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Nearctodesmus insulanus Chamberlin, 1941
Millipede
Family: Macrosternodesmidae

Distribution of Nearctodesmus insulanus in British Columbia

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Introduction

According to Shelley (2002), this species was reported "from Skull Creek, Vancouver Island.

Status Information

Origin Status	Provincial Status	BC List (Red Blue List)	COSEWIC
Unlisted	Unlisted	Unlisted	Unlisted

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Synonyms and Alternate Names

Nearctodesmus amissus Chamberlin

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Species References

Shelley, Rowland, M. 2002. The millipedes of central Canada (Arthropoda: Diplopoda), with reviews of the Canadian fauna and diplopod faunistic studies. Canadian Journal of Zoology 80: 1863-1875.

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Recommended citation: Author, Date. Page title. In Klinkenberg, Brian. (Editor) 2021. E-Fauna BC: Electronic Atlas of the Fauna of British Columbia [efauna.bc.ca]. Lab for Advanced Spatial Analysis, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia, Vancouver. [Accessed: 2023-09-29 1:25:41 AM]

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