Rowland M. Shelley

Rowland M. Shelley (1942–2018), U.S. myriapodologist.

North Carolina State Museum of Natural Sciences
University of Tennessee Knoxville Entomology and Plant Pathology Department

Taxon names authored

(List may be incomplete)

12 taxon names authored by Rowland M. Shelley

Publications

(List may be incomplete)

1975

Shelley, R.M. 1975. The identity of Nannaria conservata Chamberlin, with notes on an abnormal male and descriptions of two new species of Nannaria from North Carolina (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Xystodesmidae). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 88: 179-187.
Shelley, R.M. 1975. Occurrence of the scorpion, Vaejovis carolinianus (Beauvois), in North Carolina (Arachnida: Scorpionida: Vaejovidae). Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society 91: 29-30.

1976

Sawyer, R.T. & Shelley, R.M. 1976. New records and species of leeches (Annelida: Hirudinea) from North and South Carolina. Journal of Natural History 10 (1): 65–97. Reference page.
Shelley, R.M. 1976. Two new Diplopods of the genus Polyzonium from North Carolina, with records of established species (Polyzoniida: Polyzoniidae). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 88: 373–382.
Shelley, R.M. 1976. Millipeds of the Sigmoria latior complex (Polydesmida: Xystodesmidae). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 89: 17–38.
Shelley, R.M. 1976. A new Diplopod of the genus Cleidogona from North Carolina (Chordeumida: Cleidogonidae). The Florida Entomologist 58(3): 325–327.

1977

Shelley, R.M. 1977. The milliped genus Croatania (Polydesmida: Xystodesmidae). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 90(2): 302–325.
Shelley, R.M. 1977. Appendicular abnormalities in the milliped family Xystodesmidae (Polydesmida). Canadian Journal of Zoology 55: 1014–1018.

1978

Shelley, R.M. 1978. Millipeds of the eastern Piedmont region of North Carolina, U.S. A: (Diplopoda). Journal of Natural History 12: 37–79.
Shelley, R.M. 1978. Free-living invertebrates. Class Chilopoda. In: Zingmark, R.G. [Ed.]. An annotated checklist of the biota of the coastal zone of South Carolina. University of South Carolina Press, Columbia. 1978: i-xii, 1–364.

1979

Enghoff, H. & Shelley, R.M. 1979. A revision of the millipede genus Nopoiulus (Diplopoda, Julida: Blaniulidae). Entomologica Scandinavica 10: 65–72. Reference page.
Shelley, R.M. 1979. A synopsis of the milliped genus Cambala, with a description of C. minor Bollman (Spirostreptida: Cambalidae). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 92(3): 551–571.
Shelley, R.M. 1979. A revision of the milliped genus Delophon with the proposal of two new tribes in the subfamily Abacioninae (Callipodida: Caspiopetalidae). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 92: 533–550.
Shelley, R.M. 1979. A new milliped of the genus Caralinda from North Florida (Polydesmida: Xystodesmidae). The Florida Entomologist 62: 183–187.
Shelley, R.M. 1979. The status of Sigmoria gracilipes Chamberlin, with remarks on the milliped genus Brachoria (Polydesmida: Xystodesmidae). The Florida Entomologist 62: 220–223.

1980

Filka, M.E. & Shelley, R.M. 1980. Structure of the gonopod primordia of the milliped Sigmoria latior (Brölemann) (Polydesmida: Xystodesmidae). Transactions of the American Microscopical Society 99(2): 173–179.
Filka, M.E. & Shelley, R.M. 1980. The milliped fauna of the Kings Mountain Region of North Carolina (Arthropoda: Diplopoda). Brimleyana 4: 1–42.
Shelley, R.M. 1980. Revision of the milliped genus Pleuroloma (Polydesmida: Xystodesmidae). Canadian Journal of Zoology 58: 129–168.
Shelley, R.M. 1980. The status of Cleptoria shelfordi Loomis, with the proposal of a new genus in the milliped family Xystodesmidae (Polydesmida). Brimleyana 3: 31–42.

1981

Shelley, R.M. 1981. A new xystodesmid milliped genus and three new species from Piedmont South Carolina (Polydesmida: Xystodesmidae). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 94(4): 949–967. Amsterdam
Shelley, R.M. 1981. The identity and status of Cambala washingtonensis Causey (Diplopoda: Spirostreptida: Cambalidae). Entomological News 92(2): 75–78.
Shelley, R.M. 1981. Revision of the milliped genus Sigmoria (Polydesmida: Xystodesmidae). Memoirs of the American Entomological Society 33: 1–139. Philadelphia
Shelley, R.M. 1981. A new trachelodesmine genus and species from the Amazon Region of Colombia and Ecuador (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Chelodesmidae). Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment 16: 45–50.
Shelley, R.M. 1981. A new milliped of the genus Brevigonus from South Carolina, with comments of the genus and B. shelfordi (Loomis) (Polydesmida: Xystodesmidae). Brimleyana 6: 51–60.

1982

Shelley, R.M. 1982. A new xystodesmid milliped genus and three new species from the Eastern Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina (Polydesmida). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 95(3): 458–477. BHL
Shelley, R.M. 1982. Revision of the milliped genus Auturus (Polydesmida: Platyrhacidae). Canadian Journal of Zoology 60: 3249–3267.
Shelley, R.M. 1982. Confirmation of the status of Euryurus mississippiensis (Causey), with congeneric records from the Gulf States (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Platyrhacidae). The Florida Entomologist 65(2): 254–263.

1983

Shelley, R.M. 1983. Parvulodesmus prolixogonus, a new genus and species of xystodesmid milliped from South Carolina (Polydesmida). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 96(1): 121–126. BHL
Shelley, R.M. 1983. A new milliped of the genus Delophon from Missisippi (Callipodida: Caspiopetalidae). Entomological News 94(1): 11–14.
Shelley, R.M. 1983. The status of Cleptoria divergens (Chamberlin) (Polydesmida: Xystodesmidae). Myriapodologica 1 (12): 81–89.
Shelley, R.M. 1983. New records and species of the milliped genus Caralinda (Polydesmida: Xystodesmidae). The Florida Entomologist 66(4): 407–415.

1984

Shelley, R.M. 1984. Revision of the milliped genus Dynoria (Polydesmida: Xystodesmidae). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 97(1): 90–102. BHL Reference page.
Shelley, R.M. 1984. Revision of the milliped genus Cheiropus (Polydesmida: Xystodesmidae). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 97(2): 263–284. BHL Reference page.
Shelley, R.M. 1984. A revision of the milliped genus Dicellarius with a revalidation of the genus Thrinaxoria (Polydesmida: Xystodesmidae). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 97(3): 473–512.BHL Reference page.
Shelley, R.M. 1984. A synopsis of the milliped genus Abacion Rafinesque (Callipodida: Caspiopetalidae). Canadian Journal of Zoology 62: 980–988. Reference page.
Shelley, R.M. 1984. A new xystodesmid milliped genus and five new species from the coastal plain of Alabama (Polydesmida). The Florida Entomologist 67(3): 453–464. Reference page.

1986

Shelley, R.M. & Whitehead, D.R. 1986. A reconsideration of the milliped genus Sigmoria, with a revision of Deltotaria and an analysis of the genera in the tribe Apheloriini (Polydesmida: Xystodesmidae). Memoirs of the American Entomological Society 35: 1-223. BHL Reference page.

1987

Shelley, R.M. 1987. The milliped Stenodesmus tuobitus (Chamberlin) (Polydesmida: Xystodesmidae) in Texas and New Mexico. National Geographic Research 3(3): 336–342.
Shelley, R.M. 1987. Are allopatric/parapatric mosaic complexes widespread in the Diplopoda? Abstracts, 7th International Congress of Myriapodology, 45.
Shelley, R.M. 1987. The scolopendromorph centipedes of North Carolina, with a taxonomic assessment of Scolopocryptops gracilis peregrinator (Crabill) (Chilopoda: Scolopendromorpha). The Florida Entomologist 10(4): 498–512.

1988

Shelley, R.M. 1988. The millipeds of eastern Canada (Arthropoda: Diplopoda). Canadian Journal of Zoology 66: 1638–1663.

1989

Gardner, M.R. & Shelley, R.M. 1989. New records, species and genera of Caseyid Millipeds from the Pacific Coast of North America (Diplopoda: Chordeumatida: Caseyidae). The Pan-Pacific Entomologist 65(2): 177–268. Reference page.
Shelley, R.M. 1989. Rhysodesmus chisosi new species, a biogeographically significant milliped from the Chisos Mountains, Texas (Polydesmida: Xystodesmidae). Southwestern naturalist 34(2): 219–224. Austin
Shelley, R.M. 1989. The milliped genus Texophon Chamberlin and the new tribe Texophonini (Callipodida: Schizopetalidae). Southwestern naturalist 34(3): 381–391. Austin
Shelley, R.M. 1989. Revision of the milliped family Eurymerodesmidae (Polydesmida: Chelodesmidea). Memoirs of the American Entomological Society 37: 1–112. Philadelphia

1990

Shelley, R.M. 1990. A naturalist at Appomattox. Virginia Explorer, 6: 9.
Shelley, R.M. 1990. The centipede Theatops posticus (Say) (Scolopendromorpha: Cryptopidae) in the southwestern United States and Mexico. Canadian Journal of Zoology 68(12): 2637–2644.
Shelley, R.M. 1990. A new milliped of the genus Metaxycheir from the Pacific coast of Canada (Polydesmida: Xystodesmidae), with remarks on the tribe Chonaphini and the western Canadian and Alaskan diplopod fauna. Canadian Journal of Zoology 68: 2310–2322.
Shelley, R.M. 1990. Discovery of the millipede Craspedosoma rawlinsii Leach in the New World (Chordeumatida: Craspedosomatidae). The Entomologist's Monthly Magazine 126: 117.
Shelley, R.M. 1990. Book review: Kevan, D.K. McE & G.G.E. Scudder. 1989. Illustrated keys to the families of terrestrial arthropods of Canada. 1. Myriapods (millipedes, centipedes etc.). The Pan-Pacific Entomologist 66(2): 177–180.
Shelley, R.M. 1990. Occurence of the millipeds Thrinaxoria lampra (Chamberlin) and Stenodesmus tuobitus (Chamberlin) in eastern and southern Texas (Polydesmida: Xystodesmidae). Southwestern naturalist 35(1): 96–97. Austin
Shelley, R.M. 1990. Occurence of the milliped Auturus erythropygos erythropygos (Brandt) in Virginia (Polydesmida: Platyrhacidae). Brimleyana 16: 61–62.
Shelley, R.M. 1990. Are allopatric/parapatric mosaic complexes widespread in the Diplopoda? In: Minelli, A. [Ed.], Proceedings of the 7th International Congress of Myriapodology. E.J. Brill, Leiden, 480pp, 23. Reference page.

1991

Shelley, R.M. 1991. A fourth genus of small-bodied xystodesmid millipeds from the southeastern coastal plain (Polydesmida). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 93(2): 244–247.
Shelley, R.M. 1991. Deletion of the centipede Theatops spinicaudus (Wood) from the Hawaiian Fauna (Scolopendromorpha: Cryptopidae). Bernice P. Bishop Museum Occasional Papers 31: 182–184.

1992

Shelley, R.M. 1992. Occurence of the milliped Stenodesmus tuobitus (Chamberlin), west of the Rio Grande (Polydesmida: Xystodesmidae). Insecta Mundi 6(1): 19–22.
Shelley, R.M. 1992. Distribution of the centipede Scolopocryptops sexspinosus (Say) in Alaska and Canada (Scolopendromprpha: Cryptopidae). Insecta Mundi 6(1): 23–28.
Whitehead, D.R. & Shelley, R.M. 1992. Mimicry among aposematic Appalachian xystodesmid millipeds (Polydesmida: Chelodesmidea). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 94(2): 177–188. Reference page.

1993

Shelley, R.M. 1993. The milliped genus Underwoodia (Chordeumatida: Caseyidae). Canadian Journal of Zoology 71: 168–176.
Shelley, R.M. 1993. The millipede genus Isaphe Cook (Polydesmida: Xystodesmidae). Canadian Journal of Zoology 71: 1161–1168.
Shelley, R.M. 1993. Harpagonopus confluentus Loomis, a pacific coast milliped of the United States and Mexico (Polydesmida: Trichopolydesmoidea). Myriapodologica 2 (11): 73–81.
Shelley, R.M. 1993. A new xystodesmid milliped genus and species from Oregon and Washington (Polydesmida). Myriapodologica 2 (13): 91–100.
Shelley, R.M. 1993. The myriapod types of Oscar Harger (Arthropoda: Diplopoda, Chilopoda). Brimleyana 18: 1–17.
Shelley, R.M. 1993. Revision of the millipede genus Scytonotus Koch (Polydesmida: Polydesmidae). Brimleyana 19: 1–60.
Shelley, R.M. 1993. The milliped genus Orophe Chamberlin (Polydesmida: Xystodesmidae). Insecta Mundi 7(3): 175–182.

1994

Shelley, R.M. 1994. The milliped family Nearctodesmidae in northwestern North America, with accounts of Sakophallus and S. simplex Chamberlin (Polydesmida). Canadian Journal of Zoology 72(3): 470–495.
Shelley, R.M. 1994. Revision of the milliped family Paeromopodidae, and elevation of the Aprosphylosomatinae to family status (Julida: Paeromopodoidea). Entomologica Scandinavica 25: 169–214. Lund
Shelley, R.M. 1994. The Chonaphini, a biogeographically significant millipede tribe in eastern and western north America (Polydesmida: Xystodesmidae). Brimleyana 20: 111–203.
Shelley, R.M. 1994. Abraham Ezra Michelbacher (1899–1991). Bulletin du Centre International de Myriapodologie 27: 3.

1995

Shelley, R.M. 1995. The Sigmocheirini, a xystodesmid milliped tribe in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, California, U.S.A. (Polydesmida: Xystodesmidae). Entomologica Scandinavica 26: 339–360.
Shelley, R.M. 1995. Parcipromus, n. gen, a xystodesmid milliped genus from the Sierra Nevada Mountains, California (Polydesmida). Myriapodologica 3(7): 53–70.
Shelley, R.M. 1995. The milliped family Hirudisomatidae in the New World (Polyzoniida). Brimleyana 23: 103–143.
Whitney, C.L. & Shelley, R.M. 1995. Occurrence of the milliped Ergodesmus compactus Chamberlin in Canada (Polydesmida: Nearctodesmidae). Insecta Mundi 9(3–4): 277–278.

1996

Bouchet, P., Backeljau, T. & Shelley, R.M. 1996. Comments on the proposal to remove the homonymy between Plutoniinae Bollman, 1893 (Arthropoda, Chilopoda) and Plutoniinae Cockerell, 1893 (Mollusca, Gastropoda). Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 53(2): 120. Reference page.
Hoffman, R.L. & Shelley, R.M. 1996. The identity of Scolopendra marginata Say (Chilopoda: Scolopendromorpha: Scolopendridae). Myriapodologica 4(5): 35–42. Reference page.
Shelley, R.M. 1996. Revision of the milliped genus Xystocheir Cook (Polydesmida: Xystodesmidae). Canadian Journal of Zoology 74(7): 1336–1363.
Shelley, R.M. 1996. The milliped order Callipodida in western North America (Schizopetalidae: Tynommatinae), and a summary of the New World fauna. Entomologica Scandinavica 27: 25–64. Lund
Shelley, R.M. 1996. Nepalozonium trimaculatum, n. gen, n. sp. (Diplopoda: Polyzoniida: Hirudisomatidae): First record of the order and family from central Asia. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 98(4): 677–680.
Shelley, R.M. 1996. A description of Siphonophora portoricensis Brandt (Diplopoda: Siphonophorida: Siphonophoridae), with a catalogue of ordinal representatives in the New World. Journal of Natural History 30(12): 1799–1814.
Shelley, R.M. 1996. The milliped genus Utadesmus Chamberlin & Hoffman (Polydesmida: Polydesmidae). Myriapodologica 4(2): 9–16.
Shelley, R.M. 1996. The identity of Alpertia lunatifrons Loomis, with records of introduced polydesmids from northwestern North America, deletion of Polydesmus racovitzai Brolemann, and identfication of invalid taxa (Polydesmida:Polydesmidae). Myriapodologica 4(3): 17–20.
Shelley, R.M. 1996. The milliped order Siphonophorida in the United States and northern Mexico. Myriapodologica 4(4): 21–33.

