South Branch Valley Cave Millipede
Pseudotremia princeps Loomis, 1939
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Myriapoda |
| Class | Diplopoda |
| Order | Chordeumatida |
| Family | Cleidogonidae |
| Genus | Pseudotremia |
| Species | Pseudotremia princeps Loomis, 1939 |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Troglophile
- Realm
- Terrestrial
Distribution
Range
Known from three counties in West Virginia.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
West Virginia
Counties
- West Virginia
- Grant, Pendleton, Pendleton?
Conservation and management
NatureServe
G1 Critically Imperiled
National ranks
- United States
- NNR
Subnational ranks
- Virginia
- S1 Critically Imperiled
- West Virginia
- S1 Critically Imperiled
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
References
- Chamberlin, R.V. & Hoffman, R.L. 1958. Checklist of the millipedes of North America. United States National Museum Bulletin 212: 1–236.
- 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.
- Loomis, H.F. 1943. New and epigen millipeds of the United States, with notes on some established species. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 92: 371–410. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2825746.
- Shear, W.A. 1972. Studies in the milliped order Chordeumida (Diplopoda): A revision of the family Cleidogonidae and a reclassification of the order Chordeumida in the New World. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 144: 151–352. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4227660.
How to cite this account
Pseudotremia princeps Loomis, 1939. Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-1984. https://cavebiology.org/species/pseudotremia-princeps/ (accessed 7 September 2026).
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