetalum, Zygonopus and Scoterpes (Chordeumatida, Cleidogonoidea)

By Shear, W. A.
Zootaxa, 2010

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Shear, W. A. 2010. The milliped family Trichopetalidae, Part 2: The genera Trichopetalum, Zygonopus and Scoterpes (Diplopoda: Chordeumatida, Cleidogonoidea). Zootaxa 2385: 1-62.

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Contributed by Derek Hennen on 10 July, 2015 - 10:29pm

The milliped family Trichopetalidae, Part 1: Introduction and Genera Trigenotyla Causey, Nannopetalum n. gen., and Causeyella n.

By Shear, W. A.
Zootaxa, 2003

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Shear, W. A. 2003. The milliped family Trichopetalidae, Part 1: Introduction and Genera Trigenotyla Causey, Nannopetalum n. gen., and Causeyella n. gen. (Diplopoda: Chordeumatida, Cleidogonoidea). Zootaxa 321: 1-36.

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Contributed by Derek Hennen on 10 July, 2015 - 10:07pm

Wisconsin Millipeds: A Preliminary Species List and a Catalog of Records

By Dreux J. Watermolen
Wisconsin Entomological Society Special Publication No. 3, 1995

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Contributed by Tom Klein on 29 December, 2013 - 3:35pm

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