Xystodesmidae
Xystocheir dissecta (Wood, 1867)
Xystocheir dissecta (Wood, 1867)
Xystocheir dissecta is a flat-backed millipede found on Northern California's coast that uses cyanide-based defense against predators.
Harpaphe haydeniana (Wood, 1864)
Harpaphe haydeniana (Wood, 1864)
Harpaphe haydeniana, the cyanide millipede, is a North American forest millipede that breaks down leaf litter and secretes hydrogen cyanide for defense.
Chonaphe armata (Harger, 1872)
Chonaphe armata (Harger, 1872)
Chonaphe armata is a variably colored xystodesmid millipedes found in several disjunct populations across the northwestern United States.
Semionellus placidus (Wood, 1864)
Semionellus placidus (Wood, 1864)
Semionellus placidus is a flat-backed millipede species in the Xystodesmidae family found in North America.
Tubaphe levii Causey, 1954
Tubaphe levii Causey, 1954
Tubaphe levii is the only species in the millipede genus Tubaphe (Xystodesmidae), found on Washington's Olympic Peninsula and southern Vancouver Island.
Thrinaphe hargeri Shelley, 1993
Thrinaphe hargeri Shelley, 1993
Thrinaphe hargeri is a robust brownish xystodesmid millipede with uniform, non-aposematic coloration.
Apheloria virginiensis Drury, 1770
Apheloria virginiensis Drury, 1770
Apheloria virginiensis is a large North American millipede species found in deciduous forests of North Carolina and Virginia.
Apheloria montana (Bollman, 1887)
Apheloria montana (Bollman, 1887)
Apheloria montana is a millipede found in eastern Tennessee and western North Carolina that feeds on leaf litter and practices coprophagy.
Apheloria tigana Chamberlin, 1939
Apheloria tigana Chamberlin, 1939
Apheloria tigana, the yellow and black flat millipede, is now confirmed to be a junior synonym of Apheloria virginiensis.
Sigmoria nantahalae Hoffman, 1958
Sigmoria nantahalae Hoffman, 1958
Sigmoria nantahalae is a flat-backed millipede species in the family Xystodesmidae found in North America.
Rudiloria trimaculata (Wood, 1864)
Rudiloria trimaculata (Wood, 1864)
Rudiloria trimaculata is a millipede in Xystodesmidae found in eastern North America, with the recent common name Bob's Yellow and Black Millipede.
Euryurus leachii (Gray, 1832)
Euryurus leachii (Gray, 1832)
Euryurus leachii (Leach's millipede) is a North American flat-backed millipede in the family Euryuridae.
Pleuroloma flavipes Rafinesque, 1820
Pleuroloma flavipes Rafinesque, 1820
Pleuroloma flavipes is a widely distributed North American flat-backed millipede known for forming large moving aggregations.
Pleuroloma cala (Chamberlin, 1939)
Pleuroloma cala (Chamberlin, 1939)
Pleuroloma cala is a flat-backed millipede species found in North America.
Boraria stricta (Brölemann, 1896)
Boraria stricta (Brölemann, 1896)
Boraria stricta is a flat-backed millipede species in the Xystodesmidae family, found in North America.
Nannaria terricola (Williams & Hefner, 1928)
Nannaria terricola (Williams & Hefner, 1928)
Nannaria terricola is a flat-backed millipede species found in the Great Lakes region of the United States.
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