Anoplodesmus is a genus of millipedes. It is one of the most species rich genera in the family Paradoxosomatidae, with over 40 described species distributed from India and Nepal to China and Southeast Asia, as well as the Mascarene Islands and Fiji.[1][2]

Anoplodesmus
Anoplodesmus anthracinus
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Anoplodesmus

Pocock, 1895
Type species
Anoplodesmus anthracinus
Synonyms
  • Sulciferus Attems, 1898
  • Paranedyopus Carl, 1932
  • Himantogonus Carl, 1932
  • Akribosoma Carl, 1935
  • Jonespeltis Verhoeff, 1936

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References

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  1. ^ Nguyen, A. D. & Sierwald, P. (2013). "A worldwide catalog of the family Paradoxosomatidae Daday, 1889 (Diplopoda: Polydesmida)" (PDF). CheckList. 9 (6): 1132–1353. doi:10.15560/9.6.1132.
  2. ^ Spelda, J.; Sierwald, P. (2017). Sierwald, P. (ed.). "Anoplodesmus Pocock, 1895". MilliBase. Retrieved 2017-11-10.