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Chicobolus spinigerus

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Florida ivory millipede
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Chicobolus

Species:
C. spinigerus
Binomial name
Chicobolus spinigerus
(Wood), 1864
Synonyms[1]
  • Spirobolus spinigerus Wood, 1864
  • Spirobolus bahamiensis Bollman, 1893
  • Spirobolus paludis Chamberlin, 1918,
  • Chicobolus pilsbryi Chamberlin, 1947
  • Incobolus thaumastus Chamberlin, 1955
  • Chicobolus jucundus Causey, 1955

Chicobolus spinigerus, commonly known as the ivory millipede or Florida ivory millipede,[2] is a millipede species native to the southeastern United States, occurring throughout the Florida Peninsula and Panhandle, as well as southern Alabama, Georgia, and South Carolina.[1][3] Males normally range from 40 to 85 mm (1.6 to 3.3 in) long, females up to 90 mm (3.5 in).[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Hoffman, Richard L. (1999). "Checklist of the millipeds of North and Middle America". Virginia Museum of Natural History Special Publications. 8: 1–553.
  2. ^ McMonigle, Orin (2012). Millipeds in Captivity. Coachwhip Publications. pp. 87–89. ISBN 978-1616461430.
  3. ^ a b Keeton, William T. (1960). "A taxonomic study of the milliped family Spirobolidae (Diplopoda; Spirobolida)". Memoirs of the American Entomological Society. 17: 1–146.