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Marek, P. E.; Means, J. C.; Hennen, D. A.; Tingley, C. (2025). Revision of the millipede genus Apheloria Chamberlin, 1921 (Polydesmida, Xystodesmidae, Apheloriini). Zootaxa. 5701(3): 315-350.

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DOI

10.11646/zootaxa.5701.3.4 [view]

Authors

Marek, P. E.; Means, J. C.; Hennen, D. A.; Tingley, C.

Year

2025

Title

Revision of the millipede genus Apheloria Chamberlin, 1921 (Polydesmida, Xystodesmidae, Apheloriini)

Journal

Zootaxa

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5701(3): 315-350

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Abstract

We revise the millipede genus Apheloria Chamberlin, 1921—a colorful and often encountered group of millipedes in eastern North America. With molecular phylogenetics, we estimate the evolutionary history of the genus, and use it in combination with morphology to understand species diversity. We describe a new species, Apheloria uwharrie sp. nov. from North and South Carolina, synonymize Apheloria tigana Chamberlin, 1939 syn. nov. with Apheloria virginiensis (Drury, 1770), and remove Apheloria luminosa (kenyon, 1893) syn. nov. from the genus and place it in synonymy with Pleuroloma flavipes rafinesque, 1820. Currently there are six species of Apheloria: Apheloria corrugata (Wood, 1864) stat. nov.; Apheloria montana (Bollman, 1887); Apheloria polychroma Marek, Means & Hennen, 2018; Apheloria uwharrie sp. nov.; Apheloria virginiensis (Drury, 1770); and Apheloria whiteheadi (Shelley, 1986).

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Apheloria Chamberlin, 1921 (taxonomy source)
Apheloria corrugata (Wood, 1864) (status source)
Apheloria luminosa (Kenyon, 1893) accepted as Pleuroloma flavipes Rafinesque, 1820 (source of synonymy)
Apheloria pinicola Chamberlin, 1947 accepted as Apheloria corrugata (Wood, 1864) (source of synonymy)
Apheloria roanea Chamberlin, 1947 accepted as Apheloria polychroma Marek, Means & Hennen, 2018 (source of synonymy)
Apheloria virginiensis iowa Chamberlin, 1939 accepted as Apheloria corrugata (Wood, 1864) (source of synonymy)
Apheloria virginiensis reducta Chamberlin, 1939 accepted as Apheloria corrugata (Wood, 1864) (source of synonymy)
Fontaria coriacea C. L. Koch, 1847 accepted as Apheloria corrugata (Wood, 1864) (additional source)
Fontaria luminosa Kenyon, 1893 accepted as Pleuroloma flavipes Rafinesque, 1820 (source of synonymy)
Fontaria virginiensis brunnea Bollman, 1887 accepted as Pleuroloma flavipes Rafinesque, 1820 (additional source)

Diagnosis

for Apheloria Chamberlin, 1921

Diagnosis: Apheloria is distinct from other apheloriine genera based on the following combination of characters: ... [details]

Etymology

for Apheloria Chamberlin, 1921

Chamberlin did not provide an etymology of the genus name Apheloria when he named it in 1921. It is presumed that ... [details]

Etymology

for Apheloria uwharrie Marek, Means, Hennen & Tingley, 2025

The specific name is a noun in apposition, and derived from the northernmost localities of A. uwharrie in the ... [details]

Nomenclature note

for Apheloria polychroma Marek, Means & Hennen, 2018

Appendix 1, p342: "Apheloria roanea was described from Roane County, which falls within the range of Apheloria ... [details]

Nomenclature note

for Apheloria roanea Chamberlin, 1947

Appendix 1, p342: "Apheloria roanea was described from Roane County, which falls within the range of Apheloria ... [details]