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| Amplaria staceyi Shear, 2021 |
Abstract
The millipede genus Amplaria Chamberlin, 1941 (senior synonym of Vaferaria Causey, 1958 and Speostriaria Causey, 1960) is endemic to western North America, from Mt. Palomar and San Luis Obispo, California, north to southwestern British Columbia, Canada, and east to northern Idaho. Seven species names are currently assigned to the genus. Below I describe ten additional new species: Amplaria crawfordi, Amplaria fontinalis, Amplaria rykkenae, Amplaria arcata, Amplaria baughi, Amplaria staceyi, Amplaria umatilla, Amplaria cervus, Amplaria mendocino and Amplaria flucticulus, and provide new records of Amplaria nazinta Chamberlin.
Keywords: Diplopoda, new species, Striaria, California, Oregon, Washington, troglobites
Amplaria staceyi
William A. Shear. 2021. The Millipede Family Striariidae Bollman, 1893. II. New Records and Species of the Genus Amplaria Chamberlin, 1941 (Diplopoda, Chordeumatida, Striarioidea). Zootaxa. 4908(2); 205–224. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4908.2.3
