Biology:Hirudisomatidae

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Short description: Family of millipedes

Hirudisomatidae
Octoglena bivirgata Santa Cruz county.jpg
Octoglena bivirgata
Scientific classification
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Animalia
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Hirudisomatidae

Silvestri, 1896

Hirudisomatidae is a family of colobognathan millipedes in the order Polyzoniida. The approximately 20 species occur from Spain to the Himalayas in Eurasia, Japan , and in North America from southwest Canada to central Mexico.[1]

Genera

  • Catharosoma
  • Hirudisoma
  • Hypozonium
  • Mexiconium
  • Nepalozonium
  • Octoglena
  • Orsiboe

References

  1. "Geographic distribution of Millipede Families". Milli-PEET Identification Tables. The Field Museum, Chicago. http://fieldmuseum.org/sites/default/files/Identification_Table_3.pdf. Retrieved 25 October 2013. 

Wikidata ☰ Q6450415 entry