Siphonotidae
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Diplopoda |
| Order: | Polyzoniida |
| Family: | Siphonotidae Cook, 1895 |
Siphonotidae is a family of millipedes in the order Polyzoniida. This family includes more than 70 species distributed among 13 genera. These millipedes are found in South America, South Africa, Madagascar, Southeast Asia, Australia and New Zealand.
Description
Millipedes in this family have a narrow telson and are quick and active. The male gonopore is located behind the second leg pair. The most distal (sixth) segment of each leg features an accessory claw.
Genera
This family includes the following genera:
- Bdellotus Cook, 1895
- Burinia Attems, 1926
- Cylichnogaster Verhoeff, 1937
- Eumillipes Marek, 2021
- Metriozonium Attems, 1951
- Rhinotus Cook, 1896
- Rhynchomecogaster Verhoeff, 1937
- Siphonethus Chamberlin, 1920
- Siphonoconus Attems, 1930
- Siphonothinus Silvestri, 1903
- Siphonotus Brandt, 1837
- Theratta Anilkumar, Wesener & Moritz, 2022
- Upsima Chamberlin, 1945
Orsilochus is a taxonomic synonym of Rhinotus.
References
- ↑ "ITIS - Report: Siphonotidae". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2024-08-03.
- ↑ "Family Siphonotidae". bugguide.net. Retrieved 2024-08-03.
- ↑ Shelley, R.M. "The myriapods, the world's leggiest animals". Archived from the original on 2018-07-11. Retrieved 2018-02-23.
- ↑ "Siphonotidae Cook, 1895 | COL". www.catalogueoflife.org. Retrieved 2024-08-03.
- 1 2 Enghoff, Henrik; Golovatch, Sergei; Short, Megan; Stoev, Pavel; Wesener, Thomas (2015-01-01). "Diplopoda — taxonomic overview". Treatise on Zoology - Anatomy, Taxonomy, Biology. The Myriapoda, Volume 2: 363–453 [389]. doi:10.1163/9789004188273_017. ISBN 9789004188273.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: periodical has ISBN (link) - 1 2 "MilliBase - Siphonotidae Cook, 1895". www.millibase.org. Retrieved 2024-08-03.
Further reading
- Lee, Paul; Harding, P. (2006). Atlas of the millipedes (Diplopoda) of Britain and Ireland. Vol. 59. Pensoft.
- Hoffman, Richard L. (1999). Checklist of the millipeds of North and Middle America. Virginia Museum of Natural History.
- Foddai, Donatella; Dallai, Romano (1995). Chilopoda, Diplopoda, Pauropoda, Symphyla. Calderini.
- Capinera, John L., ed. (2008). Encyclopedia of Entomology. Springer. ISBN 978-1402062421.
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