Myriapods of North Carolina
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View PDFXystodesmidae Members: 4 NC Records

Sigmoria truncata Shelley, 1981 - No Common Name

Taxonomy
Class: Diplopoda (Millipedes)Order: Polydesmida Family: Xystodesmidae Checklist Number: 502.000
Identification
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Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution: This species is known only from a small area in the central Toe River Valley (Shelley, 1981)
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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: According to Shelley (1981): Like most montane species of Sigmoria, truncata inhabits cool, moist rhododendron coves or similar habitats along stream bottoms. However, it seems to occupy a slightly different microhabitat in these environments in that it can live in rhododendron litter as well as that of associated hardwood species. In Yancey County (NCSM A 1993) I collected it in loose piles of leaves in a dense rhododendron thicket.
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for Acidic Montane Cove Forests
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status: [SR]
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: [GNR] [SHS1]
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Comments: This species is endemic to North Carolina, where it is known only from a small area along the Yancey-Mitchell County line; the most recent record appears to be from 1980 (Shelley, 1981).