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MilliBase taxon details
Apterourus Loomis, 1966
891016 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:891016)
accepted
Genus
Apterourus horizontalis Loomis, 1966 (type by original designation)
masculine
Loomis, H. F. (1966). Two new families and other North American Diplopoda of the suborder Chordeumidea. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 79: 221-230. Washington
page(s): 221 [details]
page(s): 221 [details]
Sierwald, P.; Decker, P.; Spelda, J. (2025). MilliBase. Apterourus Loomis, 1966. Accessed at: https://www.millibase.org/aphia.php/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=891016 on 2026-09-01
original description
Loomis, H. F. (1966). Two new families and other North American Diplopoda of the suborder Chordeumidea. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 79: 221-230. Washington
page(s): 221 [details]
additional source Shear, W. A. (1977). The systematic position of the milliped family Apterouridae (Diplopoda, Chordeumida, Striarioidea) and a redescription of Apterourus horizontalis Loomis. <em>Proceedings of The Biological Society of Washington.</em> 89: 689-694., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34554163 [details] Available for editors
additional source Shear, W. A. (2003). A second species of the rare milliped family Apterouridae (Diplopoda: Chordeumatida: Striarioidea). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 116(2): 509-514, available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34565383 [details] Available for editors
additional source Shear, W. A.; Richart, C. H.; Marek, P. E. (2025). A third species of the rare millipede genus Apterourus Loomis, 1966 (Diplopoda: Chordeumatida: Striarioidea: Apterouridae). <em>Insecta Mundi.</em> 1159: 1-7., available online at https://centerforsystematicentomology.org/insecta_mundi/2025/11/1159_shear_etal_2025/ [details] Available for editors
page(s): 221 [details]
additional source Shear, W. A. (1977). The systematic position of the milliped family Apterouridae (Diplopoda, Chordeumida, Striarioidea) and a redescription of Apterourus horizontalis Loomis. <em>Proceedings of The Biological Society of Washington.</em> 89: 689-694., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34554163 [details] Available for editors
additional source Shear, W. A. (2003). A second species of the rare milliped family Apterouridae (Diplopoda: Chordeumatida: Striarioidea). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 116(2): 509-514, available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/34565383 [details] Available for editors
additional source Shear, W. A.; Richart, C. H.; Marek, P. E. (2025). A third species of the rare millipede genus Apterourus Loomis, 1966 (Diplopoda: Chordeumatida: Striarioidea: Apterouridae). <em>Insecta Mundi.</em> 1159: 1-7., available online at https://centerforsystematicentomology.org/insecta_mundi/2025/11/1159_shear_etal_2025/ [details] Available for editors
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