Dorypetalum Explained

Dorypetalum is a genus of millipedes in the family Dorypetalidae. The seven species of Dorypetalum are found throughout the Balkan peninsula, the Carpathian mountains and Asia Minor.^[1]

Species

There are currently seven described species in the genus:^[2]

• Dorypetalum bosniense
• Dorypetalum bosporanum
• Dorypetalum bulgaricum
• Dorypetalum degenerans
• Dorypetalum helenae
• Dorypetalum marmaratum
• Dorypetalum trispiculigerum

Notes and References

1. STOEV. PAVEL. ENGHOFF. HENRIK. 2003-08-22. Systematics, phylogeny and biogeography of genus Balkanopetalum Verhoeff, 1926 (Diplopoda: Callipodida: Schizopetalidae). Zootaxa. 272. 1. 1. 10.11646/zootaxa.272.1.1. 1175-5334.
2. Chitty. John R.. 2006-03-31. Myriapods (Centipedes and Millipedes). Invertebrate Medicine. 195–203. 10.1002/9780470344606.ch13. 9780813818443.