Hirudisomatidae
Family of millipedes
| Hirudisomatidae | |
|---|---|
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| Octoglena bivirgata | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Diplopoda |
| Order: | Polyzoniida |
| Family: | Hirudisomatidae Silvestri, 1896 |
Hirudisomatidae is a family of colobognathan millipedes in the order Polyzoniida. The approximately 20 species occur from Spain to the Himalayas in Eurasia, Japan, and in North America from southwest Canada to central Mexico.[1]
Genera
- Catharosoma
- Hirudisoma
- Hypozonium
- Mexiconium
- Nepalozonium
- Octoglena
- Orsiboe
References
- ^ "Geographic distribution of Millipede Families" (PDF). Milli-PEET Identification Tables. The Field Museum, Chicago. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
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