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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Xystodesmidae Members:
Apheloria montana
Apheloria tigana
Apheloria undescribed species
Apheloria virginiensis
Apheloria waccamana
Appalachioria eutypa
Boraria stricta
Brachoria hendrixsoni
Brachoria undescribed species
Cherokia georgiana
Daphnedesmus coronata
Daphnedesmus dactylifera
Deltotaria brimleii
Deltotaria lea
Deltotaria mariana
Deltotaria nigrimontis
Deltotaria philia
Deltotaria tela
Dicellarius atlanta
Erdelyia saucra
Eurymerodesmus varias
Euryurus amycus
Euryurus carolinensis
Euryurus erythropygos
Euryurus orestes
Gyalostethus monticole
Gyalostethus monticolens
Howellaria deturkiana
Howellaria infesta
Nannaria antarctica
Nannaria austricola
Nannaria blackmountainensis
Nannaria conservata
Nannaria domestica
Nannaria komela
Nannaria lithographa
Nannaria minor
Nannaria nessa
Nannaria rutherfordensis
Nannaria scutellaria
Nannaria serpens
Pachydesmus crassicutis incursus
Pachydesmus incursus
Parvulodesmus stephani
Pleuroloma flavipes
Pleuroloma pinicola
Prionogonus haerens
Prionogonus stibarophallus
Sigmoria acuminata
Sigmoria angulosa
Sigmoria aphelorioides
Sigmoria areolata
Sigmoria austrimontis
Sigmoria catawba
Sigmoria divaricata
Sigmoria divergens
Sigmoria hoffmani
Sigmoria icana
Sigmoria inornata
Sigmoria intermedia
Sigmoria latior
Sigmoria lyrea
Sigmoria munda
Sigmoria nantahalae
Sigmoria nigrimontis
Sigmoria pela
Sigmoria rubromarginata
Sigmoria sigirioides
Sigmoria simplex
Sigmoria stenogon
Sigmoria stenoloba
Sigmoria thrinax
Sigmoria translineata
Sigmoria triangulata
Sigmoria truncata
Sigmoria tuberosa
Sigmoria watauga
Sigmoria wrighti
Thrinaxoria bifida
17 NC Records
Sigmoria austrimontis
Shelley, 1981 - No Common Name
Taxonomy
Class:
Diplopoda (Millipedes)
Order:
Polydesmida
Family:
Xystodesmidae
Checklist Number:
488.000
Species Status:
Originally described by Shelley (1981) as a subspecies of Sigmoria rubromarginata. Later raised to full species status by Shelley (1983) and listed as such in Hoffman's checklist (Hoffman, 1999)
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions:
Online Photographs:
BugGuide
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iNaturalist
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Google
,
GBIF
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
Shelley (1981) described this species as confined to the South Mountains, including portions in Burke, Cleveland, and Rutherford County. Shelley (2000) also lists Buncombe County for austromontis as a full species but doesn't given any details about the location; these records may refer to "integrades"" that were mentioned in the original description of his two subspecies, some of which were recorded from Black Mountain in Buncombe County."
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:
Shelley (1981) described Sigmoria rubromarginata, which at that time included austrimontanis as a subspecies, as a cove-inhabiting species.
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for
General Montane Mesic Forests
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
[SR]
Natural Heritage Program Ranks:
[GNR] [S1S2]
State Protection:
Comments:
This species is endemic to a single mountain massif in North Carolina. As such, it should be considered as having a significant priority for conservation efforts.
Photo Gallery for
Sigmoria austrimontis
- No common name
Photos: 2
Recorded by: Carol Tingley on 2024-06-09
Burke Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: wade stubbs on 2006-05-22
Burke Co.
Comment: