Chicobolus spinigerus

Florida ivory millipede
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Myriapoda
Class:	Diplopoda
Order:	Spirobolida
Family:	Spirobolidae
Genus:	Chicobolus; Chamberlin, 1947
Species:	C. spinigerus
Binomial name
	Chicobolus spinigerus; (Wood), 1864
Synonyms[1]
	Spirobolus spinigerus Wood, 1864 ; Spirobolus bahamiensis Bollman, 1893 ; Spirobolus paludis Chamberlin, 1918, ; Chicobolus pilsbryi Chamberlin, 1947 ; Incobolus thaumastus Chamberlin, 1955 ; Chicobolus jucundus Causey, 1955;

Chicobolus spinigerus, commonly known as the ivory millipede or Florida ivory millipede,[2] is a millipede species native to the southeastern United States, occurring throughout the Florida Peninsula and panhandle, as well as southern Alabama, Georgia, and South Carolina.[1][3] Males normally range from 40 to 85 mm (1.6 to 3.3 in) long, females up to 90 mm (3.5 in).[3]

References

Hoffman, Richard L. (1999). "Checklist of the millipeds of North and Middle America". Virginia Museum of Natural History Special Publications. 8: 1–553.
McGonicle, Orin (2012). Millipeds in Captivity. Coachwhip Publications. pp. 87–89. ISBN 978-1616461430.
Keeton, William T. (1960). "A taxonomic study of the milliped family Spirobolidae (Diplopoda; Spirobolida)". Memoirs of the American Entomological Society. 17: 1–146.

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

[2] McGonicle, Orin (2012). Millipeds in Captivity. Coachwhip Publications. pp. 87–89. ISBN 978-1616461430.

[Keeton1960-3] Keeton, William T. (1960). "A taxonomic study of the milliped family Spirobolidae (Diplopoda; Spirobolida)". Memoirs of the American Entomological Society. 17: 1–146.