Nadabius ameles Chamberlin, 1944

Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Arthropoda
Subphylum	Myriapoda
Class	Chilopoda
Order	Lithobiomorpha
Family	Lithobiidae
Genus	Nadabius
Species	Nadabius ameles Chamberlin, 1944

Description

Diagnostic characters

Ecological class: Trogloxene
Realm: Terrestrial

Distribution

Range

Known from one county in Missouri.

Continent

North America

Country

United States

States and provinces

Missouri

Counties

Missouri: St. Genevieve

Conservation and management

State and federal status

Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act.

References

Peck, S.B. & Lewis, J.J. 1978. Zoogeography and evolution of the subterranean invertebrate faunas of Illinois and southeastern Missouri. National Speleological Society Bulletin 40: 39–63.

This account was last revised 6 September 2026.

How to cite this account

Nadabius ameles Chamberlin, 1944. Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-1842. https://cavebiology.org/species/nadabius-ameles/ (accessed 22 October 2026).

Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.

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