1997

Shelley, R.M. 1997. The identity of Polydesmus sastianus Chamberlin, proposal of a new milliped genus, and remarks on the identity of Phreatodesmus hastingsus (Chamberlin) (Polydesmida: Poyldesmidae). Myriapodologica 4(8): 59–67.
Shelley, R.M. 1997. Diuncustoma cylindricum, n. gen, n. sp, a rhachodesmid milliped with two gnathochilarial projections (Polydesmida). Myriapodologica 4(10): 85–88.
Shelley, R.M. 1997. Corypus kavanaughi, n. sp, a large-bodied chordeumatoid milliped from Idaho, with a review of the genus (Conotylidae). Myriapodologica 4(14): 121–125.
Shelley, R.M. 1997. Colactoides grandis, n. gen, n. sp, a new callipodid milliped from Chihuahua (Schizopetalidae: Tynommatinae: Colactidini). Myriapodologica 5(3): 33–39.
Shelley, R.M. 1997. The Holarctic centipede subfamily Plutoniuminae (Chilopoda: Scolopendromorpha: Cryptopidae) (nomen correctum ex subfamily Plutoniinae Bollman, 1893. Brimleyana 24: 50–113.
Shelley, R.M. 1997. A re-evaluation of the milliped genus Motyxia Chamberlin, with a re-diagnosis of the tribe Xystocheirini and remarks on the bioluminescence. Insecta Mundi 11(3–4): 331–351.

1998

Shelley, R.M. 1998. The milliped family Polyzoniidae in North America, with a classification of the global fauna (Diplopoda Polyzoniida). Arthropoda Selecta 6(3–4): 3–34.
Shelley, R.M. 1998. The milliped genus Onychelus Cook (Spirobolida: Atopetholidae: Onychelinae). Myriapodologica 5(11): 111–117.
Shelley, R.M. 1998. Occurrence of the milliped Glyphiulus granulatus (Gervais) in the Hawaiian Islands (Spirostreptida: Cambalidea: Cambalopsidae). Bernice P. Bishop Museum Occasional Papers 56: 36–37.
Shelley, R.M. 1998. Interception of the milliped Rhinotus purpureus (Pocock) at quarantine, and potential introduction of the order and family into the Hawaiian Islands (Polyzoniida: Siphonotidae). Bernice P. Bishop Museum Occasional Papers 56: 54–55.
Shelley, R.M. 1998. Occurrence of milliped Trigoniulus corallinus (Gervais) on O'ahu and Kaua'i (Spirobolida: Pachybolidae: Trigoniulinae). Bernice P. Bishop Museum Occasional Papers 56: 55–57.
Shelley, R.M. 1998. Deletion of the milliped Vanhoeffenia tristriatus (Attems) from the Hawaiian fauna (Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae). Bernice P. Bishop Museum Occasional Papers 56: 57–58.

1999

Shelley, R.M. 1999. New Trachelodesminine millipeds from Northern South America, with a key to tribal genera (Polydesmida: Chelodesmidae). Papéis Avulsos do Departamento de Zoologia 41(4): 59–65.
Shelley, R.M. 1999. Centipedes and millipedes with emphasis on North American fauna. Kansas School Naturalist, 45(3): 1–15. Emporia
Shelley, R.M. 1999. A second east-nearctic species of Rhysodesmus Cook (Polydesmidae: Xystodesmidae). Myriapodologica 6(3): 19–22.
Shelley, R.M. 1999. Los ciempies y milpies, con enfasis en la fauna de America del Norte. Mundos Subterráneos 10: 2–16.

2000

Shelley, R.M. 2000. Occurrence of the centipede, Dinocryptops miersii (Newport) (Scolopendromorpha: Scolopocryptopidae), in Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago. Caribbean Journal of Science 36(1–2): 155–156.
Shelley, R.M. 2000. Annotated checklist of the millipeds of North Carolina (Arthropoda: Diplopoda), with remarks on the genus Sigmoria Chamberlin (Polydesmida: Xystodesmidae). Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society 116(3): 177–205.
Shelley, R.M. 2000. Chondromorpha xanthotricha, (Polydesmida: Paradoxosomatidae) a new milliped for the continental United States. Entomological News 111(5): 370.
Shelley, R.M. 2000. Revision of the milliped subfamily Desmoninae (Polydesmida: Sphaeriodesmidae). Myriapodologica 6(5): 27–54.
Shelley, R.M. 2000. The milliped genus Tirodesmus Cook (Polydesmida: Platyrhacidae). Myriapodologica 6(7): 69–75.
Shelley, R.M. 2000. The milliped genus Piedolus Chamberlin (Spirobolida: Atopetholidae: Arinolinae). Myriapodologica 6(8): 77–81.
Shelley, R.M. 2000. A new callipodid milliped genus and species from Sinaloa, with the proposal of a new tribe in the subfamily Tynommatinae (Schizopetalidae). Myriapodologica 6(9): 83–86.
Shelley, R.M. 2000. Parajulid studies II. The sugbenus Hakiulus Chamberlin (Julida: Parajulidae: Parajulinae: Aniulini). Myriapodologica 6(14): 121–145.
Shelley, R.M. 2000. A new diplopod off the genus Caralinda Hoffman from South Carolina (Polydesmida: Xystodesmidae). Myriapodologica 6(15): 149–150.
Shelley, R.M. 2000. Parajulid studies III. The genus Gyniulus Loomis (Parajulinae: Aniulini). Myriapodologica 7(3): 19–28.
Shelley, R.M. 2000. Neotype designation for the centipede, Mycotheres leucopoda Rafinesque (Scolopendromorpha: Cryptopidae). Myriapodologica 7: 15–17.
Shelley, R.M. 2000. Annotated checklist of the millipeds of Florida (Arthropoda: Diplopoda). Insecta Mundi 14(4): 241–251.
Shelley, R.M. 2000. The centipede order Scolopendromorpha in the Hawaiian Islands (Chilopoda). Bernice P. Bishop Museum Occasional Papers 64: 39–48.
Shelley, R.M., Sierwald, P., Kiser, S.B. & Golovatch, S.I. 2000. Nomenclator generum et familiarum Diplopodorum II. A list of the genus and family-group names in the class Diplopoda from 1958 through 1999. Sofia: Pensoft Publishers. 167 pp. ResearchGateReference page.
Zapparoli, M. & Shelley, R.M. 2000. The centipede order Lithobiomorpha in the Hawaiian Islands (Chilopoda). I. The epigean fauna. Bernice P. Bishop Museum Occasional Papers 63: 35–49. Reference page.

