Kepolydesmus
Chamberlin, 1910
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1Kepolydesmus is a of flat-backed millipedes in the Nearctodesmidae. The genus was established by Chamberlin in 1910 and contains at least four described . These millipedes belong to the order Polydesmida, which is characterized by a flattened body form. The genus has been documented through iNaturalist observations and is recognized in major taxonomic databases including GBIF and NCBI.
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Distribution
The is present in North America, with described from the United States. Specific locality data is sparse in available sources.
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Taxonomic placement note
There is discrepancy in assignment between sources: iNaturalist lists Macrosternodesmidae, while Wikipedia, GBIF, and NCBI place Kepolydesmus in Nearctodesmidae. The Catalogue of Life classification places it in Macrosternodesmidae with Nearctodesminae. This reflects ongoing taxonomic revision in the group.
Described species
Four are recognized: Kepolydesmus anderisus (Chamberlin, 1910), K. hesperus Chamberlin, 1949, K. mimus Chamberlin, 1947, and K. pungo Chamberlin, 1949. All were described by Ralph V. Chamberlin.