Biology:Nyssodesmus

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Short description: Genus of millipedes

Nyssodesmus
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Nyssodesmus python
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Nyssodesmus

Cook, 1896

Nyssodesmus is a genus of flat-backed millipedes in the family Platyrhacidae. About a dozen species have been described, all native to Central America, occurring from Nicaragua to Panama.[1]

Species

  • Nyssodesmus alboalatus
  • Nyssodesmus antius
  • Nyssodesmus attemsi
  • Nyssodesmus concolor
  • Nyssodesmus fraternus
  • Nyssodesmus limonensis
  • Nyssodesmus luteolus
  • Nyssodesmus mimus
  • Nyssodesmus nicaraguanus
  • Nyssodesmus python
  • Nyssodesmus tristani
  • Nyssodesmus vialis

References

  1. Hoffman, R. L. (1999). "Checklist of the millipeds of North and Middle America". Virginia Museum of Natural History Special Publications 8: 1–553.  pp. 378-379

Wikidata ☰ Q6443481 entry