Brachoria dentata, the Pennington Gap mimic millipede, is an Appalachian mimic millipede in the Xystodesmidae family.

Brachoria dentata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Diplopoda
Order: Polydesmida
Family: Xystodesmidae
Genus: Brachoria
Species:
B. dentata
Binomial name
Brachoria dentata
Keeton, 1959[1]

It is common in Eastern United States mixed mesophytic deciduous forests of the Appalachian Mountains in Kentucky, Virginia, and Tennessee.[2]

Similar to Apheloria virginiensis corrugata and several co-occurring Brachoria species, it is boldly patterned black and yellow or red. It is distinguished from other species in the genus by the presence and placement (cephalic side) of the cingulum on the telopodite of the male gonopod.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Keeton, W. T. (1959). "A revision of the milliped genus Brachoria (Polydesmida: Xystodesmidae)". Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 109 (3411): 1–58. doi:10.5479/si.00963801.109-3411.1.
  2. ^ Marek, Paul. "Brachoria dentata". Tree of Life web project. Retrieved 26 August 2017.