Myriapods of North Carolina
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View PDFXystodesmidae Members: 11 NC Records

Sigmoria wrighti Hoffman, 1956 - No Common Name

Taxonomy
Class: Diplopoda (Millipedes)Order: Polydesmida Family: Xystodesmidae Checklist Number: 453.000 Synonym: Dixioria wrighti
Species Status: Once considered a subspecies of Dixioria pela but raised to full species status by Shelley and Whitehead (1986). The type locality is Grandfather Mountain.
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Photographs: BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, GBIF                                                                                 
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution: Restricted to a narrow area of the Blue Ridge Province, from the Escarpment westward to barely into Tennessee (Shelley and Whitehead, 1986)
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: Shelley and Whitehead (1986) describe this species as "cove-dwelling"""
Wikipedia
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status: [W3]
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: [GNR] [S2S3]
State Protection:
Comments: This species is nearly endemic to North Carolina and known from only a small area within our northern mountains. Surveys are needed to confirm its current status.

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Recorded by: Carol Tingley on 2023-06-17
Avery Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Carol Tingley on 2023-06-17
Avery Co.
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