Antichiropus Explained

Antichiropus is a genus of millipede in the family Paradoxosomatidae. The genus is very distinctive in the form of the gonopod, which is typically coiled through at least a full circle.^[1] It is probably endemic to Australia. Some species have small ranges of less than 10000 km², classifying them as short-range endemic invertebrates.

See also

• Antichiropus fossulifrons (Attems, 1911) – Western Australia
• Antichiropus humphreysi (Shear, 1992) – Western Australia
• Antichiropus mammilifer (Jeekel, 1982) – South Australia
• Antichiropus minimus (Attems, 1911) – Western Australia
• Antichiropus monacanthus (Attems, 1911) – Western Australia
• Antichiropus nanus (Attems, 1911) – Western Australia
• Antichiropus sulcatus (Attems, 1911) – Western Australia
• Antichiropus variabilis (Attems, 1911) – Western Australia
• Antichiropus whistleri (Attems, 1911) – Western Australia

Notes and References

1. . 1992 . A new genus and two new species of millipedes from the Cape Range, Western Australia (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Paradoxosomatidae) . Records of the Western Australian Museum . 15 . 4 . 777–784 .