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<taxonomicName ID-CoL="45M4M" LSID="18A65F98-3CB7-56BC-8C5E-1E693A77AEAE" authority="Chamberlin, 1949" authorityName="Chamberlin" authorityYear="1949" class="Diplopoda" family="Xystodesmidae" genus="Nannaria" higherTaxonomySource="treatment-meta" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Nannaria equalis" order="Polydesmida" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="equalis">Nannaria equalis Chamberlin, 1949</taxonomicName>
<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 54" captionStartId="F54" captionText="Figure 54. Nannaria equalis ♂ (VMNH, NAN 0335) left gonopod A anterior view; red arrow indicates large, straight prefemoral process B posterior view; red triangle indicates sharp prefemoral spine. Scale bar: 0.5 mm." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1030.62544.figure54" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/531157" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Fig. 54 Vernacular name: &quot;The Knoxville Twisted-Claw Millipede&quot;</figureCitation>
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Chamberlin, 1949: 4, fig. 4.
<bibRefCitation DOI="https://doi.org/10.5479/si.03629236.212" author="Chamberlin, RV" journalOrPublisher="United States National Museum Bulletin" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" pagination="1 - 236" refId="B22" refString="Chamberlin, RV, Hoffman, RL, 1958. Checklist of the millipeds of North America. United States National Museum Bulletin 212: 1 - 236, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5479/si.03629236.212" title="Checklist of the millipeds of North America." url="https://doi.org/10.5479/si.03629236.212" volume="212" year="1958">Chamberlin and Hoffman 1958</bibRefCitation>
: 40.
<bibRefCitation author="Hoffman, RL" journalOrPublisher="Virginia Museum of Natural History Special Publication Number" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" pagination="1 - 584" refId="B33" refString="Hoffman, RL, 1999. Checklist of the millipeds of North and Middle America. Virginia Museum of Natural History Special Publication Number 8: 1 - 584" title="Checklist of the millipeds of North and Middle America." volume="8" year="1999">Hoffman 1999</bibRefCitation>
: 366.
<bibRefCitation author="Marek, PE" journalOrPublisher="Virginia Museum of Natural History Publications" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" pagination="1 - 117" refId="B46" refString="Marek, PE, Tanabe, T, Sierwald, P, 2014. A species catalog of the millipede family Xystodesmidae (Diplopoda: Polydesmida). Virginia Museum of Natural History Publications 17: 1 - 117" title="A species catalog of the millipede family Xystodesmidae (Diplopoda: Polydesmida)." volume="17" year="2014">Marek et al. 2014</bibRefCitation>
: 37.
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: S69-S70.
</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Material examined.</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">
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<collectingCountry name="United States of America">United States</collectingCountry>
-
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">
<collectingRegion country="United States of America" name="Tennessee">Tennessee</collectingRegion>
</emphasis>
<specimenCount type="male">1 ♂</specimenCount>
;
<collectingCounty>Knox County</collectingCounty>
, site 2 mesic cove hardwoods; from label:
<geoCoordinate degrees="17.233902" direction="east" orientation="longitude" precision="1" value="17.233902">17.233902E</geoCoordinate>
3993447N;
<collectingDate value="2005-05-10">10 May 2005</collectingDate>
;
<collectorName>J. Sevier</collectorName>
leg.; VMNH NAN0335.
<collectorName>For</collectorName>
detailed collection data see
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material 7
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.
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Diagnosis.</paragraph>
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Adult males of
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">N. equalis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
are distinct from other
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Nannaria</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and the nearby
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">N. monsdomia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
sp. nov. and
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">N. scutellaria</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
based on the following combination of characters:
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Gonopods</emphasis>
.
</emphasis>
Gonopodal acropodite straight before apex, not slightly curving before apex as in
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">N. monsdomia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
sp. nov. Distal zone much reduced, rounded, simple, not with small, lobed lateral flange as in
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">N. monsdomia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
sp. nov., or bent at 90° with pronounced medial flange as in
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">N. scutellaria</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. Acropodite with medial swelling, lacking in
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">N. scutellaria</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. Telopodite basal zone height ca. 1/2 length of acropodite, not&gt; 2/3 length as in
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">N. monsdomia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
sp. nov. or &lt;1/3 length as in
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">N. scutellaria</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. Prefemur with large, straight prefemoral process (Fig.
