Entomobielziidae is a family of millipedes belonging to the order Chordeumatida.[1] This family includes 18 species, including 13 in the genus Tianella.[2] Millipedes in this family are found in Romania, central Asia, and the Himalayas.[3]
| Entomobielziidae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Diplopoda |
| Order: | Chordeumatida |
| Superfamily: | Cleidogonoidea |
| Family: | Entomobielziidae |
Description
editMillipedes in this family feature highly reduced paranota. The posterior gonopods are leglike, with five segments and a claw.[3] This family includes the genus Tianella, notable for featuring adult millipedes with 29 segments, a number not found in the adults of any other chordeumatidan genus.[4] Adults in most Tianella species have 29 segments.[5]
Genera
editThis family includes three genera:[1]
- Entomobielzia Verhoeff, 1898
- Pseudoclis Attems, 1899
- Tianella Attems, 1904
References
edit- ^ a b "MilliBase - Entomobielziidae Verhoeff, 1899". www.millibase.org. Retrieved 2024-08-03.
- ^ "Entomobielziidae Verhoeff, 1899 | COL". www.catalogueoflife.org. Retrieved 2024-08-03.
- ^ a b Enghoff, Henrik; Golovatch, Sergei; Short, Megan; Stoev, Pavel; Wesener, Thomas (2015-01-01). "Diplopoda — taxonomic overview". Treatise on Zoology - Anatomy, Taxonomy, Biology. The Myriapoda, Volume 2: 363–453 [413]. doi:10.1163/9789004188273_017. ISBN 9789004156128.
- ^ Enghoff, Henrik; Dohle, Wolfgang; Blower, J. Gordon (1993). "Anamorphosis in Millipedes (Diplopoda) — The Present State of Knowledge with Some Developmental and Phylogenetic Considerations". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 109 (2): 103–234. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1993.tb00305.x.
- ^ Mauriès, Jean-Paul (1988). "Myriapodes du Népal. II. Diplopodes Craspedosomides nouveaux de l'Himalaya et de la région indo-malaise (Craspedosomidea et Chordeumidea)". Revue suisse de zoologie (in French). 95: 3–49. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.79638. ISSN 0035-418X – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.