2001

Shelley, R.M. 2001. A new family, genus and species in the milliped order Spirobolida from Mexico. Myriapodologica 7(7): 53–58.
Shelley, R.M. 2001. A new milliped of the genus Parvulodesmus Shelley from North Carolina, with rediagnoses of the genus and P. prolixogonus Shelley (Polydesmida: Xystodesmidae). Myriapodologica 7(9): 77–84.
Shelley, R.M. 2001. Occurrence of the milliped Pachydesmus crassicutis adsinicolus Hoffman in Florida (Polydesmida: Xystodesmidae). Insecta Mundi 15(4): 220.
Shelley, R.M. 2001. A synopsis of the milliped genus Aniulus Chamberlin (Julida: Parajulidae: Parajulinae: Aniulini). Texas Memorial Museum, speleological monographs 5: 73–94.

2002

McAllister, C.T., Harris, C.S., Shelley, R.M. & McAllister, J.T. 2002. Millipeds (Arthropoda: Diplopoda) of the Ark-La-Tex. I. New distributional and state records for seven counties of the West Gulf Coastal Plain of Arkansas. Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science 56: 91–94. Reference page.
McAllister, C.T., Shelley, R.M. & McAllister, J.T. 2002. Millipeds (Arthropoda: Diplopoda) of Ark-La-Tex. II. Distributional records for some species of western and central Arkansas and eastern and southeastern Oklahoma. Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science 56: 95–98. Reference page.
Shelley, R.M. 2002. A synopsis of the North American centipedes of the order Scolopendromorpha (Chilopoda). Virginia Museum of Natural History, memoir, 5: 1–108.
Shelley, R.M. 2002. The milliped genus Oriulus Chamberlin (Julida: Parajulidae). Canadian Journal of Zoology 80(1): 100–109.
Shelley, R.M. 2002. The millipeds of central Canada (Arthropoda: Diplopoda), with reviews of the Canadian fauna and diplopod faunistic studies. Canadian Journal of Zoology 80(11): 1863–1875.
Shelley, R.M. 2002. A new milliped of the genus Lepturodesmus from Tobago (Polydesmida: Chelodesmidae). Caribbean Journal of Science 38(1–2): 146–147.
Shelley, R.M. 2002. Thrinaxoria paynei, a new species of pachydesminine milliped from Georgia (Polydesmida: Xystodesmidae). Entomological News 113(2): 144–146.
Shelley, R.M. 2002. Redescription of the milliped Myrmecodesmus mundus (Chamberlin) (Polydesmida: Pyrgodesmidae). Zootaxa 115: 1–6. Abstract & excerpt
Shelley, R.M. 2002. Narceus woodruffi Causey, a forgotten milliped species (Spirobolida: Spirobolidae). Insecta Mundi 16(1–2): 25–29.
Shelley, R.M. 2002. Parajulid milliped studies V. The genera Pseudojulus Bollman and Arvechambus Causey (Parajulinae: Aniulini). Insecta Mundi 16(4): 191–204.
Shelley, R.M. 2002. Annotated checklist of the millipeds of California (Arthropoda: Diplopoda). Monographs of the Western North American Naturalist 1: 90–115.

2003

Chagas, A. Jr. & Shelley, R.M. 2003. The centipede genus Newportia Gervais, 1847, in Mexico: description of a new troglomorphic species; redescription of N. sabina; revival of N. azteca; and a summary of the fauna (Scolopendromorpha: Scolopocryptopidae: Newportiinae). Zootaxa 379: 1–20. Abstract & excerpt Reference page.
McAllister, C.T., Shelley, R.M. 2003. Millipeds (Arthropoda: Diplopoda) of the Ark-La-Tex. IV. New geographic distribution records from southcentral and southeastern Oklahoma. Proceedings of the Oklahoma Academy of Science 83: 83–86. Reference page.
McAllister, C.T., Shelley, R.M. & McAllister, J.T. 2003. Geographic distribution records for scolopendromorph centipedes (Arthropoda: Chilopoda) from Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas. Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science 57: 111–114. Reference page.
McAllister, C.T., Shelley, R.M. & McAllister, J.T. 2003. Millipeds (Arthropoda: Diplopoda) of the Ark-La-Tex. III. Additional records from Arkansas. Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science 57: 115–121. Reference page.
Shear, W.A., Shelley, R.M. & Heatwole, H. 2003. Occurrence of the milliped Sinocallipus simplipodicus Zhang, 1993 in Laos, with reviews of the Southeast Asian and global callipodidan faunas, and remarks on the phylogenetic position of the order (Callipodida: Sinocallipodidea: Sinocallipodidae). Zootaxa 365: 1–20. Abstract & excerpt Reference page.
Shelley, R.M. 2003. Otocryptops gracilis berkeleyensis Verhoef, 1938, a synonym of Scolopocryptops gracilis Wood, 1862 (Chilopoda: Scolopendromorpha: Scolopocryptopidae). Entomological News 114(1): 57.
Shelley, R.M. 2003. A revised, annotated, family-level classification of the Diplopoda. Arthropoda Selecta 11(3): 187–207.
Shelley, R.M. 2003. Redescription of the milliped Amphelictogon subterraneus bahamiensis Chamberlin, 1918, with an assessment of the family Chelodesmidae in the Bahamas (Polydesmida: Leptodesmidea). Zootaxa 180: 1–8. Abstract & excerpt
Shelley, R.M. 2003. A new polydesmid milliped genus and two new species from Oregon and Washington, U.S.A., with a review of Bidentogon Buckett and Gardner, 1968, and a summary of the family in Western North America (Polydesmida: Polydesmidae). Zootaxa 296: 1–12. Abstract & excerpt
Sierwald, P., Shear, W.A., Shelley, R.M. & Bond, J.E. 2003. Millipede phylogeny revisited in the light of the enigmatic order Siphoniulida. Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research 41: 87–99. Oxford Reference page.

