Lusitanipus
| Lusitanipus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Diplopoda |
| Order: | Callipodida |
| Family: | Dorypetalidae |
| Subfamily: | Cyphocallipodinae |
| Genus: | Lusitanipus Mauriès, 1978 |
| Species | |
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2, see text | |
Lusitanipus is a genus of millipedes in the family Dorypetalidae. The genus is endemic to the Iberian peninsula; L. alternans is endemic to Portugal and L. xanin is only known from Spain. It was believed to be a monotypic genus until the 2020 discovery of L. xanin.
Species
There are currently two species in the genus:
- Lusitanipus alternans (Verhoeff, 1893)
- Lusitanipus xanin Gilgado, Martínez-Pillado & Prieto, 2020