Apheloria is a genusofflat-backed millipedes in the family Xystodesmidae, occurring in the central and southeastern United States, and ranging as far north as southern Quebec, Canada.[1][2] They are aposematically colored in black and contrasting reds and yellows, and some species in the Appalachian Mountains resemble species of Brachoria where they co-occur, a phenomenon known as Müllerian mimicry.[3]
| Apheloria | |
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| Apheloria virginiensis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Diplopoda |
| Order: | Polydesmida |
| Family: | Xystodesmidae |
| Subfamily: | Xystodesminae |
| Tribe: | Apheloriini |
| Genus: | Apheloria Chamberlin, 1921 |
| Species | |
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Apheloria luminosa (Kenyon, 1893) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Leptocircus Attems, 1931 | |
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