Chicobolus

Chicobolus
Scientific classification Edit this 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
  • 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, 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. Males normally range from 40 to 85 mm (1.6 to 3.3 in) long, females up to 90 mm (3.5 in). It is the only species in the genus Chicobolus.

References

  1. 1 2 Hoffman, Richard L. (1999). "Checklist of the millipeds of North and Middle America". Virginia Museum of Natural History Special Publications. 8: 1–553.
  2. ↑ McMonigle, Orin (2012). Millipeds in Captivity. Coachwhip Publications. pp. 87–89. ISBN 978-1616461430.
  3. 1 2 Keeton, William T. (1960). "A taxonomic study of the milliped family Spirobolidae (Diplopoda; Spirobolida)". Memoirs of the American Entomological Society. 17: 1–146.
  4. ↑ "Chicobolus Chamberlin, 1947". MilliBase. World Register of Marine Species. 2025. Retrieved 10 June 2025.