Adam Cochran
Arachnopeon
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- Sep 27, 2019
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So I've been studying up, trying to find all the information I can on Onomeris, a genus of North American pill millipedes. Why? Because I'm interested in obtaining some pill millipedes that I can actually care for, unlike the exotic pill millipedes found outside the United States. I've never had any pill millipedes but I do desire them.
What I want to know is the range of these millipedes and what states do Onomeris millipedes live in and what kind of habitat they occur in. There's no sense in me going out in the woods to look for a specie of millipede that does not occur there. So that's why I'm asking for help here. I have read here on Arachnoboards from a post by a member in 2009 that North American pill millipedes do exist in at least two different genera. I'm mostly interested in the Onomeris genus. If anyone knows anything about Onomeris millipedes please tell me all that you know about them and/or redirect me to any source of information about Onomeris. I would really like to know if any species of Onomeris occur in eastern Kentucky and how I could go about finding some. It could be that I live outside the range of Onomeris, but I have to at least try to figure out where exactly I can find Onomeris in the wild.
Most of the information I find on pill millipedes is outdated and/or specific to pill millipedes not found in the United States. So yeah any help is appreciated.
I did just find a study called "Revision of the American Millipedes I: Onomeris and Trichomeris" that gave scamp details into where three different species of Onomeris can be found. The most helpful info I could find is that there is one species of Onomeris, Onomeris sinuata, that is found in the Cumberland Plateau region of North America--but I cannot seem to find any more info on this particular species that could help me in obtaining an Onomeris species of pill millipede.
I've got a lot of researching to do. Again, any help that proves beneficial is appreciated. If I find anything out, I will also let you guys know here on Arachnoboards. Peace.
What I want to know is the range of these millipedes and what states do Onomeris millipedes live in and what kind of habitat they occur in. There's no sense in me going out in the woods to look for a specie of millipede that does not occur there. So that's why I'm asking for help here. I have read here on Arachnoboards from a post by a member in 2009 that North American pill millipedes do exist in at least two different genera. I'm mostly interested in the Onomeris genus. If anyone knows anything about Onomeris millipedes please tell me all that you know about them and/or redirect me to any source of information about Onomeris. I would really like to know if any species of Onomeris occur in eastern Kentucky and how I could go about finding some. It could be that I live outside the range of Onomeris, but I have to at least try to figure out where exactly I can find Onomeris in the wild.
Most of the information I find on pill millipedes is outdated and/or specific to pill millipedes not found in the United States. So yeah any help is appreciated.
I did just find a study called "Revision of the American Millipedes I: Onomeris and Trichomeris" that gave scamp details into where three different species of Onomeris can be found. The most helpful info I could find is that there is one species of Onomeris, Onomeris sinuata, that is found in the Cumberland Plateau region of North America--but I cannot seem to find any more info on this particular species that could help me in obtaining an Onomeris species of pill millipede.
I've got a lot of researching to do. Again, any help that proves beneficial is appreciated. If I find anything out, I will also let you guys know here on Arachnoboards. Peace.