Harpaphe

Harpaphe
	Harpaphe haydeniana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Diplopoda
Order:	Polydesmida
Family:	Xystodesmidae
Genus:	Harpaphe; Cook, 1904
Type species
	Polydesmus haydenianus; Wood, 1864
Species
	Harpaphe haydeniana; Harpaphe pottera; Harpaphe telodonta

Harpaphe is a genus of flat-backed millipedes native to the Pacific Northwest of North America. The genus contains three described species: two occurring only in northern California, and one with a large range extending from Southeast Alaska to Central California.[1][2]

Species

Harpaphe haydeniana, the widest-ranging species, is divided into six subspecies distinguished by geography and subtle differences in color and morphology. H. hayedniana spans the range of Harpaphe, occurring from Monterey County, California to Southeast Alaska. Harpaphe pottera occurs in Mendocino and Humboldt counties in northern California, while Harpaphe telodonta occurs in Humboldt and Del Norte counties, California.[1]

References

Buckett, J. S.; M. R. Gardner (1968). "Revision of the milliped genus Harpaphe Cook from western North America (Polydesmida: Xystodesmidae)". Occasional Papers of the Bureau of Entomology. California Department of Agriculture. 11: 1–51.
Hoffman, R. L. (1999). "Checklist of the millipeds of North and Middle America". Virginia Museum of Natural History Special Publications. 8: 1–553.

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[Buckett_&_Gardner_1968-1] Buckett, J. S.; M. R. Gardner (1968). "Revision of the milliped genus Harpaphe Cook from western North America (Polydesmida: Xystodesmidae)". Occasional Papers of the Bureau of Entomology. California Department of Agriculture. 11: 1–51.

[Hoffman_1999-2] Hoffman, R. L. (1999). "Checklist of the millipeds of North and Middle America". Virginia Museum of Natural History Special Publications. 8: 1–553.