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, red arrow), not curving medially, crossing acropodite, and expanding before tip, as in
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">N. monsdomia</emphasis>
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sp. nov., or curving laterally as in
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">N. scutellaria</emphasis>
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. Prefemoral spine sharp, curving laterally (Fig.
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, red triangle), not widely separated from prefemoral process and rounded, as in
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">N. monsdomia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
sp. nov., or lacking as in
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">N. scutellaria</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. Acropodite appearing as straight line in medial view, therefore the medial view was not illustrated.
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Color</emphasis>
.
</emphasis>
Chamberlin reports that the paranota of
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Nannaria equalis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
are yellow in color, though this would be unique in the
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Nannaria</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and has not been confirmed by the authors. It is likely Chamberlin was referring to a preserved specimen whose color had faded in alcohol.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Figure 54.</emphasis>
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Nannaria equalis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
♂ (VMNH, NAN0335) left gonopod
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">A</emphasis>
anterior view; red arrow indicates large, straight prefemoral process
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">B</emphasis>
posterior view; red triangle indicates sharp prefemoral spine. Scale bar: 0.5 mm.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<caption doi="10.3897/zookeys.1030.62544.figure55" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/531158" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" start="Figure 55" startId="F55">
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Figure 55.</emphasis>
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Nannaria fritzae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
sp. nov. ♂ holotype (VTEC, MPE02359) left gonopod
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">A</emphasis>
anterior view; red arrow indicates tooth-like medial flange
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">B</emphasis>
medial view; red triangle indicates small, thorn-like prefemoral spine
<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">C</emphasis>
posterior view. Scale bar: 0.5 mm.
</paragraph>
</caption>
</subSubSection>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Measurements.</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">♂ (VMNH, NAN0335): BL = 27.2, CW = 4.0, IW = 1.7, ISW = 0.9, B11W = 4.7, B11H = 2.8.</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Variation.</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">No known variation.</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Distribution.</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">
Known only from the type locality (Tennessee: Knox County; Suppl. material 7; Fig.
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). Distribution area: N/A; status: MRE.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection pageId="0" pageNumber="1" type="ecology">
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Ecology.</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">
<bibRefCitation author="Chamberlin, RV" journalOrPublisher="Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" pagination="3 - 6" publicationUrl="https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35878747" refId="B20" refString="Chamberlin, RV, 1949. A new genus and four new species in the diplopod family Xystodesmidae. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 62: 3 - 6, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35878747" title="A new genus and four new species in the diplopod family Xystodesmidae." url="https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35878747" volume="62" year="1949">Chamberlin (1949)</bibRefCitation>
gives no information on the ecology of
<taxonomicName class="Dicotyledoneae" family="Ericaceae" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Plantae" lsidName="N. equalis" order="Ericales" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" phylum="Angiospermae" rank="species" species="equalis">
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</taxonomicName>
.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Etymology.</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">
<bibRefCitation author="Chamberlin, RV" journalOrPublisher="Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" pagination="3 - 6" publicationUrl="https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35878747" refId="B20" refString="Chamberlin, RV, 1949. A new genus and four new species in the diplopod family Xystodesmidae. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 62: 3 - 6, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35878747" title="A new genus and four new species in the diplopod family Xystodesmidae." url="https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35878747" volume="62" year="1949">Chamberlin (1949)</bibRefCitation>
provided no etymology for the name
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="1">equalis</emphasis>
, though it is reasonable to assume that it is in reference to the prefemoral process nearly equaling in length the acropodite, as Chamberlin mentions in his description.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection pageId="0" pageNumber="1" type="type locality">
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Type locality.</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">United States, Tennessee, Knox County, Knoxville.</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection pageId="0" pageNumber="1" type="notes">
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">Notes.</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="1">
In the original publication
<bibRefCitation author="Chamberlin, RV" journalOrPublisher="Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington" pageId="0" pageNumber="1" pagination="3 - 6" publicationUrl="https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35878747" refId="B20" refString="Chamberlin, RV, 1949. A new genus and four new species in the diplopod family Xystodesmidae. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 62: 3 - 6, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35878747" title="A new genus and four new species in the diplopod family Xystodesmidae." url="https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35878747" volume="62" year="1949">Chamberlin (1949</bibRefCitation>
: 4) designated a male holotype and female paratype (originally as an
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).
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