Annotated Checklist of the Millipeds of California (Arthropoda: Diplopoda) Rowland M
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Monographs of the Western North American Naturalist Volume 1 Article 3 11-25-2002 Annotated checklist of the millipeds of California (Arthropoda: Diplopoda) Rowland M. Shelley [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/mwnan Recommended Citation Shelley, Rowland M. (2002) "Annotated checklist of the millipeds of California (Arthropoda: Diplopoda)," Monographs of the Western North American Naturalist: Vol. 1 , Article 3. Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/mwnan/vol1/iss1/3 This Monograph is brought to you for free and open access by the Western North American Naturalist Publications at BYU ScholarsArchive. It has been accepted for inclusion in Monographs of the Western North American Naturalist by an authorized editor of BYU ScholarsArchive. For more information, please contact [email protected], [email protected]. Monographs of the Western North American Naturalist 1, © 2002, pp. 90–115 ANNOTATED CHECKLIST OF THE MILLIPEDS OF CALIFORNIA (ARTHROPODA: DIPLOPODA) Rowland M. Shelley1 ABSTRACT.—The milliped fauna of California consists of 11 orders, 24 families, 83 genera, and 226 species and sub- species. A complete listing of these taxa and intergrades is provided, with published and new records from the state and type localities. Cylindroiulus caeruleocinctus (Wood), C. truncorum (Silvestri), Ophyiulus pilosus (Newport) (all Julida: Julidae), and Opiona fisheri Gardner and Shelley (Chordeumatida: Caseyidae) are newly recorded from California. The new combination Atopetholus wheeleri (Chamberlin) is proposed. Key words: milliped, California. Nearly 40 years have elapsed since Buckett any other state in the continental United States. (1964) published a listing of California Diplo- Four diplopods—Cylindroiulus caeruleocinctus poda. This work preceded 2 periods of activity (Wood), C. truncorum (Silvestri), Ophyiulus on the state’s fauna, the first from 1964 through pilosus (Newport), and Opiona fisheri Gardner 1975 by Buckett and M.R. Gardner, and the and Shelley—are newly recorded from Cali- second from 1989 through 1997 by myself. fornia. These species plus Brachyiulus lusi- Knowledge of California diplopods is thus sig- tanus Verhoeff are European julids that have nificantly advanced over the condition in 1964, been imported into urban environments; like- to the point that a new checklist is in order. wise, the Asian species Oxidus gracilis (C.L. Buckett (1964) documented a fauna of 9 orders, Koch) and the Australian/New Zealand dip- 23 families, 80 genera, and 178 species and lopod Akamptogonus novarae (Humbert and subspecies, 126 of which (70.1% of the total) DeSaussure) have been introduced into Cali- were known only from the type locality; the fornia cities and towns. Generic and/or specific present contribution documents a fauna of 11 names cannot be provided for certain repre- orders, 24 families, 83 genera, and 226 species sentatives of the Siphonophoridae (Siphono- and subspecies, 78 of which (34.5% of the phorida), Atopetholus (Spirobolida: Atopetholi- total) are known only from the type locality. dae), Caseya (Chordeumatida: Caseyidae), Rhis- While considerable work has been done on cosomides (Chordeumatida: Rhiscosomididae), the California fauna, much remains, and this and Striaria (Chordeumatida: Striariidae). For contribution is intended to stimulate future Paeromopus angusticeps (Wood) (Julida: Paero- research. mopodidae), and Motyxia sequoia (Chamber- With the publication of this checklist, Cali- lin), Xystocheir dissecta (Wood), and X. stolon- fornia becomes the 4th state with a modern ifera Shelley (all Polydesmida: Xystodesmi- milliped listing, the others being Michigan dae), I present accounts of intergrades, which (Snider 1991, an update of an old list by John- are prominent in sections of the state. I also son [1954]), North Carolina (Shelley 2000a), propose the new combination Atopetholus and Florida (Shelley 2001). An earlier publica- wheeleri (Chamberlin). The format for the tion on Ohio (Williams and Hefner 1928) is now accounts provides a citation of the type local- obsolete. In addition, the faunas of eastern ity (given as a state or country when not in and western Canada have been documented California), occurrence in California including (Shelley 1988, 1990), and there are now 2 con- published and new records, pertinent refer- tinental checklists, by Chamberlin and Hoffman ences, and miscellaneous remarks where appro- (1958) and Hoffman (1999), from which faunal priate. For new records, locality details are information can be gleaned for California or provided when there are 6 or fewer new county 1Research Laboratory, North Carolina State Museum of Natural Sciences, 4301 Reedy Creek Rd., Raleigh, NC 27607. E-mail: [email protected] 90 2002] CALIFORNIA MILLIPEDS 91 records; counties alone are presented when Alameda, Contra Costa, Humboldt, Los Angeles, there are more than 6 new counties. Details Marin, Mendocino, Napa, Nevada, Orange, about junior synonyms should be sought in Plumas, Riverside, San Diego, San Joaquin, San either Hoffman (1999) or the reference given Luis Obispo, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Shasta, for the relevant taxa. Acronyms of sources of Solano, Sonoma, Tehama, Trinity, and Ventura preserved material are as follows: cos. (CDFA, FSCA, LACMNH, NMNH, UCB, UCD, UCR, WAS). AMNH – American Museum of Natural History, REFERENCE.