Biology:Tingupidae

From HandWiki
Short description: Family of millipedes

Tingupidae
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Diplopoda
Order: Chordeumatida
Superfamily: Brannerioidea
Family: Tingupidae
Loomis, 1966

Tingupidae is a family of millipedes in the order Chordeumatida.[1] Adult millipedes in this family have 28 or 30 segments (counting the collum as the first segment and the telson as the last).[2][3][4] There are 2 genera and 13 described species in Tingupidae.[5][6]

Genera

  • Blancosoma Shear & Hubbard, 1998
  • Tingupa Chamberlin, 1910

References

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 ☰ Q4309172 entry