2004

Bonato, L., Foddai, D., Minelli, A. & Shelley, R.M. 2004. The centipede order Geophilomorpha in the Hawaiian Islands (Chilopoda). Bernice P. Bishop Museum Occasional Papers 78: 13–32. Reference page.
Chagas, A. Jr. & Shelley, R.M. 2004. Rediscovery and redescription of the centipede Paracryptops inexpectus Chamberlin, 1914, with an account of the genus (Scolopendromorpha: Cryptopidae: Cryptopinae). Zootaxa 475: 1–8. Abstract & excerpt Reference page.
McAllister, C.T., Shelley, R.M. & Cameron, M.L. 2004. Significant new distribution records for the centipede, Theatops posticus (Say) (Chilopoda, Scolopendromorpha, Cryptopidae), from Oklahoma, with four new records from the Ark-La-Tex. Proceedings of the Oklahoma Academy of Science 84: 73–74. Reference page.
McAllister, C.T., Shelley, R.M. & Moore, D.I. 2004. Noteworthy records of the millipeds, Eurymerodesmus angularis and E. mundus (Polydesmida: Eurymerodesmidae), from northeastern and westcentral Texas. Texas journal of science 56(1): 73–77. Reference page.
Shear, W.A. & Shelley, R.M. 2004. Introduction of the milliped, Cleidogona nantahala Shear, in New England, U.S.A. (Diplopoda, Chordeumatida, Cleidogonidae). Entomological News 115(2): 71–77. Reference page.
Shelley, R.M. 2004: The milliped family Pyrgodesmidae in the continental USA, with the first record of Poratia digitata (Porat) from the Bahamas (Diplopoda: Polydesmida). Journal of natural history 38(9): 1159-1181. DOI: 10.1080/0022293031000071550 Reference page.
Shelley, R.M. 2004. Occurrences of the centipedes, Scolopendra morsitans L. and S. subspinipes Leach, on Pacific Islands (Chilopoda: Scolopendromorpha: Scolopendridae). Entomological News 115(2): 78–83.

2005

Lewis, J.G.E., Edgecombe, G.D. & Shelley, R.M. 2005. A proposed standardised terminology for the external taxonomic characters of the Scolopendromorpha (Chilopoda). Fragmenta faunistica Hungarica, 48(1): 1–8. Reference page.
McAllister, C.T. & Shelley, R.M. 2005. Discovery of the milliped, Auturus louisianus louisianus (Chamberlin, 1918), in Texas (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Euryuridae). Entomological News 116(3): 187–188. Reference page.
McAllister, C.T. & Shelley, R.M. 2005. Discovery of the milliped, Tiganogona brownae Chamberlin (Diplopoda: Chordeumatida: Cleidogonidae) in Central Oklahoma; westernmost records for the family and genus. Proceedings of the Oklahoma Academy of Science 85: 79–80. Reference page.
McAllister, C.T., Shelley, R.M., Enghoff, H. & Ramsey, Z.D. 2005. Distribution of the milliped Virgoiulus minutus (Brandt, 1841): First records from Mississippi, Oklahoma, and Texas (Julida: Blaniulidae). Western North American Naturalist 65(2): 258–266. Reference page.
Shelley, R.M. & Mercurio, R.J. 2005. Ectonocryptoides quadrimeropus, a new centipede genus and species from Jalisco, Mexico; proposal of Ectonocryptopinae, analysis of subfamilial relationships, and a key to subfamilies and genera of the Scolopocryptopidae (Scolopendromorpha). Zootaxa 1094: 25–40. Abstract & excerpt Reference page.

2006

Lewis, J.G.E. & Minelli, A. & Shelley, R.M. 2006. Taxonomic and nomenclatural notes on scolopendrid centipedes (Chilopoda: Scolopendromorpha: Scolopendridae). Zootaxa 1155: 35–40. Abstract & excerpt Reference page.
McAllister, C.T. & Shelley, R.M. & Robison, H.W. 2006. Additional distributional records for scolopendromorph centipedes (Chilopoda) from Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas, with the first report of Theatops spinicaudus (wood) (Cryptopidae) from Texas. Texas journal of science 58(4): 299–308. Reference page.
Shelley, R.M. 2006. The holotype of the milliped, Narceus woodruffi Causey, 1959 (Diplopoda: Spirobolida: Spirobolidae), from Florida, U.S.A. Entomological News 117(2): 235–236.
Shelley, R.M. 2006. Nomenclator generum et familiarum Chilopodorum II: A list of the genus- and family-group names in the Class Chilopoda from 1958 through 2005. Zootaxa 1198: 1–20. Abstract & excerpt
Shelley, R.M. 2006. A chronological catalog of the New World species of Scolopendra L., 1758 (Chilopoda: Scolopendromorpha: Scolopendridae). Zootaxa 1253: 1–50. Abstract & excerpt

