Harpagophoridae
Harpagophoridae | |
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Phyllogonostreptus spp. | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
Class: | Diplopoda |
Order: | Spirostreptida |
Family: | Harpagophoridae Attems, 1909 |
Subfamilies | |
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Harpagophoridae is a family of round-backed millipedes of the order Spirostreptida. The family includes 269 species belonging to 55 genera,[1] distributed in Africa, Southeast Asia, and the East Indies, as well as a few Indian Oceanic islands. Two subfamilies are recognized.[2]
Genera[]
There are about 55 genera (and 269 species):
References[]
- ^ "Family Harpagophoridae". GBIF. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
- ^ "Revision of the Harpagophoridae (Diplopoda, Spirostreptida) of southern Africa, including descriptions of five new species" (PDF). African Invertebrates. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
- ^ "The distribution of southern African Harpagophoridae Attems, 1909 (Diplopoda: Spirostreptida)" (PDF). African Invertebrates. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
- ^ "A New Th yropygine Milliped from Sabah (Spirostreptida: Harpagophoridae)" (PDF). International Journal of Myriapodology. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
- ^ Redman, Guy T.; Hamer, Michelle L.; Slotow, Robert H.; Barraclough, David A. (2010). "Description of Two New Species of Zinophora Chamberlin, 1927 (Diplopoda: Spirostreptida: Harpagophoridae), with Discussion of Species Groups in the Genus". African Invertebrates. KwaZulu-Natal Museum. 51 (2): 385–396. doi:10.5733/afin.051.0207.
Categories:
- Spirobolida
- Millipede families