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Nearctodesmus insulanus Chamberlin, 1941
Millipede
Family: Macrosternodesmidae

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Distribution of Nearctodesmus insulanus in British Columbia 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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