—Pierce 1940. New York, NY REMARKS.—For convenience I list all sam- BMNH – The Natural History Museum, London, ples of California Polyxenus that I have seen England under P. anacapensis. Some may refer to other BYU – Monte L. Bean Life Science Museum, species. Provo, UT CAS – California Academy of Sciences, San Subclass Chilognatha Francisco CDFA – California Department of Food and Infraclass Pentazonia Agriculture, Sacramento Order Glomerida FMNH – Field Museum of Natural History, Family Glomeridae Chicago, IL Genus Glomeroides Chamberlin, 1922 FSCA – Florida State Collection of Arthropods, Gainesville Glomeroides primus (Silvestri, 1929) LACMNH – Los Angeles County Museum of TYPE LOCALITY.—Mill Valley, Marin County. Natural History, Los Angeles, CA OCCURRENCE IN CALIFORNIA.—Published MCZ – Museum of Comparative Zoology, records: Marin and Monterey counties. New Harvard University, Cambridge, MA records: Contra Costa Co., Redwood Park NCSM – North Carolina State Museum of (FSCA, NMNH) and Morega Redwoods (CAS). Natural Sciences, Raleigh NMNH – National Museum of Natural History, Santa Cruz Co., Ben Lomond (FSCA) and Santa Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC Cruz City Cave (FSCA). TMM – Texas Memorial Museum, Austin REFERENCE.—Shear 1986. UAZ – Department of Entomology, University of Arizona, Tucson Infraclass Helminthomorpha UCB – Entomology Department, University of Subterclass Colobognatha California, Berkeley Order Polyzoniida UCD – Entomology Department, University of Family Polyzoniidae California, Davis Subfamily Buzoniinae UCR – Entomology Department, University of Tribe Buzoniini California, Riverside Genus Buzonium Cook and UID – Entomology Department, University of Loomis, 1928 Idaho, Moscow WAS – Private collection of W.A. Shear, Buzonium crassipes Cook and Loomis, 1928 Hampden-Sydney, VA WSU – Entomology Department, Washington TYPE LOCALITY.—Sunnyside Mine near State University, Pullman Seneca, Plumas County. WTAMU – Department of Life, Earth, and OCCURRENCE IN CALIFORNIA.—Published Environmental Sciences, West Texas A&M records: Calaveras, Del Norte, El Dorado, University, Canyon, TX Humboldt, Mendocino, Nevada, Placer, Siski- you, Sonoma, and Trinity counties. New records: Subclass Penicillata None. Order Polyxenida REFERENCE.—Shelley 1997a. Family Polyxenidae Genus Polyxenus Latreille Tribe Bdellozoniini Genus Bdellozonium Cook and Polyxenus anacapensis Pierce, 1940 Loomis, 1928 TYPE LOCALITY.—Middle Anacapa Island, Santa Barbara County. Bdellozonium cerviculatum Cook and Loomis, 1928 OCCURRENCE IN CALIFORNIA.—Published record: Santa Barbara County. New records: TYPE LOCALITY.—Belden, Plumas County. 92 MONOGRAPHS OF THE WESTERN NORTH AMERICAN NATURALIST [No. 1 OCCURRENCE IN CALIFORNIA.—Published species should be regarded as valid until the records: Del Norte, El Dorado, Fresno, Hum- type specimen, in the Zoologisches Museum boldt, Mariposa, Monterey, Placer, Shasta, der Humboldt-Universität, Berlin, Germany, Tuolumne, and Tulare counties. New records: could be examined. He suggested that it might None. be a senior name to B. producta Loomis. REFERENCE.—Shelley 1997a. Brachycybe picta Gardner, 1975 Bdellozonium quicki (Chamberlin, 1954) TYPE LOCALITY.—1 mi (1.6 km) N Mendo- TYPE LOCALITY.—Chowchilla Mountain, 0.75 cino, Mendocino County. mi (1.2 km) N Signal Peak, Mariposa County. OCCURRENCE IN CALIFORNIA.—Published OCCURRENCE IN CALIFORNIA.—Published records: Marin and Mendocino counties. New record: Mariposa County (known only from records. Marin Co., Sam P. Taylor State Park the type locality). (UCD), Mill Valley (BMNH), and Lagunetas REFERENCE.—Shelley 1997a. Canyon (FSCA). Mendocino Co., 5 mi (8 km) E Anchor Bay (AMNH). Genus Stenozonium Shelley, 1997 REFERENCE.—Gardner 1975. Stenozonium exile Shelley, 1997 Brachycybe producta Loomis, 1936 TYPE LOCALITY.—Arcata Community Forest TYPE LOCALITY.—Baja California Norte. near Arcata, Humboldt County. OCCURRENCE IN CALIFORNIA.—Published OCCURRENCE IN CALIFORNIA.—Published records: Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, Lake, record: Humboldt County. New records: None. Marin, Mariposa, Napa, Nevada, Placer, Sacra- REFERENCE.—Shelley