2007

Guarisco, H., Liggett, C. & Shelley, R.M. 2007. Rediscovery of the centipede Scolopendra heros (Chilopoda: Scolopendromorpha: Scolopendridae) in southeastern Colorado. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science 110(3–4): 274–275. Reference page.
Shear, W.A. & Shelley, R.M. 2007. Tingupa tlingitorum, n. sp, a new milliped from Haines, Alaska, USA, with notes on the generic distribution and a revised key to species (Chordeumatida: Tingupidae). Zootaxa 1393: 53–59. Abstract & excerpt Reference page.
Shear, W.A. & Shelley, R.M. 2007. The milliped genus Tidesmus Chamberlin, 1943 (Polydesmida: Macrosternodesmidae). Zootaxa 1656: 51–68. Abstract & excerpt Reference page.
Shelley, R.M. 2007. Occurrence of the centipede, Paracryptops inexpectus Chamberlin, 1914, in Barbados (Scolopendromorpha : Cryptopidae : Cryptopinae). Entomological News 118(3): 315–316.
Shelley, R.M. 2007. Occurrence of the milliped genus Scytonotus C.L. Koch, 1847 (Polydesmida : Polydesmidae) in Alberta, Canada. Entomological News 118(3): 319–320.
Shelley, R.M. 2007. A fourth bahamian record of the milliped, Amphelictogon subterraneus bahamiensis Chamberlin, 1918 (Polydesmida : Chelodesmidae). Entomological News 118(3): 323–324.
Shelley, R.M. 2007. Arvechamboides ocala, n. gen, n. sp, a new aniulinine milliped from peninsular Florida, USA (Julida: Parajulidae). Zootaxa 1440: 61–68. Abstract & excerpt
Shelley, R.M. 2007. Taxonomy of extant Diplopoda (Millipeds) in the modern era: Perspectives for future advancements and observations on the global diplopod community (Arthropoda: Diplopoda). Zootaxa 1668: 343–362. Abstract & excerpt
Shelley, R.M. 2007. Rediagnoses of the milliped genera Pseudojulus Bollman, 1887, and Arvechambus Causey, 1963, in the southeastern USA; description of P. mississippiensis, n. sp. and proposal of the subtribe Pseudojulina (Julida: Parajulidae: Parajulinae: Aniulini). Zootaxa 1541: 1–16. Abstract & excerpt

2008

Shear, W.A. & Shelley, R.M. 2008. Cave millipeds of the United States. VI. Sequoiadesmus krejcae, n. gen, n. sp, from Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, California, USA (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Polydesmidea, Macrosternodesmidae). Zootaxa 1693: 41–48. Abstract & excerpt Reference page.
Shelley, R.M. & Mercurio, R. 2008: Redescription and illustrations of the centipede, Ectonocryptops kraepelini Crabill, 1977 (Scolopendromorpha: Scolopocryptopidae: Ectonocryptopinae). Zootaxa 1824: 65–68. Abstract & excerpt Reference page.
Shelley R.M. 2008. Revision of the centipede genus Hemiscolopendra Kraepelin, 1903: and possible misidentifications of Scolopendra spp.; proposal of Akymnopellis, n. gen. and redescriptions of its South American components (Scolopendromorpha: Scolopendridae: Scolopendrinae). International Journal of Myriapodology 2: 171–204. Reference page.
Shelley, R.M. 2008. Way Down South: The milliped family Parajulidae (Julida: Parajulini) in Mexico and Central America; first records from El Salvador and the Baja California Peninsula. Zootaxa 1893: 1–37. Abstract & excerpt

2009

Shelley, R.M. 2009. The milliped families Spirostreptidae (Spirostreptida) and Paradoxosomatidae (Polydesmida) in the Middle East; first records of the Diplopoda from Saudi Arabia. Insecta Mundi 0083: 1–6.
Stoev, P. & Shelley, R.M. 2009. The millipede order Callipodida in Mexico, with descriptions of a new genus and species from Sonora (Schizopetalidae). In: Roble and Mitchell (eds.): A Lifetime of Contributions to Myriapodology and the Natural History of Virginia: A Festschrift in Honor of Richard L. Hoffman's 80th Birthday. Virginia Museum of Natural History Special Publication No. 16: 159–165. Reference page.

2011

Shelley, R.M. & Golovatch, S.I. 2011. Atlas of myriapod biogeography. I. Indigenous ordinal and supra-ordinal distributions in the Diplopoda: Perspectives on taxon origins and ages, and a hypothesis on the origin and early evolution of the class. Insecta Mundi 158: 1–134. Reference page.

