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Rhinocricus approximans Hoffman, 1950
950224 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:950224)
unaccepted
Species
Chamberlin, R. V. (1947). Some records and descriptions of diplopods chiefly in the collection of the academy. Proceedings of the Academy of natural Science of Philadelphia, 99: 21-58. Philadelphia
page(s): 39 [details]
Chamberlin, R. V. (1950). Three new genera and eight new species of western millipeds. <em>Natural History Miscellanea.</em> 68: 1-6.
page(s): 6; note: nom nov Rhinocricus simulatus pro Rhinocricus simulans Chamberlin, 1947 [details]
Hoffman, R. L. (1950). Systematic notes on some Central American millipeds. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 63: 69-71
page(s): 69; note: pro Rhinocricus simulans Chamberlin, 1947 to Rhinocricus approximans [details]
Hoffman, R. L. (1999). Checklist of the millipedes of North and Middle America. <em>Virginia Museum of Natural History, special publication.</em> 8: 1-584., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/63590410
page(s): 76; note: Anadenobolus approximans [details]
page(s): 39 [details]
Chamberlin, R. V. (1950). Three new genera and eight new species of western millipeds. <em>Natural History Miscellanea.</em> 68: 1-6.
page(s): 6; note: nom nov Rhinocricus simulatus pro Rhinocricus simulans Chamberlin, 1947 [details]
Hoffman, R. L. (1950). Systematic notes on some Central American millipeds. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 63: 69-71
page(s): 69; note: pro Rhinocricus simulans Chamberlin, 1947 to Rhinocricus approximans [details]
Hoffman, R. L. (1999). Checklist of the millipedes of North and Middle America. <em>Virginia Museum of Natural History, special publication.</em> 8: 1-584., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/63590410
page(s): 76; note: Anadenobolus approximans [details]
Decker, P.; Sierwald, P.; Spelda, J.; Barber, A.D.; Antic, D.; Bouzan, R.; Enghoff, H.; Hennen, D.; Iniesta, L. F. M.; Means, J.; Nguyen, A. D.; Simmons, E.; Wesener, T. (2026). MilliBase. Rhinocricus approximans Hoffman, 1950. Accessed at: https://www.millibase.org/rest/AphiaRecordsByTaxonRankID/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=950224 on 2026-08-20
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Chamberlin, R. V. (1947). Some records and descriptions of diplopods chiefly in the collection of the academy. Proceedings of the Academy of natural Science of Philadelphia, 99: 21-58. Philadelphia
page(s): 39 [details]
original description Chamberlin, R. V. (1950). Three new genera and eight new species of western millipeds. <em>Natural History Miscellanea.</em> 68: 1-6.
page(s): 6; note: nom nov Rhinocricus simulatus pro Rhinocricus simulans Chamberlin, 1947 [details]
original description Hoffman, R. L. (1950). Systematic notes on some Central American millipeds. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 63: 69-71
page(s): 69; note: pro Rhinocricus simulans Chamberlin, 1947 to Rhinocricus approximans [details]
original description Hoffman, R. L. (1999). Checklist of the millipedes of North and Middle America. <em>Virginia Museum of Natural History, special publication.</em> 8: 1-584., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/63590410
page(s): 76; note: Anadenobolus approximans [details]
additional source Hoffman, R. L. (1999). Checklist of the millipedes of North and Middle America. <em>Virginia Museum of Natural History, special publication.</em> 8: 1-584., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/63590410
page(s): 76 [details]
additional source Loomis, H. F. (1968). A checklist of the millipeds of Mexico and Central America. <em>United States National Museum Bulletin.</em> 266: 1-137. Washington., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7893582
page(s): 87 [details] Available for editors
source of synonymy Hoffman, R. L. (1999). Checklist of the millipedes of North and Middle America. <em>Virginia Museum of Natural History, special publication.</em> 8: 1-584., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/63590410
page(s): 76 [details]
source of synonymy Marek, P. E.; Bond, J. E.; Sierwald, P. (2003). Rhinocricidae systematics II: a species catalog of the Rhinocricidae (Diplopoda: Spirobolida) with synonymies. Zootaxa, 308: 1-108. Auckland, available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.308.1.1
page(s): 14 [details]
page(s): 39 [details]
original description Chamberlin, R. V. (1950). Three new genera and eight new species of western millipeds. <em>Natural History Miscellanea.</em> 68: 1-6.
page(s): 6; note: nom nov Rhinocricus simulatus pro Rhinocricus simulans Chamberlin, 1947 [details]
original description Hoffman, R. L. (1950). Systematic notes on some Central American millipeds. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 63: 69-71
page(s): 69; note: pro Rhinocricus simulans Chamberlin, 1947 to Rhinocricus approximans [details]
original description Hoffman, R. L. (1999). Checklist of the millipedes of North and Middle America. <em>Virginia Museum of Natural History, special publication.</em> 8: 1-584., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/63590410
page(s): 76; note: Anadenobolus approximans [details]
additional source Hoffman, R. L. (1999). Checklist of the millipedes of North and Middle America. <em>Virginia Museum of Natural History, special publication.</em> 8: 1-584., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/63590410
page(s): 76 [details]
additional source Loomis, H. F. (1968). A checklist of the millipeds of Mexico and Central America. <em>United States National Museum Bulletin.</em> 266: 1-137. Washington., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7893582
page(s): 87 [details] Available for editors
source of synonymy Hoffman, R. L. (1999). Checklist of the millipedes of North and Middle America. <em>Virginia Museum of Natural History, special publication.</em> 8: 1-584., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/63590410
page(s): 76 [details]
source of synonymy Marek, P. E.; Bond, J. E.; Sierwald, P. (2003). Rhinocricidae systematics II: a species catalog of the Rhinocricidae (Diplopoda: Spirobolida) with synonymies. Zootaxa, 308: 1-108. Auckland, available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.308.1.1
page(s): 14 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype ANSP [details]
