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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"Xystodesmidae"”.
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Phylogenetic revision of the genus Cherokia (Chamberlin, 1949) (Polydesmida: Xystodesmidae)
The family Xystodesmidae (Polydesmida) includes 521 species with a center of diversity concentrated in the Appalachian Mountains. Within this family, the genus Cherokia, a monotypic taxon with the type species Cherokia georgiana, is divided into three subspecies. The last revision of this genus was …
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Biodiversity, conservation and mimicry rings of Appalachian millipedes
… for survival and, in the case of the family Xystodesmidae, are completely blind. Coupled with the complex topology of the Appalachians, xystodesmid millipedes have speciated in the eastern United States to a greater degree than in any other region. Many of the taxonomic relationships within …
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Phylogenetic study of the order Polydesmida (Myriapoda: Diplopoda)
… Rhachodesmdidae, Platyrhacidae, Xystodesmidae, Polydesmidae, and Dalodesmidae were recovered as monophyletic groups. Some other families such as Trichopolydesmidae, Chelodesmidae and Macrosternodesmidae now appear to be polyphyletic groups, and a more comprehensive study of their …
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Natural history, taxonomy, and phylogenetics of Appalachian flat-backed millipedes (Diplopoda: Polydesmida)
… hotspot for millipedes in the family Xystodesmidae. These diplopods are chemically defended with hydrogen cyanide and benzaldehyde, and sometimes form mimicry rings based on shared color. The evolutionary dynamics of model and mimic are incompletely known in these rings, so I …