Biology:Nearctomeris

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Nearctomeris is a genus of pill millipedes found in the southern Appalachian Mountains, in the states of Alabama, Tennessee, and North Carolina. [1]

Description

Nearctomeris millipedes strongly resemble those of the Onomeris genus, having a nearly identical size (4–5.5 mm) and similar dark coloration. [2]

Species

  • Nearctomeris inexpectata Wesener, 2012[3]
  • Nearctomeris smoky Recuero & Caterino, 2023[3]

References

  1. ↑ Recuero, Ernesto; Caterino, Michael S. (13 June 2023). "A second species of the pill millipede genus Nearctomeris Wesener, 2012 (Diplopoda, Glomerida) from the Great Smoky Mountains, USA". ZooKeys (1166): 333–349. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1166.103516. PMID 38323085. PMC 10846838. Bibcode: 2023ZooK.1166..333R. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/64475251. Retrieved 7 June 2025. 
  2. ↑ Wesener, Thomas (5 April 2012). "Nearctomeris, a new genus of Pill Millipedes from North America, with a comparison of genetic distances of American Pill Millipede Genera (Glomerida, Glomeridae)". Zootaxa 3258 (1). doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3258.1.5. https://mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.3258.1.5. Retrieved 7 June 2025. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "MilliBase - Nearctomeris smoky Recuero & Caterino, 2023". https://millibase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1746660. 

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