Biology:Siphonotidae
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Siphonotidae is a family of millipedes in the order Polyzoniida.[1][2][3] This family includes more than 70 species distributed among 13 genera.[4] These millipedes are found in South America, South Africa, Madagascar, Southeast Asia, Australia and New Zealand.[5]
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.[5]
Genera
This family includes the following genera:[6]
- 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.[6]
References
- ↑ "ITIS - Report: Siphonotidae". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=568987#null.
- ↑ "Family Siphonotidae". https://bugguide.net/node/view/1184476.
- ↑ Shelley, R.M.. "The myriapods, the world's leggiest animals". https://ag.tennessee.edu/EPP/Pages/Nadiplochilo/Nadiplochilo.aspx. Retrieved 2018-02-23.
- ↑ "Siphonotidae Cook, 1895 | COL". https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/7NL2V.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Enghoff, Henrik; Golovatch, Sergei; Short, Megan; Stoev, Pavel; Wesener, Thomas (2015-01-01). "Diplopoda — taxonomic overview" (in en). Treatise on Zoology - Anatomy, Taxonomy, Biology. The Myriapoda, Volume 2: 363–453 [389]. doi:10.1163/9789004188273_017. ISBN 9789004188273. https://brill.com/view/book/edcoll/9789004188273/B9789004188273_017.xml.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "MilliBase - Siphonotidae Cook, 1895" (in en). https://www.millibase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=888782.
Further reading
- Lee, Paul; Harding, P. (2006). Atlas of the millipedes (Diplopoda) of Britain and Ireland. 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.
- Encyclopedia of Entomology. Springer. 2008. ISBN 978-1402062421.
Wikidata ☰ Q6452562 entry
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