Brachoria hendrixsoni
Hendrixson’s Mimic Millipede
Paul Marek
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Characteristics
Brachoria hendrixsoni individuals are about 45.8 mm long and 10.2 mm wide (females 43.9 mm X 11.2 mm). Color: 3-spotted lemon-yellow.
Brachoria hendrixsoni genitalia - left male gonopodal acropodite (with setae removed): (Left) medial view and (Right) magnified apical view. © Paul Marek
Habitat
Brachoria hendrixsoni specimens were collected during the day (11:00, Houston Valley locality) in a forest comprising hemlock, maple, and sycamore trees. Individuals were found beneath layers of decomposing leaf material about 10 m south of Gum Spring Branch. No other xystodesmids were encountered sympatrically at this locality. Note: Individuals of B. hendrixsoni may be confused in the field with Apheloria virginiensis corrugata and Cherokia georgiana latassa due to similarity in color patterns and overlap in distribution.Distribution
Brachoria hendrixsoni occurs in the Blue Ridge Moutains in northeastern Tennessee. It has been recorded from seven localities in northeastern Tennessee, from eastern Cocke County northeast to Sullivan and Johnson counties. The closest known Brachoria species, B. evides, occurs about 21 air km north in the cedars woods of Greeneville, Greene County, Tennessee.Conservation status
Brachoria hendrixsoni is threatened by habitat loss due to agriculture (especially growing demand for paper products), coal mining, development, and the invasion of exotic species.References
Marek P.E. 2010. A revision of the Appalachian millipede genus Brachoria Chamberlin, 1939 (Polydesmida: Xystodesmidae: Apheloriini). Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 159: 817-889.
Title Illustrations
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| Scientific Name | Brachoria hendrixsoni |
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| Location | USA, Tennessee, Greene Co. |
| Reference | Marek P.E. 2010. A revision of the Appalachian millipede genus Brachoria Chamberlin, 1939 (Polydesmida: Xystodesmidae: Apheloriini). Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 159: 817-889. |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Life Cycle Stage | adult |
| View | dorsal |
| Collection | FMNH |
| Type | paratype |
| Collector | Brent Hendrixson |
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About This Page
Work on the millipede Tree of Life pages was supported by a U.S. National Science Foundation Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant to Paul Marek and Jason Bond (DEB 0607996) and a Partnerships for Enhancing Expertise in Taxonomy Grant to Petra Sierwald, Jason Bond, and William Shear (DEB 0529715).
Paul Marek
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
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