A revision of the wilsoni species group in the millipede genus Nannaria Chamberlin, 1918 (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Xystodesmidae).

ABSTRACT: Although many new species of the millipede genus Nannaria Chamberlin, 1918 have been known from museum collections for over half a century, a systematic revision has not been undertaken until recently. There are two species groups in the genus: the minor species group and the wilsoni species group. In this study, the wilsoni species group was investigated. Specimens were collected from throughout its distribution in the Appalachian Mountains of the eastern United States and used for a multi-gene molecular phylogeny. The phylogenetic tree recovered Nannaria and the two species groups as monophyletic, with Oenomaeapulchella as its sister group. Seventeen new species were described, bringing the composition of the wilsoni species group to 24 sp

SUBMITTER: Hennen DA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9033750 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature