Abacion texense ( Loomis, 1937 )

Shelley, Rowland M. & Snyder, Bruce A., 2012, Millipeds from the eastern Dakotas and western Minnesota, USA, with an account of Pseudopolydesmus serratus (Say, 1821) (Polydesmida: Polydesmidae); first published records from six states and the District of Columbia, Insecta Mundi 2012 (239), pp. 1-17 : 4-5

Abacion texense ( Loomis, 1937)

Published Records. Minnesota: Minnesota in general ( Hoffman 1999, Stoev et al. 2008, Stoev and Shelley 2009, McAllister and Shelley 2010). Southern Minnesota ( McAllister and Shelley 2010). Rock Co., Luverne, Beaver Creek ( Shelley 1984).

New Records. South Dakota: Lincoln Co., Newton Hills State Park (43 o 13' 29" N, 96 o 34' 51" W), 2FF, 7 August 2011, RM Shelley, BA Snyder ( NCSM) . Union Co., Union Grove State Park (42 o 55' 20" N, 96 o 46' 29" W), 2FF, 7 August 2011, RM Shelley, BA Snyder ( NCSM) . New State Record for the Species, Genus, Family, and Order.

Remarks. All four individuals were discovered under bark of decaying logs. While no males were encountered, the slender bodies and known occurrence in Rock Co., in southwestern Minnesota ( Shelley 1984, McAllister and Shelley 2010), indicate A. texense . Shelley (1984) suggested that the species might occur in central and southwestern South Dakota, perhaps even the Black Hills, but recent data show that it does not. McAllister and Shelley (2010) stated that occurrence in southeastern South Dakota was plausible because of its moist, verdant habitats and location between Minnesota and Nebraska sites, and we confirm this prediction. Illustrations are available in Loomis (1937) and Shelley (1984).