Anombrocheir

Anombrocheir
Anombrocheir spinosa from Colusa County California
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Diplopoda
Order: Polydesmida
Family: Xystodesmidae
Genus: Anombrocheir
Buckett & Gardner, 1969

Anombrocheir is a genus of millipedes belonging to the family Xystodesmidae. The species of this genus are endemic to California where they are found in the inner Coastal mountain range of Colusa and Glenn counties.

The genus was erected by J.S. Buckett and M.R. Gardner in 1969 based on samples of the type species, A. spinosa, collected in December 1965.

The species of this genus are differentiated from those of other Xystocheirini by the presence of an exceptionally large telopodite of the male gonopod.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Anombrocheir Buckett & Gardner, 1969". gbif.org. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 Buckett, John S.; Gardner, Michael R. (1969). "A New Genus of Xystodesmid Milliped From Northern California". Entomological News. 80: 67––73.