Howellaria
| Howellaria | |
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| Howellaria infesta | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Diplopoda |
| Order: | Polydesmida |
| Family: | Xystodesmidae |
| Tribe: | Rhysodesmini |
| Genus: | Howellaria Hoffman, 1950 |
Howellaria is a genus of flat-backed millipedes in the family Xystodesmidae. There are about two described species in Howellaria.[1][2][3]
Species
[edit]These two species belong to the genus Howellaria:
- Howellaria deturkiana (Causey, 1942)
- Howellaria infesta (Chamberlin, 1918)[4]
References
[edit]- ↑ Means, Jackson C.; Hennen, Derek A.; Tanabe, Tsutomu; Marek, Paul E. (2021-03-01). "Phylogenetic systematics of the millipede family Xystodesmidae". Insect Systematics and Diversity. 5 (2) 1: 1–26. doi:10.1093/isd/ixab003. hdl:10919/102616.
- ↑ "Howellaria Hoffman, 1950". Millibase. Retrieved 2025-11-18.
- ↑ Hoffman, R. L. (1950). "Records and descriptions of diplopods from the southern Appalachians". Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society. 66 (1): 11–33.
- ↑ McAllister, Chris T.; Remsen, David (2024-03-19). "A New State Record for the Milliped, Howellaria infesta (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Xystodesmidae)". Entomological News. 131 (2). doi:10.3157/021.131.0201. ISSN 0013-872X.
Further reading
[edit]- Hoffman, Richard L. (1999). Checklist of the millipeds of North and Middle America. Virginia Museum of Natural History Special Publications. Vol. 8. ISBN 9781884549120.
- Golovatch, Sergei I.; Kime, R. Desmond (2009). "Millipede (Diplopoda) distributions: A review" (PDF). Soil Organisms. 81: 565–597. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
External links
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Media related to Boraria at Wikimedia Commons
