Selenocheir arcuata is a species of Xystodesmid millipede found in Northern California.[1][2] The species was first described by Rowland M. Shelley in 1994 based on samples collected by C. Smith, J. Clover, and F. Ennik in 1972.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Diplopoda |
| Order: | Polydesmida |
| Family: | Xystodesmidae |
| Genus: | Selenocheir |
| Species: | S. arcuata
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| Selenocheir arcuata Shelley, 1994
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Description
editAt the time of writing the species description in 1994, Shelley only had preserved specimens available and so the color in life was unknown and the description was incomplete.[3]
Selenocheir arcuata is typically brown to black in ground color with yellow paranota. The legs are reddish to grey in color.[2] The caudolateral corners of the paranota of the mid-segments are rounded.[3] The shape of the paranota distinguishes S. arcuata from Harpaphe haydeniana which is also present in most of its distribution; H. haydeniana has been described to have acutely angled caudolateral corners.[4]
Distribution
editS. arcuata is found in the foothills northwest of the Sacramento Valley and down into the northern Coast Range as far south as Mendocino County.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Selenocheir arcuata Shelley, 1994". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2024-09-10.
- ^ a b Citizen science observations for Selenocheir arcuata at iNaturalist
- ^ a b c d Shelley, Rowland M. (1994). "The Chonaphini, a biogeographically significant milliped tribe in eastern and western North America (Polydesmida: Xystodesmidae)". Brimleyana. 20: 111–200.
- ^ Buckett, John S (1968). Revision of the milliped genus Harpaphe Cook from western North America (Polydesmida: Xystodesmidae). Sacramento: Bureau of Entomology, Dept. of Agriculture.
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