Bdellozonium
Cook & Loomis, 1928
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1Bdellozonium is a of millipedes in the Polyzoniidae, established by Cook & Loomis in 1928. The genus contains at least two described : Bdellozonium cerviculatum and Bdellozonium quicki. It belongs to the order Polyzoniida, a group of small, often poorly known millipedes. Records indicate presence in the western United States.
Pronunciation
How to pronounce Bdellozonium: /ˌdɛloʊˈzoʊniəm/
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Identification
Members of Bdellozonium can be distinguished from other polyzoniid by characteristics of the (male reproductive appendages), though specific diagnostic features require examination. The genus is placed in tribe Bdellozoniini based on these structures.
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Distribution
Recorded from California and Oregon in the western United States.
Similar Taxa
- PolyzoniumBoth are in Polyzoniidae and share general body form; Bdellozonium differs in structure and geographic distribution (Polyzonium is primarily Palearctic).
- AngarozoniumBoth belong to Polyzoniidae; Angarozonium is restricted to eastern Asia, while Bdellozonium occurs in western North America.
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Taxonomic history
The was erected by Cook & Loomis in 1928 with Bdellozonium cerviculatum as the type . Bdellozonium quicki was transferred from the genus Buzonium by Chamberlin in 1954.