Nannaria domestica
A revision of the minor species group in the millipede genus Nannaria Chamberlin, 1918 (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Xystodesmidae)
Means, Jackson C.
Hennen, Derek A.
Marek, Paul E.
ZooKeys
2021
2021-04-13
1030
1
180
45M4L
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C104EE0A-F2D7-50FA-A6BB-71441F1C625C
Shelley, 1975
Shelley
1975
Diplopoda
Xystodesmidae
Nannaria
treatment-meta
Animalia
Nannaria domestica
Polydesmida
0
1
Arthropoda
species
domestica
Nannaria domesticaShelley, 1975: 186, figs 10-12. Hoffman 1999: 366. Shelley 2000: 196. Marek et al. 2014: 36. Means et al. 2021: S69.
Material examined. United States- North Carolina• 1 ♂; Watauga County, Cliff Dwellers Inn, side of road, slope; 36.1386°N, - 81.6694°W; elev. 1018 m; 25 Apr. 2015; hand collected; J. Meansleg.; VTEC MPE00305• 6 ♀♀; same collection data as preceding; VTEC MPE00303, 310-313, 315 • 1 ♂; Watauga County, Blowing Rock, Goforth Rd., 0.5 N US321; 36.1293°N, - 81.6619°W; 11 Oct. 1975; R. Shelleyleg.; NCSM NAN0510; 3 ♂♂, 1 ♀; same collection data as preceding; 8 Sep. 1973; NCSM NAN0525. Fordetailed collection data see Suppl.material 7.
Diagnosis. Adult males of N. domesticaare distinct from other Nannariaand the nearby N. blackmountainensissp. nov. based on the following combination of characters: Gonopods.Gonopodal acropodite semi-circular, gently curving dorsomedially throughout, not with abrupt 90° angle after apex as in N. laminataor pre-apex swelling as in N. blackmountainensissp. nov. Acropodite tip with small, triangular lateral flange (Fig. 11A, red triangle), not hooked as in N. blackmountainensissp. nov. and not simple, lacking flange as in N. laminata. Tip terminating in sharp, caudally-directed point, not blunt, rectangular as in N. blackmountainensissp. nov. Height of telopodite basal zone ca. 1/4 length of acropodite, not> 1/3 length of acropodite as in N. laminataand ca. 1/2 length as in N. blackmountainensissp. nov. Prefemoral process large, laminate and serpentine with prefemoral spine reduced to small, rectangular shelf, not fused with prefemoral process as in N. blackmountainensissp. nov. Color.Tergites with orange paranotal spots (Fig. 12). Dark brown background. Dorsum of collum smooth with orange margin. Figure 11. Nannaria domestica♂ (VTEC, MPE00305) left gonopod Aanterior view; red triangle indicates lateral flange Bmedial view Cposterior view. Scale bar: 0.5 mm. Figure 12. Nannaria domestica♂ (VTEC, MPE00305) coloration. Scale bar: 4.0 mm.
Measurements. ♂ (VTEC, MPE00305): BL = 28.6, CW = 3.3, IW = 1.8, ISW = 0.8, B11W = 4.2, B11H = 2.7; ♀ (VTEC, MPE00312): BL = 31.9, CW = 3.9, IW = 1.8, ISW = 0.9, B11W = 4.9, B11H = 3.5.
Variation. No known variation
Distribution. Known only from Blowing Rock, Watauga County, North Carolina (Suppl. material 7; Fig. 126). Distribution area: N/A; status: MRE.
Ecology. Individuals of N. domesticahave been collected from under leaf litter in mesic broadleaved forests composed of oak, maple, and rhododendron.
Etymology. Shelley (1975)gives no etymology for this name, however it is reasonable to assume that the name refers to the type specimen being collected from a residence.
Type locality. United States, North Carolina, Watauga County, Blowing Rock, from the yard of residence on Goforth Road, 0.5 miles north U.S. highway 321.
Notes. In the original paper, Shelley (1975: 186) examined and designated the holotype male (NCSM 1007) collected by himself on October 16, 1971.
3071355384
MPE00305, MPE00303
2015-04-25
J. Means, Blowing Rock
United States
Watauga County
1018
0.5
Watauga County
5555
-81.6694
Cliff Dwellers Inn
8
6
2
North Carolina
3071355306
MPE00305, MPE00303
1973-09-08
1975-10-11
1973-09-08
R. Shelley, For, Suppl.
US
Watauga County
1018
36.1293
US
6
-81.6619
Cliff Dwellers Inn
4
1
3
North Carolina