Cherokia georgiana latassa

Originally distinguished from other Cherokia georgiana forms by marginal (versus submarginal) position of the scapulora and specific body proportions. However, these characters have been shown to vary clinally with geography and elevation, and phylogenetic analysis does not support their diagnostic value for species-level separation. Coloration is highly variable and does not accord with geography or phylogeny.

Appalachian Mountains region; recorded from Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, North Carolina, and Virginia. Specimens collected through citizen science projects have expanded the documented range to include approximately 160 new localities.

Southeastern United States: Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, North Carolina, and Virginia (newly reported state record).

• Cherokia georgiana ducillaAlso synonymized with Cherokia georgiana based on same molecular and morphological evidence; originally distinguished by paranota shape and body size characters that show clinal geographic variation
• Cherokia georgiana (nominate form)All subspecies have been synonymized with the nominate form based on phylogenetic and species delimitation analysis showing a single monophyletic species without distinct genetic groups corresponding to subspecies

• BugGuide
• GBIF taxonomy match
• iNaturalist taxon
• NCBI Taxonomy
• Catalogue of Life
• Polydesmida | Beetles In The Bush
• Buprestidae | Beetles In The Bush | Page 8
• Phylogenetic review of the millipede genus Cherokia Chamberlin, 1949 (Polydesmida, Xystodesmidae)