Apheloria is a genus of flat-backed millipedes in the family Xystodesmidae, occurring in the central and southeastern United States, and ranging as far north as southern Quebec, Canada.[1][2] They are aposematically colored in black and contrasting reds and yellows, and some species in the Appalachian Mountains resemble species of Brachoria where they co-occur, a phenomenon known as Müllerian mimicry.[3]
^ abHoffman, Richard L. 1999. Checklist of the millipeds of North and Middle America. Virginia Museum of Natural History Special Publications 8, pp. 293-296
^Marek, Paul; Tanabe, Tsutomu; Sierwald, Petra (2014) A Species Catalog of the Millipede Family Xystodesmidae (Diplopoda: Polydesmida). Archived 2017-01-24 at the Wayback Machine Special Publication 17. Virginia Museum of Natural History. pp. 7-9
^Marek, P. E.; Bond, J. E. (2009). "A Mullerian mimicry ring in Appalachian millipedes". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 106 (24): 9755–9760. Bibcode:2009PNAS..106.9755M. doi:10.1073/pnas.0810408106. PMC 2700981. PMID 19487663.
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Apheloria is a genus of flat-backed millipedes in the family Xystodesmidae, occurring in the central and southeastern United States, and ranging as far...
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variable in coloration, and converges in appearance with several species of Apheloria and Brachoria as a result of mimicry. Hennen, D.; Brown, J. (2021). Millipedes...
Xystodesmidae contains many colorful and distinctive species, including Apheloria virginiensis of the eastern U.S. and Harpaphe haydeniana of the western...
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black background, and in the Appalachians some species mimic species of Apheloria where they co-occur, a phenomenon known as Müllerian mimicry There are...
Appalachian Mountains in Kentucky, Virginia, and Tennessee. Similar to Apheloria virginiensis corrugata and several co-occurring Brachoria species, it...
According to Their Uses", after page 339. Marek, Paul. "Aposematism". Apheloria. Archived from the original on 8 July 2017. Retrieved November 24, 2012...
in the order Polydesmida. Anombrocheir Buckett & Gardner, 1969 i c g Apheloria Chamberlin, 1921 i c g b Boraria Chamberlin, 1943 i c g b Brachoria Chamberlin...
College London. Retrieved 23 November 2012. Marek, Paul. "Aposematism". Apheloria. Retrieved November 24, 2012. Yost, Robinson M. (1995). "Edward Bagnall...
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