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, and New Zealand.[5] Millipedes in this family have a narrow telson and are quick and active.[5]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Diplopoda |
| Order: | Polyzoniida |
| Family: | Siphonotidae Cook, 1895 |
Genera
editThis 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]
References
edit- ^ "ITIS - Report: Siphonotidae". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2024-08-03.
- ^ "Family Siphonotidae". bugguide.net. Retrieved 2024-08-03.
- ^ Shelley, R.M. "The myriapods, the world's leggiest animals". Archived from the original on 2018-07-11. Retrieved 2018-02-23.
- ^ "Siphonotidae Cook, 1895 | 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 [389]. doi:10.1163/9789004188273_017. ISBN 9789004188273.
- ^ a b "MilliBase - Siphonotidae Cook, 1895". www.millibase.org. Retrieved 2024-08-03.
Further reading
edit- Lee, Paul; Harding, P. (2006). Atlas of the millipedes (Diplopoda) of Britain and Ireland. Vol. 59. Pensoft.
- Hoffman, Richard L. (1999). Checklist of the millipeds of North and Middle America. Virginia Museum of Natural History.
- Foddai, Donatella; Dallai, Romano (1995). Chilopoda, Diplopoda, Pauropoda, Symphyla. Calderini.
- Capinera, John L., ed. (2008). Encyclopedia of Entomology. Springer. ISBN 978-1402062421.
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