Biology:Bollmania

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Short description: Genus of millipedes

Bollmania
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Subphylum:
Myriapoda
Class:
Order:
Family:
Caspiopetalidae

Lohmander, 1931
Genus:
Bollmania

Silvestri, 1896
Synonyms
  • Lohmander, 1931 Cook, 1896
  • Attems, 1951 Apatidea
  • Trypostrphon Attems, 1936
  • Caspiopetalum Iranopetalum

Bollmania is a genus of millipedes with around six species occurring from Central through East Asia, including Iran, Pakistan, Tajikistan, and China.[1][2] The genus was established by entomologist Filippo Silvestri in 1896, and is named in honor of Charles Harvey Bollman.[3] Bollmania is the sole genus of the family Caspiopetalidae.[4][5]

Species and their distribution include:[1]

  • Bollmania beroni - China
  • Bollmania gracilis - Iran
  • Bollmania kohalana - Pakistan
  • Bollmania nematogona - Iran
  • Bollmania nodifrons - Tajikistan
  • Bollmania oblonga - Tajikistan
  • Bollmania serrata - Tajikistan

References

Wikidata ☰ Q25094648 entry