Harpagophoridae Explained
Harpagophoridae is a family of round-backed millipedes of the order Spirostreptida. The family includes 269 species belonging to 55 genera,[1] distributed in Africa, Southeast Asia, and the East Indies, as well as a few Indian Oceanic islands. Two subfamilies are recognized.[2]
Genera
There are about 55 genera (and 269 species):
- Agaricogonopus
- Alienostreptus
- Anurostreptus
- Apoctenophora
- Armatostreptus
- Balustreptus
- Cambodjostreptus
- Carlogonus
- Cercostreptus
- Cornugonus
- Ctenorangoon
- Cystogonopus
- Dametus
- Drepanopus
- Duplopisthus
- Eremobelus
- Fageostreptus
- Falcigonopus
- Gnomognathus
- Gongylorrhus
- Gonoplectus
- Harpagophora
- Harpagophorella
- Harpurostreptus
- Heptischius
- Humbertostreptus
- Indiothauma
- Janardananeptus
- Junceustreptus
- Karschopisthus
- Ktenostreptus
- Lamellostreptus
- Leiotelus
- Leptostreptus
- Organognathus
- Philoporatia
- Phyllogonostreptus
- Picrogonopus
- Poratophilus[3]
- Prominulostreptus
- Remulopygus
- Rhynchoproctus
- Sculptulistreptus
- Spissustreptus[4]
- Spoliatogonus
- Stenurostreptus
- Thaiogonus
- Thyroglutus
- Thyropisthus
- Thyropygus
- Trigonostreptus
- Tuberogonus
- Uriunceustreptus
- Winklerostreptus
- Zinophora[5]
Notes and References
- Web site: Family Harpagophoridae . GBIF . 22 December 2016.
- Web site: Revision of the Harpagophoridae (Diplopoda, Spirostreptida) of southern Africa, including descriptions of five new species . African Invertebrates . 22 December 2016.
- Web site: The distribution of southern African Harpagophoridae Attems, 1909 (Diplopoda: Spirostreptida) . African Invertebrates . 19 December 2016.
- Web site: A New Th yropygine Milliped from Sabah (Spirostreptida: Harpagophoridae) . International Journal of Myriapodology . 19 December 2016.
- Description of Two New Species of Zinophora Chamberlin, 1927 (Diplopoda: Spirostreptida: Harpagophoridae), with Discussion of Species Groups in the Genus . African Invertebrates . 51 . 2 . 385–396 . KwaZulu-Natal Museum . 10.5733/afin.051.0207 . 2010 . Redman . Guy T. . Hamer . Michelle L. . Slotow . Robert H. . Barraclough . David A. . free .
