Biology:Orophe
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Orophe is a genus of Xystodesmid millipede found in the Rocky Mountains of northern Idaho and western Montana.[1]
Description
Orophe is genus of robust Xystodesmid millipedes with two species. The two species are superficially similar.[2] Both are large millipedes with bodies that taper slightly towards the posterior.[2] The paranota are short, noticeably depressed, and arise low on the tergite, giving the millipedes a domed appearance.[2] Both species are share a similar color pattern with yellow paranota and a yellow central oval patch on the tergites.[1] The two species differ only in features of the gonopods.[2]
Taxonomy
Orophe contains the following species:
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Genus Orophe" (in en). https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/171690-Orophe.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Shelley, Rowland M. (1993). "The milliped genus Orophe Chamberlin (Polydesmida: Xystodesmidae)". Insecta Mundi: A Journal of World Insect Systematics 07 (3): 175–182. https://publikationen.ub.uni-frankfurt.de/frontdoor/index/index/year/2010/docId/14994.
Wikidata ☰ Q6447731 entry
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