The millipede family Conotylidae in northwestern North America, with a complete bibliography of the family (Diplopoda, Chordeumatida, Heterochordeumatidea, Conotyloidea)
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Shear, William A.
Author
Richart, Casey H.
Author
Wong, Victoria L.
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Zootaxa
2020
2020-03-19
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Plumatyla humerosa
(Loomis) 1943
Figs. 251, 252
Conotyla humerosa
Loomis 1943
, p. 384
.
New records
:
All specimens
CAS
.
CALIFORNIA
:
Lassen Co.
,
Indian Cave
,
Lassen National Forest
,
40.6683°N
, -
120.8177°W
, elev.
1618 m
., dark zone,
15 September 2017
,
T
.
Rickman
;
Cave
A-1-1,
Lassen National Forest
,
40.6100°N
, -
120.8405°W
, elev.
1621 m
.,
16 August 2018
,
T
.
Rickman
,
T
.
Blaschak, M
. Immel, ff.
Modoc Co.
,
Damon’s Cave
,
Lassen National Forest
,
41.5169°N
, -
121.1825°W
, elev.
1435 m
., twilight zone,
9 May 2018
,
T
.
Blaschak
,
T
.
Rickman
, mm ff;
Black Stout Cave
,
Lassen National Forest
,
41.6635°N
, -
121.3338°W
, elev.
1296 m
.,
14 May 2018
, dark zone,
T
.
Blaschak
,
T
.
Rickman
, mm ff.
Shasta Co.
,
North Christmas Tree Cave
,
Lassen National Forest
,
40.6681°N
, -
121.4127°W
, elev.
1322 m
.,
2 May 2018
, twilight zone,
T
.
Rickman
,
T
.
Blaschak
, m;
Cave
4,
Lassen National Forest
,
40.6682°N
, -
121.4161°W
, elev.
1336 m
.,
9 August 2018
,
T
.
Rickman
, mm;
Cave
5,
Lassen National Forest
, SW
tube,
40.6725°N
, -
121.4109°W
, elev.
1352 m
.,
24 May 2018
, entrance and twilight zone,
T
.
Rickman
,
T
.
Blaschak, M
. Immel, m; same as previous, but N tube, m f;
Cave
6,
Lassen National Forest
,
40.6714°N
, -
121.4110°W
, elev.
1354 m
.,
24 May 2018
, twilight zone, dark zone,
T
.
Rickman
,
T
.
Blaschak, M
. Immel, mm ff;
Cave
51,
Lassen National Forest
, lower tube,
40.6663°N
, -
121.4367°W
, elev.
1404 m
.,
22 May 2018
, twilight zone,
T
.
Rickman
,
T
.
Blaschak, M
. Immel, juvs.;
Cave
56,
Lassen National Forest
,
40.6675°N
, -
121.4367°W
, elev.
1390 m
.,
22 May 2018
, dark zone,
T
.
Rickman
,
T
.
Blaschak, M
. Immel, m;
Cave
71 (
Burnt Elderberry Cave
),
Lassen National Forest
,
40.6930°N
, -
121.4154°W
, elev.
1304 m
.,
20 June 2018
, twilight zone,
T
.
Rickman
,
T
.
Blaschak, M
. Immel, mm ff;
Cave
80,
Lassen National Forest
,
40.6773°N
, -
121.4177°W
, elev.
1336 m
.,
20 June 2018
, dark zone,
T
.
Rickman
,
T
.
Blaschak, M
. Immel, ff, juvs.;
Cave
87,
Lassen National Forest
,
40.6683°N
, -
120.8188°W
, elev.
1172 m
.,
5 June 2018
, twilight zone,
T
.
Rickman
,
T
.
Blaschak, M
. Immel, mm ff;
Cave
166,
Lassen National Forest
,
40.6423°N
, -
121.4264°W
, elev.
1374 m
.,
30 August 2018
,
T
.
Rickman
,
T
.
Blaschak, M
. Immel, ff.
Siskiyou Co.
,
Three Level Ice Cave
,
41.3921°N
, -
121.6676°W
, elev.
1321 m
.,
25 August 2018
,
J. McFarland
, mm ff;
Rooty Tooty Cave
,
41.4692°N
, -
121.6299°W
, elev.
1547 m
.,
26 August 2018
,
T
.
Rickman, J
. McFarland, mm ff;
Amazing Attic Cave
,
41.4869°N
, -
121.6446°W
, elev.
1614 m
.,
25 August 2018
,
J. McFarland
mm ff.
Tehama Co.
, Wilson Lake Ice Cave,
40.3119°N
, -
121.4237°W
, elev.
1533 m
.,
14 June 2018
, twilight and dark zones,
T
.
Rickman
,
T
.
Blaschak, M
. Immel, m f, juvs.;
Wilson Lake Cave
2,
40.3433°N
, -
121.4192°W
, elev.
1759 m
.,
26 July 2018
,
T
.
Rickman
,
T
.
Blaschak, M
. Immel, f;
Wilson Lake Cave
3 (
Cedar Cellars Cave
),
40.3425°N
, -
121.4252°W
, elev.
1706 m
.,
14 June 2018
, twilight zone,
T
.
Rickman
,
T
.
Blaschak, M
. Immel, f.
OREGON
:
Lake Co.
,
Derrick’s Cave
,
43.5231°N
, -
120.8645°W
, elev.
1513 m
.,
30 August 2008
,
N. Marchington
, mm
.
FIGS. 251–253.
Plumatyla humerosa
and
Corypus kavanaughi
.
Figs. 251, 252.
Plumatyla humerosa
.
Fig. 251. Anterior gonopods, posterior view. Fig. 252. Posterior gonopod coxites, anterior view. Fig. 253.
Corypus kavanaughi
,
posterior gonopods, anterior view.
Notes
:
Plumatyla humerosa
seems to be quite general in northern
California
and south-central
Oregon
in lava tubes and some limestone caves, as well as mines nearby. Populations are frequently large, judging from the numbers of specimens in some collections. The gonopods (
Figs. 251, 252
) look uniform throughout the area, suggesting dispersal through porous lava and epikarst, but the possibility of cryptic speciation remains to be investigated by genetic study. The species is well-adapted to subterranean life but based on Pleistocene glacial history may not be an old troglobiont.