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Brachoria virginia Marek 2010

The Virginia Mimic Millipede

Paul Marek
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Containing group: Brachoria

Characteristics

Brachoria virginia individuals are about 45.5 mm long and 10.6 mm wide (females 48.2 mm X 12.2 mm).  Color: 2-spotted red (shown above) or orange; and 3-spotted yellow (shown above).

 

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Brachoria virginia genitalia - left male gonopodal acropodite (with setae removed): (Left) medial view and (Right) magnified apical view. © Paul Marek

 

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Brachoria virginia, 2-spotted orange color morph. © Paul Marek

 

Habitat

Brachoria virginia specimens were collected during the day (11:00) in a forest predominately comprising maple trees.  Individuals were found beneath layers of decomposing leaf material near Ketron Branch, within about 5 m from the water.  No other xystodesmids were encountered sympatrically at this locality.  Note: Individuals of B. virginia may be confused in the field with Apheloria virginiensis corrugata due to similarity in color patterns and overlap in distribution.

Distribution

Known only from the type locality in Scott Co., Virginia.  The closest known Brachoria species, B. mendota, occurs about 10.5 air km north on Clinch Mountain in the town of Mendota, Washington County, Virginia.

Conservation status

Brachoria virginia is threatened by habitat loss due to agriculture (especially growing demand for paper products), coal mining, development, and the invasion of exotic species.

References

Marek P.E. 2010. A revision of the Appalachian millipede genus Brachoria Chamberlin, 1939 (Polydesmida: Xystodesmidae: Apheloriini). Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 159: 817-889.

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Scientific Name Brachoria virginia
Location USA, Virginia, Scott Co.
Reference Marek P.E. 2010. A revision of the Appalachian millipede genus Brachoria Chamberlin, 1939 (Polydesmida: Xystodesmidae: Apheloriini). Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 159: 817-889.
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
Sex m
Life Cycle Stage adult
View dorsal
Collection FMNH
Type holotype
Collector Paul Marek
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Copyright © Paul Marek
Scientific Name Brachoria virginia
Location USA, Virginia, Scott Co.
Reference Marek P.E. 2010. A revision of the Appalachian millipede genus Brachoria Chamberlin, 1939 (Polydesmida: Xystodesmidae: Apheloriini). Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 159: 817-889.
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
Sex m
Life Cycle Stage adult
View dorsal
Collection VMNH
Type paratype
Collector Paul Marek
Image Use creative commons This media file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License - Version 3.0.
Copyright © Paul Marek
About This Page
Work on the millipede Tree of Life pages was supported by a U.S. National Science Foundation Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant to Paul Marek and Jason Bond (DEB 0607996) and a Partnerships for Enhancing Expertise in Taxonomy Grant to Petra Sierwald, Jason Bond, and William Shear (DEB 0529715).

Paul Marek
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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