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Siphonotidae
Family of millipedes From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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]
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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]
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