Biology:Apheloria

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Apheloria is a genus of flat-backed millipedes in the family Xystodesmidae,[1][2] occurring in the central and southeastern United States, and ranging as far north as southern Quebec, Canada.[3][4] They are aposematically colored in black and contrasting reds and yellows, and some species in the Appalachian Mountains resemble species of Brachoria where they co-occur, a phenomenon known as Müllerian mimicry.[5] The genus was first described by Ralph Vary Chamberlin in 1921.[6][7]

Species

The following species belong to the genus Apheloria:[7]

  • Apheloria corrugata (Wood, 1864)
  • Apheloria montana (Bollman, 1887)
  • Apheloria polychroma Marek, Means & Hennen, 2018
  • Apheloria uwharrie Marek, Means, Hennen & Tingley, 2025
  • Apheloria virginiensis (Drury, 1770)
  • Apheloria whiteheadi (Shelley, 1986)

Some authorities list Apheloria montezumae (Attems, 1899) as also being placed in the genus.[1][2]

Species previously placed in the genus Apheloria include:

  • Apheloria luminosa Kenyon, 1893 In 2025 Marek, Means, Hennen & Tingley removed this species from the genus Apheloria and synonymised it with Pleuroloma flavipes.[7]
  • Apheloria tigana Chamberlin, 1939 In 2025 Marek, Means, Hennen & Tingley synonymised this species with Apheloria virginiensis.[7]


  • Apheloria montana, North Carolina
    Apheloria montana, North Carolina
  • Apheloria polychroma, Tennessee
    Apheloria polychroma, Tennessee
  • Apheloria tigana, Indiana
    Apheloria tigana, Indiana

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Catalogue of Life, Apheloria Chamberlin, 1921". https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/7NPD2. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Sierwald, P.; Spelda, J.. "Millibase". doi:10.14284/370. https://www.millibase.org/. 
  3. ↑ Hoffman, Richard L. 1999. Checklist of the millipeds of North and Middle America. Virginia Museum of Natural History Special Publications 8, pp. 293-296
  4. ↑ Marek, Paul; Tanabe, Tsutomu; Sierwald, Petra (2014) A Species Catalog of the Millipede Family Xystodesmidae (Diplopoda: Polydesmida). Special Publication 17. Virginia Museum of Natural History. pp. 7-9
  5. ↑ Marek, P. E.; Bond, J. E. (2009). "A Mullerian mimicry ring in Appalachian millipedes". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 106 (24): 9755–9760. doi:10.1073/pnas.0810408106. PMID 19487663. Bibcode: 2009PNAS..106.9755M. 
  6. ↑  , Wikidata Q99661065
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3  , Wikidata Q136437440

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