Myriapods of North Carolina
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View PDFXystodesmidae Members: 5 NC Records

Nannaria blackmountainensis Means, Hennen & Marek, 2021 - Black Mountain Twisted-Claw Millipede

Taxonomy
Class: Diplopoda (Millipedes)Order: Polydesmida Family: Xystodesmidae Checklist Number: 472.500
Comments: Described in 2021: Means JC, Hennen DA, Marek PE (2021) A revision of the minor species group in the millipede genus Nannaria Chamberlin, 1918 (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Xystodesmidae). ZooKeys 1030: 1–180. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1030.62544
Species Status: Named for Black Mountain in Kentucky. Not found in the NC Black Mountains range.
Identification
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Adult Markings: Members of the genus Nannaria are generally smaller with more subdued coloration than other Xystodesmids. Nannaria blackmountainensis tergites with hot orange/red paranotal spots. Jet black background. Dorsum of collum smooth with orange margin. Compare gonopod with similar Nannaria domestica.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution: Nannaria blackmountainensis has a disjunct distribution, one population in the confluence of eastern Kentucky, Tennessee, and western Virginia, and another near the Tennessee/ North Carolina border. In NC, Avery and Watauga counties.
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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: Mesic forests of hemlock, tuliptree, maple, and oak, with an understory of jewelweed and stinging nettle.
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