Polyxenus (millipede) explained

Polyxenus is a genus of millipede in the order Polyxenida, containing at least 30 valid species as of 2012.^[1]

Species

• Polyxenus albus Pocock, 1894
• Polyxenus anacapensis Pierce, 1940
• Polyxenus anophthalius Ishii & Yin, 2000
• Polyxenus buxtoni Brollemann, 1921
• Polyxenus caudatus Menge, 1854
• Polyxenus chalcidicus Conde & Nguyen Duy-Jacquemin, 1971
• Polyxenus chilensis Silvestri, 1903
• Polyxenus colurus Menge, 1854
• Polyxenus conformis Koch & Berendt, 1854
• Polyxenus fasciculatus Say, 1821
• Polyxenus germanicus Verhoeff, 1941
• Polyxenus hangzhoensis Ishii & Liang, 1990
• Polyxenus hawaiiensis Silvestri, 1904
• Polyxenus koreanus Ishii & Choi, 1988
• Polyxenus lagurus (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Polyxenus lapidicola Silvestri, 1903
• Polyxenus lepagei Mello-Leitao, 1925
• Polyxenus lophurus Menge, 1854
• Polyxenus lucidus Chalande, 1888
• Polyxenus macedonicus Verhoeff, 1952
• Polyxenus oromii Nguyen Duy-Jacquemin, 1996
• Polyxenus ovalis Koch & Berendt, 1854
• Polyxenus paraguayensis Silvestri, 1903
• Polyxenus platensis Silvestri, 1903
• Polyxenus ponticus Lignau, 1903
• Polyxenus pugetensis Kincaid, 1898
• Polyxenus rossi Chamberlin, 1957
• Polyxenus senex Mello-Leitao, 1925
• Polyxenus shinoharai Ishii, 1983
• Polyxenus sokolowi Lignau, 1924
• Polyxenus superbus Silvestri, 1903
• Polyxenus triocellatus Ishii & Yin, 2000
• Polyxenus tuberculatus Pierce, 1940

Fossil species

• †Polyxenus miocenica Srivastava et al. 2006 Kerala amber, India, Miocene
• †Polyxenus ovalis Koch and Berendt 1854 Baltic amber, Eocene
• †Polyxenus coniformis Koch and Berendt 1854 Baltic amber, Eocene
• †Polyxenus colurus Menge 1854 Baltic amber, Eocene
• †Polyxenus caudatus Menge 1854 Baltic amber, Eocene
• †Polyxenus lophurus Menge 1854 Baltic amber, Eocene

Notes and References

1. Web site: Polyxenus . Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life, 2012 Annual Checklist. 24 October 2013.