Nevadesmus superstitiona Shear, Pape & Marek, 2025
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Myriapoda |
| Class | Diplopoda |
| Order | Polydesmida |
| Family | Macrosternodesmidae |
| Genus | Nevadesmus |
| Species | Nevadesmus superstitiona Shear, Pape & Marek, 2025 |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Troglobiont
- Realm
- Terrestrial
Distribution
Type locality
Tonto National Forest Cave #34, Pinal Co., Arizona
Range
Known from one county in Arizona in the Other karst region.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Arizona
Counties
- Arizona
- Pinal
Karst regions
Other
Conservation and management
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
References
- Shear, W.A., Pape, R.B. & Marek, P.E. 2025. Cave millipedes of the United States. XVII. A new troglobiotic Nevadesmus Shear, 2009 from an Arizona cave (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Macrosternodesmidae) with observations on associated fauna and ecology. Zootaxa 5722: 433–442. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5722.3.8
How to cite this account
Nevadesmus superstitiona Shear, Pape & Marek, 2025. Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-1459. https://cavebiology.org/species/nevadesmus-superstitiona/ (accessed 5 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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