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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Henicopidae Members:
Lamyctes pius
Zygethobius pontis
2 NC Records
Zygethobius pontis
Chamberlin, 1911 - No Common Name
Taxonomy
Class:
Chilopoda (Centipedes)
Order:
Lithobiomorpha
Family:
Henicopidae
Checklist Number:
20.000
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions:
Online Photographs:
BugGuide
,
iNaturalist
,
Google
,
GBIF
Adult Markings:
The Family Henicopidae is distinguished from other lithobiomorphs by the lack of spurs on the legs. The distal end of the tibia is extended into a spinous process. Zygethobius lacks a spiracle on the first leg-bearing segment, and has a pair of large ocelli. Zygethobius pontis is the only eastern species.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
KY, OH, TN, VA, NC
County Map:
Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
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:
Leaf litter
Wikipedia
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks:
State Protection:
Comments:
Photo Gallery for
Zygethobius pontis
- No common name
Photos: 4
Recorded by: HBS Class on 2024-06-11
Macon Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: HBS Class on 2024-06-11
Macon Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: Tom Howard on 2023-04-29
Ashe Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: Tom Howard on 2023-04-29
Ashe Co.
Comment: