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Lusitanipus

Genus of millipedes From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Lusitanipus is a genus of millipedes in the family Dorypetalidae.[1] The genus is endemic to the Iberian peninsula; L. alternans is endemic to Portugal and L. xanin is only known from Spain.[2][3] It was believed to be a monotypic genus until the 2020 discovery of L. xanin.[3]

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Species

There are currently two species in the genus:[3]

  • Lusitanipus alternans (Verhoeff, 1893)
  • Lusitanipus xanin Gilgado, Martínez-Pillado & Prieto, 2020

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