Myriapods of North Carolina
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Scientific Name:
Common Name:
Order:
0-CALLIPODIDA
1-CHORDEUMATIDA
2-GEOPHILOMORPHA
3-GLOMERIDA
4-JULIDA
5-LITHOBIOMORPHA
6-PLATYDESMIDA
7-POLYDESMIDA
8-POLYXENIDA
9-POLYZONIIDA
10-SCOLOPENDROMORPHA
11-SCUTIGEROMORPHA
12-SPIROBOLIDA
13-SPIROSTREPTIDA
14-TETRAMEROCERATA
Class:
Diplopoda-Millipedes
Chilopoda-Centipedes
Pauropoda-Pauropods
Family (Alpha):
ABACIONIDAE
ALLOPOCOCKIIDAE
ANDROGNATHIDAE
ATOPETHOLIDAE
BLANIULIDAE
BRACHYPAUROPODIDAE
BRANNERIIDAE
BUOTIDAE
CAMBALIDAE
CASEYIDAE
CHOCTELLIDAE
CLEIDOGONIDAE
CONOTYLIDAE
CRASPEDOSOMATIDAE
CRYPTOPIDAE
EURYPAUROPODIDAE
EURYURIDAE
GEOPHILIDAE
GLOMERIDAE
HENICOPIDAE
HIMANTARIIDAE
HIRUDISOMATIDAE
JULIDAE
LITHOBIIDAE
MACROSTERNODESMIDAE
MECISTOCEPHALIDAE
NEARCTODESMIDAE
NEMASOMATIDAE
OKEANOBATIDAE
PARADOXOSOMATIDAE
PARAJULIDAE
PAUROPODIDAE
PLATYDESMIDAE
PLUTONIUMIDAE
POLYDESMIDAE
POLYXENIDAE
POLYZONIIDAE
PYRGODESMIDAE
SCHENDYLIDAE
SCOLOPENDRELLIDAE
SCOLOPENDRIDAE
SCOLOPOCRYPTOPIDAE
SCUTIGERELLIDAE
SCUTIGERIDAE
SPHAERIODESMIDAE
SPIROBOLIDAE
SPIROSTREPTIDAE
STRIARIIDAE
TRICHOPETALIDAE
TYNOMMATIDAE
XYSTODESMIDAE
ZOSTERACTINIDAE
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Plutoniumidae Members:
Theatops posticus
Theatops spinicaudus
6 NC Records
Theatops posticus
(Say, 1821) - No Common Name
Taxonomy
Class:
Chilopoda (Centipedes)
Order:
Scolopendromorpha
Family:
Plutoniumidae
Checklist Number:
175.000
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions:
Online Photographs:
BugGuide
,
iNaturalist
,
Google
,
GBIF
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
County Map:
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Dates:
High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
Piedmont (Pd)
Coastal Plain (CP)
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Habitats and Life History
Habitats:
"Primarily inhabits moist deciduous litter, occasionally found in predominantly pine litter"" (Shelley, 1987)"
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for
General Forests
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks:
State Protection:
Comments:
Photo Gallery for
Theatops posticus
- No common name
Photos: 4
Recorded by: Carol Tingley on 2024-04-13
Chatham Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: Carol Tingley on 2024-04-13
Chatham Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: C Tingley on 2021-07-14
Orange Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: C Tingley on 2021-07-14
Orange Co.
Comment: