The genus Nannaria, commonly known as twisted-claw millipedes, is a genus of millipedes in the family
Xystodesmidae first
described by
Ralph Chamberlin in 1918.[1] In 2022,
entomologists Derek Hennen, Jackson Means and Paul Marek discovered and described 17 new species, which expanded the size of Nannaria to 78, making it the largest genus of Xystodesmidae.[2]
Hoffman, Richard L. (1999). Checklist of the millipeds of North and Middle America. Virginia Museum of Natural History Special Publications. Vol. 8.
ISBN9781884549120.
The genus Nannaria, commonly known as twisted-claw millipedes, is a genus of millipedes in the family
Xystodesmidae first
described by
Ralph Chamberlin in 1918.[1] In 2022,
entomologists Derek Hennen, Jackson Means and Paul Marek discovered and described 17 new species, which expanded the size of Nannaria to 78, making it the largest genus of Xystodesmidae.[2]
Hoffman, Richard L. (1999). Checklist of the millipeds of North and Middle America. Virginia Museum of Natural History Special Publications. Vol. 8.
ISBN9781884549120.