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Rowland M. Shelley

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

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

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1975

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1976

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1977

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1978

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  • 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

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1980

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1981

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1982

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1983

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1984

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1986

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1987

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  • 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

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1989

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1990

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  • 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

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1992

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1993

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1994

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1995

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  • 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

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1997

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  • 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

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2000

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2001

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2002

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2003

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2004

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2005

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2006

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2007

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2008

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2009

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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2017

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  • 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

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  • 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

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2020

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