Nannaria fowleri Chamberlin, 1947

Means, Jackson C., Hennen, Derek A. & Marek, Paul E., 2021, A revision of the minor species group in the millipede genus Nannaria Chamberlin, 1918 (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Xystodesmidae), ZooKeys 1030, pp. 1-180 : 1

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Nannaria fowleri Chamberlin, 1947
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Nannaria fowleri Chamberlin, 1947 View in CoL View at ENA Figs 15 View Figure 15 , 16 Vernacular name: “Fowler’s Twisted-Claw Millipede" View Figure 16

Nannaria fowleri Chamberlin, 1947: 29, fig. 14. Chamberlin and Hoffman 1958: 40. Shelley 1988: 1656. Hoffman 1999: 366. Shelley 2002: 1872. Marek et al. 2014: 37. Means et al. 2021: S70.

Nannaria cayugae Chamberlin, 1949: 4, fig. 3. Chamberlin and Hoffman 1958: 40. Shelley 1988: 1656.

Material examined.

United States - Maryland • 1 ♂; Allegany County, E of Flinstone, 1600 ft. summit of Town Hill Mtn. ; 39.6903°N, - 78.4067°W; 19 May 1958; L. Hubricht leg.; VMNH NAN0352 GoogleMaps 1 ♂; Allegany County, Cumberland, Knobby Mountain ; 39.6527°N, - 78.7626°W; 29 March; K. Holbrook; NCSM NAN0463; SCAU GoogleMaps - New York • 1 ♂; Cattaraugus County, Allegany St. Pk., Anderson Trail ; 42.0023°N, - 78.8357°W; 10 May 1958; Muchmore leg.; VMNH NAN0347 GoogleMaps 1 ♂; McKean County, 8 Oct. 1959; VMNH NAN0348 1 ♂; Monroe County, Mendon Ponds Park ; 42.9988°N, - 77.5641°W; 17 Apr. 1958; Muchmore leg.; VMNH NAN0344; SCAU GoogleMaps - Pennsylvania • 1 ♂; Centre County, Toftrees State Game Lands ; 40.9680°N, - 77.9154°W; 1993; T. McCoy leg.; NCSM NAN0451 GoogleMaps 3 ♂♂; Clinton County, Rauchtown, Ravensburg State Park , bank of Rauchtown Run , north of restrooms beside playfield; 41.1034°N, - 77.2435°W; elev. 368 m; 18 Sep. 2017; hand collected; J. Means & D. Hennen leg.; VTEC MPE03071 View Materials GoogleMaps , 3094, 3906 • 10 ♀♀; same collection data as preceding; VTEC MPE03072, MPE03095 GoogleMaps -102, 3907 • 1 ♂; Franklin County, Caledonia State Park, Thaddeus Stevens Trail ; 39.9079°N, - 77.4777°W; elev. 287 m; 15 Sep. 2017; hand collected; J. Means, D. Hennen leg.; VTEC MPE03017 View Materials GoogleMaps 1 ♂; Franklin County, low woods, near creek 1.8 miles S of Caledonia ; 39.7359°N, - 77.4967°W; 8 June 1956; L. Hubricht leg.; VMNH NAN0345 GoogleMaps 1 ♂; Franklin County, road to Cowants Gap State Park ; 39.9957°N, - 77.9154°W; 11 Apr.1959; R. Mighton leg.; VMNH NAN0349 GoogleMaps 2 ♂♂; Potter County, Patterson Park, Susquehanna State Forest , 10 mi SSE of Coudersport, roadside logs; 41.6406°N, - 77.9471°W; 20 Aug. 1971; W. Shear leg.; VMNH NAN0050 GoogleMaps 1 ♂; Potter County, Austin Dam ruins; 41.6944°N, - 78.1197°W; 12 June; W. Shear leg.; VMNH NAN0342 GoogleMaps 1 ♂; Potter County, Denton Hill State Park , 14 mi. E of Coudersport, beech-birch-maple litter; 41.7685°N, - 77.8334°W; 22 Aug. 1971; W. Shear leg.; VMNH NAN0037 GoogleMaps 1 ♂; Potter County, Rock Ridge Road, 2 mi from Lyman Run State Park , wet birch logs near spring; 41.6609°N, - 77.8864°W; 23 Aug. 1971; W. Shear leg.; VMNH NAN0033; SCAU GoogleMaps - Virginia • 5 ♂♂ ♀♀; Bath County, GWNF Long Spring Run above Little Back Creek ; 38.2213°N, - 79.8387°W; 24 July 1992; J. Pagels, D. Kobuszewski leg.; VMNH NAN0651 GoogleMaps 1 ♂; same collection data as preceding; 11 Sep. 1992; D. Kobuszewski leg.; VMNH NAN0654 GoogleMaps 2 ♂♂; same collection data as preceding; 17 July 1992; J. Pagels leg.; VMNH NAN0659 GoogleMaps 1 ♂; Bath County, “F” GWNF H’Town; 37.9993°N, - 79.8315°W; 1 July 1992; J. Pagels leg.; VMNH NAN0653 GoogleMaps 4 ♂♂; Highland County, Locust Spring Rec. Area , 8 mi. NW of Hightown; 38.5152°N, - 79.6899°W; elev. 1158 m; 23 May 1973; R. Hoffman leg.; VMNH NAN0343 GoogleMaps 1 ♂; same collection data as preceding; 28 Apr. 1972; R. Hoffman, Knight leg.; VMNH NAN0346 GoogleMaps 1 ♂; Highland County, GWNF west bank, Laurel Fork (between Bear Hollow & Newman Rd. ); 38.2862°N, - 79.7468°W; 17 May - 15 June 1993; VMNH NAN0658; SCAU GoogleMaps - West Virginia • 2 ♀♀; Pendleton County, old road headed up to Spruce Knob ; 38.6947°N, - 79.5146°W; elev. 1010 m; 24 May 2015; hand collected; M. Kasson leg.; VTEC MPE00433 View Materials GoogleMaps , 446 • 1 ♂; Pendleton County, Spruce Knob ; 38.7308°N, - 79.4913°W; elev. 1112 m; 2016; C. Stauder leg.; VTEC MPE01816 View Materials GoogleMaps . For detailed collection data see Suppl. material 7 .

