Distribution of the milliped genus Narceus Rafinesque, 1820 (Spirobolida: Spirobolidae): Occurrences in New England and west of the Mississippi River; a summary of peripheral localities; and first records from Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, and Minnesota

Western North American Naturalist

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 374-389

  Shelley, Rowland M ^a   McAllister, Chris T ^b   Medrano, Michael F ^c  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ANGELO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

"Narceus americanus annularis complex"; Delmarva; Florida; Michigan; Mississippi River; Narceus; New England; Qu bec; Texas

Indexed keywords

NARCEUS; NARCEUS GORDANUS; SPIROBOLIDA; SPIROBOLIDAE;

EID: 33748266490     PISSN: 15270904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3398/1527-0904(2006)66[374:DOTMGN]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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