Scytonotus is a genus of flat-backed millipedes in the family Polydesmidae. There are about 17 described species in Scytonotus.[1][2][3][4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Diplopoda |
| Order: | Polydesmida |
| Family: | Polydesmidae |
| Genus: | Scytonotus Koch, 1847 |
Species
editThese 17 species belong to the genus Scytonotus:
- Scytonotus australis Hoffman, 1962
- Scytonotus bergrothi Chamberlin, 1911
- Scytonotus cavernarus Bollman, 1887
- Scytonotus columbianus Chamberlin, 1920
- Scytonotus granulatus (Say, 1821) (granulated millipede)
- Scytonotus inornatus Shelley, 1994
- Scytonotus insulanus Attems, 1931
- Scytonotus laevicollis Koch, 1847
- Scytonotus michauxi Hoffman, 1962
- Scytonotus multituberculatus (Carl, 1905)
- Scytonotus nodulosus Koch, 1847
- Scytonotus orthodox Chamberlin, 1925
- Scytonotus pallidus Attems, 1931
- Scytonotus piger Chamberlin, 1910
- Scytonotus scabricollis Koch & C.L., 1847
- Scytonotus simplex Chamberlin, 1941
- Scytonotus virginicus (Loomis, 1943)
References
edit- ^ "Scytonotus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Scytonotus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Scytonotus genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ Shelley, R. M. "The myriapods, the world's leggiest animals". University of Tennessee. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
Further reading
edit- Hoffman, Richard L. (1999). Checklist of the millipeds of North and Middle America. Virginia Museum of Natural History Special Publications. Vol. 8. ISBN 9781884549120.
- Golovatch, Sergei I.; Kime, R. Desmond (2009). "Millipede (Diplopoda) distributions: A review" (PDF). Soil Organisms. 81: 565–597.
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