2014

Shelley, R.M. 2014. A summary of the milliped faunas of Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Kashmir (Arthropoda: Diplopoda). Insecta Mundi 0368: 1–7.
Shelley, R.M.; Floyd, S.D. 2014: Expanded concept of the milliped family Spirobolidae (Diplopoda: Spirobolida: Spirobolidea): Proposals of Aztecolini n. tribe and Floridobolinae/ini and Tylobolini n. stats.; (re)descriptions of Floridobolus and F. penneri, both Causey, 1957, and F. orini n. sp.; hypotheses on origins and affinities. Insecta mundi, (357) Abstract and full article (PDF) Reference page.
Shelley, R.M.; Richart, C.H. 2014: Tynommatidae, n. stat., a family of western North American millipeds: Hypotheses on origins and affinities; tribal elevations; rediagnoses of Diactis Loomis, 1937, and Florea and Caliactis, both Shelley, 1996; and description of D. hedini, n. sp. (Callipodida: Schizopetalidea). Insecta mundi, (0340) Full article (PDF) Reference page.
Shelley, R.M.; Phillips, G.J.; Bernard, E.C. 2014: A third species of the endemic Floridian milliped genus Floridobolus Causey, 1957 (Spirobolida: Spirobolidae: Floridobolinae). Insecta mundi, (0399) Full article (PDF) Reference page.
Shelley, R.M., Morrill, E.D. & Faber, D.A. 2014. A julid milliped in Chilean Patagonia, and a compilation of ordinal representatives in South America and associated islands (Diplopoda: Julida). Insecta Mundi 0366: 1–8.
Shelley, R.M., Smith, J.M. & Ross, D.J. 2014. Variation and pigmentation in the milliped, Xystocheir brachymacris Shelley, 1996, from the northern Sierra Nevada foothills, California, USA (Polydesmida: Xystodesmidae: Xystocheirini). Insecta Mundi 0371: 1–6.

2015

Shelley, R.M. & Golovatch, S.I. 2015. Nomenclator Generum et Familiarum Diplopodorum III. A list of the Genus-, Family-, and Ordinal-Group names proposed in the Class Diplopoda from 1 January 2000 31 December 2014. Arthropoda Selecta 24(1): 1–26. PDF Reference page.
Shelley, R.M. & Smith, J.M. 2015. The enigmatic milliped genus Pandirodesmus Silvestri 1932 and description of a new species from Tobago represented by males (Polydesmida: Leptodesmidea: Chelodesmidae: Chelodesminae: Pandirodesmini). Insecta Mundi 0444: 1–15.
Shelley, R.M., Espino, A.O. & Robles, M.Á.G. 2015. A contribution on the Middle American milliped family Rhachodesmidae (Polydesmida: Leptodesmidea: Rhachodesmoidea): description of Tiphallus torreon n. sp, the first species from Coahuila, Mexico; first records from Belize; and depiction of the (super) familial distribution. Insecta Mundi 0423: 1–10.

2016

Bass, D., Tedford, K., Harlin, C.B. & Shelley, R.M. 2016. Additional Distribution Records of Scolopendromorph Centipedes in Oklahoma. Proceedings of the Oklahoma Academy of Science 95.
Bonato, L., Chagas Jr., A., Edgecombe, G.D., Lewis, J.G.E., Minelli, A., Pereira, L.A., Shelley, R.M., Stoev, P. & Zapparoli, M. 2016. ChiloBase 2.0 - A World Catalogue of Centipedes (Chilopoda). Online. Reference page.
Phillips, G., Bernard, E.C., Pivar, R.J., Moulton, J.K. & Shelley, R.M. 2016. Coronostoma claireae n. sp.(Nematoda: Rhabditida: Oxyuridomorpha: Coronostomatidae) from the indigenous milliped Narceus gordanus (Chamberlain, 1943)(Diplopoda: Spirobolida) in Ocala National Forest, Florida. Journal of Nematology 48(3), 159. Reference page.
Shelley, R.M. & Smith, J.M. 2016. Parajulid milliped studies XI: Initial assessment of the tribe Gosiulini (Diplopoda: Julida).

2017

Lindley, T.T., Molinari, J., Shelley, R.M. & Steger, B.N. 2017. A fourth account of centipede (Chilopoda) predation on bats. Insecta Mundi 0573: 1–4.
Shelley, R.M., Phillips, G. & Smith, J.M. 2017. A contribution on the neglected milliped genus Apheloria Chamberlin 1921 (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Xystodesmidae/-inae: Apheloriini): Neotype designation and description of Julus virginiensis Drury 1770. Insecta Mundi 0571: 1–12.

2018

de Almeida, T.M., Shelley, R.M. & Rafael, J.A. 2018. Xanthotropis, a new genus in the Neotropical millipede subfamily Aphelidesminae (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Aphelidesmidae). Zootaxa 4471(2): 351–360. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4471.2.7 Reference page.
Shelley, R.M. & Smith, J.M. 2018. Expanded concept and revised taxonomy of the milliped family Xystodesmidae Cook, 1895 (Polydesmida: Leptodesmidea: Xystodesmoidea): incorporations of Euryuridae Pocock, 1909 and Eurymerodesmidae Causey, 1951, taxon revivals/proposals/transferrals, and a distributional update. Insecta Mundi 0660: 1–41.

2019

Shear, W.A. & Shelley, R.M. 2019. Solved after 140 years: the identity of the millipede Polydesmus cavicola Packard, 1877, and proposal of Packardesmus n. gen. (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Macrosternodesmidae). Zootaxa 4559(2): 384–390. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4559.2.11 Reference page.

2020

VandenSpiegel, D., Shelley, R.M. & Golovatch, S.I. 2020. The millipede genus Globanus Attems, 1914, endemic to São Tomé and Príncipe, with the description of a new species (Diplopoda, Spirostreptida, Spirostreptidae). Pp 61–74 In Korsós, Z. & Dányi, L. 2020. Proceedings of the 18th International Congress of Myriapodology, Budapest, Hungary (25‒31 August 2019). ZooKeys, 930: 1–229. Reference page. . DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.930.49236 Reference page.

Eponymy

Shelleyomorpha Golovatch, 1996
Hyloecostreptus shelleyi Hoffman, 2005
Metopidiothrix shelleyi Shear, 1994
Pacidesmus shelleyi Golovatch, 1991
Pseudotremia shelleyi Lewis, 2009

Links

This article is issued from Wikimedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.