Tingupidae
Loomis, 1966
Tingupidae is a of small millipedes in the order Chordeumatida, containing two (Blancosoma and Tingupa) and 13 described . possess 28 or 30 body segments including the collum and . The family occurs in western North America, with records extending from Alaska and British Columbia south to California and east to Arkansas.
Pronunciation
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Identification
have 28 or 30 segments (counting collum as first and as last). The contains two : Blancosoma and Tingupa. -level identification requires examination of male and other genitalic characters; a revised key to Tingupa species exists in the taxonomic literature.
Distribution
Western North America: Alaska (Haines), British Columbia ( Charlotte Islands), Idaho, Oregon, California, Arizona, Arkansas, Illinois. The Alaskan record of Tingupa tlingitorum extended the 's known range approximately 1,680 km north from the previous limit in Oregon.
Sources and further reading
- BugGuide
- Wikipedia
- GBIF taxonomy match
- iNaturalist taxon
- Catalogue of Life
- Tingupa tlingitorum, n. sp., a new milliped from Haines, Alaska, USA, with notes on the generic distribution and a revised key to species (Chordeumatida: Tingupidae)
- Tingupa tlingitorum, n. sp., a new milliped from Haines, Alaska, USA, with notes on the generic distribution and a revised key to species (Chordeumatida: Tingupidae)