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Orthoporus Silvestri, 1897
Orthoporus Silvestri, 1897; Boll. Mus. Zool. Anat. Comp. Univ. Torino, 12 (283): 7, TS: Orthoporus diaporoides Silvestri
Orthoporus ; [NAML, 169]

About 50 spp.


Orthoporus arizonicus Loomis, 1953
Arizona (Santa Cruz Co.). See [About maps] Orthoporus arizonicus Loomis, 1953; Journ. Washington Acad. Sci., 43 (12): 418, f. 4-5, TL: Patagonia, Santa Cruz Co., Arizona
Orthoporus arizonicus ; [NAML, 170]

Orthoporus boreus Chamberlin, 1947
Idaho (Bingham Co.). See [About maps] Orthoporus boreus Chamberlin, 1947; Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 99: 55, f. 69, TL: Snake River Desert at Taber, Bingham Co., Idaho
Orthoporus boreus ; [NAML, 170]

Orthoporus crotonus Chamberlin, 1952
Texas (Brewster Co.). See [About maps] Orthoporus crotonus Chamberlin, 1952; Great Basin Nat., 12 (1-4): 24, TL: Croton Springs, north of Chisos Mts., Brewster Co., Texas
Orthoporus crotonus ; [NAML, 170]

Orthoporus entomacis Chamberlin & Mulaik, 1941
Arizona (Greenlee Co.). See [About maps] Orthoporus entomacis Chamberlin & Mulaik, 1941; Journ. New York Ent. Soc., 49 (1): 63, TL: Duncan, Greenlee Co., Arizona
Orthoporus entomacis ; [NAML, 170]

Orthoporus flavior Chamberlin & Mulaik, 1941
Texas (Terrel Co.). See [About maps] Orthoporus flavior Chamberlin & Mulaik, 1941; Journ. New York Ent. Soc., 49 (1): 63, TL: 4 miles E of Dryden, Terrel Co., Texas
Orthoporus flavior ; [NAML, 170]

Orthoporus ornatus (Girard, 1853)
Texas (Randall Co.). See [About maps] Julus ornatus Girard, 1853; in Marcy, Report on exploration of he Red River of Louisiana ... in 1852, Appendix F: 274, TL: Headwaters of the Prairiedog Town River, in the northern Panhandle of Texas
Spirobolus ornatus ; Wood, 1865, Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc., new ser., 13 (1869) (pt. 2, art. 7): 208
Orthoporus ornatus ; Causey, 1954, Tulane Stud. Zool., 2 (4): 67, f. 10; [NAML, 170]

Orthoporus pontis Chamberlin, 1947
Texas (Pecos River). See [About maps] Orthoporus pontis Chamberlin, 1947; Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 99: 53, f. 66, TL: "High Bridge", on the Pecos River, Texas
Orthoporus pontis ; [NAML, 171]

Orthoporus producens Chamberlin, 1947
Arizona (Cochise Co.). See [About maps] Orthoporus producens Chamberlin, 1947; Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 60: 11, f. 8, TL: Benson, Cochise Co., Arizona
Orthoporus producens ; [NAML, 171]

Orthoporus sanctus Chamberlin, 1947
Florida? Orthoporus sanctus Chamberlin, 1947; Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 99: 55, f. 68, TL: St. Augustine, St. Johns Co., Florida [?]
Orthoporus sanctus ; [NAML, 171]

Orthoporus vallicolens Chamberlin, 1943
Texas (Hudspeth Co.). See [About maps] Orthoporus vallicolens Chamberlin, 1943; Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 56: 149, f. 15, TL: Fort Hancock, Hudspeth Co., Texas
Orthoporus vallicolens ; [NAML, 171]

Orthoporus wichitanus Chamberlin, 1931
Oklahoma (Wichita Reserve). See [About maps] Orthoporus wichitanus Chamberlin, 1931; Ent. News, 42 (4): 99, pl. 2, f. 2, TL: Elk Mountain, Wichita Reserve, Comanche Co., Oklahoma
Orthoporus wichitanus ; [NAML, 171]


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References:
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[NAML]
Chamberlin & Hoffman, 1958; U.S. Nat. Mus. Bull. 212; Checklist of the Millipeds of the North America


Some related literature:
Causey, 1954
Three new species and new records of southern millipeds Tulane Stud. Zool., 2 (4): 63-68, f. 1-10
Chamberlin, 1931
On a collection of chilopods from Oklahoma Ent. News, 42 (4): 97-104, pl. 2, f. 1-8
Chamberlin, 1943
Some records and descriptions of American diplopods Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 56: 143-152, pls. 7-8, f. 1-15
Chamberlin, 1947
Seven new American millipeds Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, 60: 9-16, f. 1-8
Chamberlin, 1947
Some records and descriptions of diplopods ciefly in the collection of the Academy Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 99: 21-58, f. 1-73
Chamberlin, 1952
Further records and descriptions of American millipeds Great Basin Nat., 12 (1-4): 13-34, f. 1-21
Chamberlin & Mulaik, 1941
On a collection of millipeds from Texas and New Mexico Journ. New York Ent. Soc., 49 (1): 57-64
Girard, 1853
Myriapods in Marcy, Report on exploration of he Red River of Louisiana ... in 1852, Appendix F: 243-246, pls. 1
Loomis, 1953
New millipeds of the western States and Lower California Journ. Washington Acad. Sci., 43 (12): 417-422, f. 1-20
Silvestri, 1897
Viaggio del Dott. Alfredo Borelli nel Chaco Boliviano e nella Repubblica Argentana. IV. Chilopodi e Diplopodi Boll. Mus. Zool. Anat. Comp. Univ. Torino, 12 (283): 1-11


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