''Illacme'' is a genus of millipedes in the family

Siphonorhinidae Siphonorhinidae is a family of millipede in the order Siphonophorida. There are at least 4 genera and about 12 described species in Siphonorhinidae. Genera These four genera belong to the family Siphonorhinidae: * '' Illacme'' Cook & Loomis, 19 ...

. It includes two species. ''

Illacme plenipes ''Illacme plenipes'' is a Siphonorhinidae, siphonorhinid millipede found in the Central California, central region of the U.S. state of California. It has up to 750 legs. One of two known species in the genus ''Illacme'', it was first seen in 192 ...

'' was first described in 1928 from

San Benito County San Benito County (; ''San Benito'', Spanish for "St. Benedict"), officially the County of San Benito, is a county located in the Coast Range Mountains of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 64,209. The coun ...

, California, and rediscovered in 2005. In 2016, ''

Illacme tobini ''Illacme tobini'' is a species of millipede in the family Siphonorhinidae. It was discovered in California at Sequoia National Park in 2016. This millipede is part of the '' Illacme'' genus which contains only one other species known as the ''I ...

'' was described based on a single male specimen collected in 2006 from Lange Cave, in

Sequoia National Park Sequoia National Park is an American national park in the southern Sierra Nevada (U.S.), Sierra Nevada east of Visalia, California. The park was established on September 25, 1890, and today protects of forested mountainous terrain. Encompassing ...

, east of the known habitat for ''I. plenipes''.

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* * Siphonophorida Millipede genera Endemic fauna of California {{Myriapoda-stub