Californiulus
| Californiulus | |
|---|---|
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| Californiulus chamberlini | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Diplopoda |
| Order: | Julida |
| Family: | Paeromopodidae |
| Genus: | Californiulus Verhoeff, 1895 |
| Type species | |
| C. dorsovittatus | |
| Species | |
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6; see text | |
Californiulus is a genus of cylindrical millipedes containing six species native to the western United States.
Description
Species of Californiulus exhibit two major color patterns. Some are characterized by a broad stripe of light brown, orange or yellow extending down the dorsal surface, while others are banded in light brown against a dark gray or black base color. Adult individuals range from 5 to 11 cm (2 to 4.3 in) long and up to 4.7 mm wide.[1]
Distribution
The constituent species of Californiulus range from northern Washington south to Death Valley, California, and one species occurs separate from the others in a range from extreme eastern Oregon to Montana.
| Species | Taxon author | Geographic range[2] |
|---|---|---|
| C. blechrostriatus | Shelley & Bauer, 1997 | Death Valley[3] |
| C. chamberlini | (Brolemann, 1922) | Southern Oregon to Northern California |
| C. dorsovittatus | Verhoeff, 1895 | Northern California |
| C. euphanus | (Chamberlin, 1938) | Western Washington to northwest Oregon |
| C. parvior | (Chamberlin, 1940) | Extreme northeast Oregon through the Idaho panhandle to western Montana |
| C. yosemitensis | Chamberlin, 1941 | Southeast Oregon to Kern County, California, with populations in the Warner Mountains, Cascade Range, and Sierra Nevada. |
References
- ↑ Shelley, Rowland M. (1994). "Revision of the milliped family Paeromopodidae, and elevation of the Aprosphylosomatinae to family status (Julida: Paeromopodoidea)". Entomologica Scandinavica 25 (2): 169–214. doi:10.1163/187631294X00298.
- ↑ Hoffman, R. L. (1999). "Checklist of the millipeds of North and Middle America". Virginia Museum of Natural History Special Publications 8: 1–553.
- ↑ Shelley, R. M., & Bauer, S. B. (1997). "New records and species, and taxonomic alterations in the milliped family Paeromopodidae (Julida)". Entomological News 108 (1): 1–14.