''Xystocheir'' is a genus of
millipedes in the family
Xystodesmidae. The genus is
endemic to
California in the United States, where it is distributed in the
Coast Ranges and the
Sierra Nevada
The Sierra Nevada () is a mountain range in the Western United States, between the Central Valley of California and the Great Basin. The vast majority of the range lies in the state of California, although the Carson Range spur lies primarily ...
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[Shelley, R. M., et al. (2014)]
Variation and pigmentation in the milliped, ''Xystocheir brachymacris'' Shelley, 1996, from the northern Sierra Nevada foothills, California, USA (Polydesmida: Xystodesmidae: Xystocheirini).
''Insecta Mundi'' 2014 0371.
Since a 1996 revision there have been 9 species classified in the genus:
[Shelley, R. M. (1996)]
Revision of the milliped genus ''Xystocheir'' Cook (Polydesmida: Xystodesmidae).
''Canadian Journal of Zoology'' 74(7) 1336-63.[''Xystocheir''.]
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
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Xystocheir bistipita''
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Xystocheir brachymacris''
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Xystocheir dissecta
''Xystocheir dissecta'' is a species of flat-backed millipede in the family Xystodesmidae. It is found in North America.
Subspecies
These three subspecies belong to the species ''Xystocheir dissecta'':
* ''Xystocheir dissecta dissecta'' (Wood, 1 ...
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Xystocheir modestior''
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Xystocheir prolixorama''
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Xystocheir reducta''
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Xystocheir solenofurcata''
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Xystocheir stenomacris''
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Xystocheir stolonifera''
References
External links
*Marek, P., et al
''A Species Catalog of the Millipede Family Xystodesmidae (Diplopoda: Polydesmida)''.Special Publication 17. Virginia Museum of Natural History. 2014. pp 66–68.
Polydesmida
Millipedes of North America
Endemic fauna of California
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