Golovatchiidae

Golovatchiidae is a family of millipedes belonging to the order Chordeumatida.^[1] This family contains a single species, Golovatchia magda.^[2] This species ranges from 15 mm to 17 mm in length and is found in the Russian Far East.^[3] Adult millipedes of this species have 30 segments (including the collum, the telson, and the rings in between).^[2] In the adult male of this species, the gonopod complex involves three leg pairs (pairs 8 through 10) rather than just the two (pairs 8 and 9) that are usually modified into gonopods this order.^[2]

Golovatchiidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Myriapoda
Class:	Diplopoda
Order:	Chordeumatida
Superfamily:	Brannerioidea
Family:	Golovatchiidae

Genera:^[1]

• Golovatchia Shear, 1992