Tag Archives: Virginia

Meet the latest member of Hokie Nation, a newly discovered millipede

Posted on March 8, 2021 by pmarek

The millipede Nannaria hokie was recently found on Virginia Tech’s campus In our new paper, we named the species, Nannaria hokie, which we discovered on Virginia Tech’s campus. The newest species in Hokie Nation lives by the Duck Pond and … Continue reading →

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In the field: Clinch Mountain, Virginia

Posted on February 23, 2018 by nannaria

Chaetaspis albus Bollman, 1887 from Clinch Mountain, Virginia Last Monday, we traveled to Mendota, Virginia to search for the millipede Rhysodesmus restans Hoffman, 1998. The species is one of two Appalachian representatives of the genus, and otherwise known from the … Continue reading →

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Mediterranean recluse spider

Posted on November 19, 2016 by nannaria

Loxosceles rufescens (Dufour, 1820), the Mediterranean recluse spider Last month, I found this spider in Seitz Hall on the campus of Virginia Tech where we house the Virginia Tech Insect Collection. At first glance, I thought it was a Brown … Continue reading →

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Cedar glade mimic millipede

Posted on August 4, 2016 by nannaria

Cedar glade mimic millipede This millipede is the species Brachoria cedra Keeton, 1959 from the The Cedars Natural Area Preserve in Lee County, Virginia. The Cedars Preserve is a wonderful limestone glade habitat, and it gets its name from the … Continue reading →

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