Distribution of the milliped Tylobolus utahensis Chamberlin, with remarks on T. fredericksoni (Causey) (Spirobolida: Spirobolidae)
Year: 1997
Type: article
Abstract: Tylobolus utahensis Chamberlin, the only representative of the genus occurring in the southwestern deserts, ranges from central Inyo County, California, to the western periphery of Kane County, Utah. This distribution roughly corresponds to the northern limit of the Mojave Desert ecosystem and is also shown by the millipede Piedolus utus Chamberlin. (Spirobolida: Atopetholidae) and the centipede Theatops posticus (Say) (Scolopendromorpha: Cryptopidae). Tylobolus fredericksoni Causey, ostensibly from Douglas County, Kansas, is designated "nomen dubium" and disregarded pending collection of fresh material; Narceus gordanus (Chamberlin) is deleted from South Carolina and Tennessee. Tyobolus uncigerus (Wood) occurs north of the Columbia River in Klickitat County, Washington, and Hiltonius thebanus Chamberlin is referable to Onychelus Cook in the family Atopetholidae.
Authors: Rowland M. Shelley, Selena B. Bauer
Institution: North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
Language: English
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2560974924