Diagnosis.

Adult males of N. fowleri are distinct from other Nannaria and the sympatric N. shenandoa , based on the following combination of characters: Gonopods. Gonopodal acropodite gradually curving medially before apex, not straight as in N. shenandoa . Distal zone short, bent medially forming 130° angle with acropodite (Fig. 15 View Figure 15 ). Telopodite with basal zone> 1/4 length of prefemoral process. Tip and distal zone simple, rectangular, blunt, <1/8 length of acropodite, not large, curving with flange as in N. shenandoa . Prefemoral process arising from base of prefemoral spine, paralleling medial curve of acropodite (Fig. 15A View Figure 15 ), not directed laterally and crossing acropodite when viewed medially as in N. shenandoa or arising from top of prefemoral spine as in N. tasskelsoae sp. nov. Prefemur with stout, tooth-like prefemoral spine (Fig. 15C View Figure 15 , red triangle). Color. Tergites with orange paranotal spots (Fig. 16 View Figure 16 ). Dark brown background. Dorsum of collum smooth with orange margin. Chamberlin (1947) described the holotype as having yellow paranota, but his description was from a preserved specimen which had likely lost its color due to its preservation in alcohol.

Measurements.

♂ (VTEC, MPE03017): BL = 25.1, CW = 3.7, IW = 2.3, ISW = 0.8, B11W = 4.6, B11H = 2.9; ♀ (VTEC, MPE03098): BL = 28.8, CW = 3.7, IW = 2.3, ISW = 0.8, B11W = 4.4, B11H = 3.1.

Variation.

A male taken from Cumberland, Maryland (NCSM NAN0463), has a slight acropodite medial swelling, which has not been observed in other individuals of N. fowleri .

Distribution.

Nannaria fowleri has a larger distribution than most Nannaria minor species group Nannaria , perhaps due to post-glacial northward expansion from the eastern Appalachians (Virginia, West Virginia) north into Maryland, Pennsylvania and New York (Virginia: Bath and Highland counties; West Virginia: Pendleton and Pocahontas counties; Maryland: Allegany County; Pennsylvania: Centre, Clinton, Franklin, McKean, and Potter counties; New York: Cattaraugus and Monroe counties; Suppl. material 7; Fig. 127 View Figure 127 ). Distribution area: 43,054 km2; status: WRE.

Ecology.

Individuals of N. fowleri have been collected from mesic hardwood forests composed of maple, hemlock, and scattered pine, often buried 1-2 cm under dark, sandy soil.

Etymology.

Chamberlin (1947) gave no etymology for the name fowleri but it is reasonable to assume that the name refers to one of the collectors of the holotype, H. W. Fowler.

Type locality.

United States, Maryland, Garrett County, Jennings.

Notes.

In the original description, Chamberlin (1947: 29) examined and designated the holotype male (ANSP Type no. 9951) collected in July 1907 by W. Stone and H. W. Fowler.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Diplopoda

Order

Polydesmida

Family

Xystodesmidae

Genus

Nannaria

Loc

Nannaria fowleri Chamberlin, 1947

Means, Jackson C., Hennen, Derek A. & Marek, Paul E. 2021
2021
Loc

Nannaria cayugae

Chamberlin 1949
1949
Loc

Nannaria fowleri

Chamberlin 1947
1947