European Sculpted Millipede
Polydesmus inconstans Latzel, 1884
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Myriapoda |
| Class | Diplopoda |
| Order | Polydesmida |
| Family | Polydesmidae |
| Genus | Polydesmus |
| Species | Polydesmus inconstans Latzel, 1884 |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Accidental
Distribution
Range
Known from two counties across two states.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Illinois, Pennsylvania
Counties
- Illinois
- Jo Daviess
- Pennsylvania
- York
Conservation and management
NatureServe
G4 Apparently Secure
National ranks
- Canada
- NNA
- United States
- N4 Apparently Secure
Subnational ranks
- Ontario
- SNA Not Applicable
- Prince Edward Island
- SNA Not Applicable
- Nova Scotia
- SNA Not Applicable
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- SNA Not Applicable
- British Columbia
- SNA Not Applicable
- Alberta
- SNA Not Applicable
- Montana
- S4 Apparently Secure
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
References
- Loomis, H.F. 1939. The millipeds collected in Appalachian caves by Mr. Kenneth Dearolf. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 86: 165–193. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2775893.
- Peck, S.B. & Christiansen, K. 1990. Evolution and zoogeography of the invertebrate cave faunas of the Driftless Area of the upper Mississippi River Valley of Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Illinois, U.S.A. Canadian Journal of Zoology 68: 73–88. doi:10.1139/z90-012
How to cite this account
Polydesmus inconstans Latzel, 1884. Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-1939. https://cavebiology.org/species/polydesmus-inconstans/ (accessed 7 September 2026).
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