Paracortinidae Explained

Paracortinidae is a family of millipedes in the order Callipodida. It is currently made up of two genera and about 12 species; however, genetic studies are needed to properly determine the structure of the family. The members of the family are found across Vietnam and southern China.[1]

Genera

There are currently two genera in Paracortinidae:[2]

Notes and References

  1. Tian. Mingyi. Liu. Weixin. 2015-08-13. Two new cave-dwelling species of the millipede genus Paracortina Wang & Zhang, 1993 from southern China (Diplopoda, Callipodida, Paracortinidae). ZooKeys. 517. 123–140. 10.3897/zookeys.517.9949. 26312031. 4547130. 1313-2970. free.
  2. Stoev. Pavel. Geoffroy. Jean-Jacques. 2004. Review of the millipede family Paracortinidae Wang & Zhang 1993 (Diplopoda: Callipodida). Acta Arachnologica. 53. 2. 93–103. 10.2476/asjaa.53.93. 0001-5202. free.

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