Pygmaeosomatidae Explained

Pygmaeosomatidae is a family of millipedes belonging to the order Chordeumatida.^[1] Adult millipedes in this family have 30 or 32 segments (counting the collum as the first segment and the telson as the last).^[2]

Genera:

• Betscheuma Mauriès, 1994
• Hendersonula Pocock, 1903
• Pygmaeosoma Carl, 1941

Notes and References

1. Web site: Pygmaeosomatidae . www.gbif.org . 6 June 2021 . en.
2. Enghoff . Henrik . Golovatch . Sergei . Short . Megan . Stoev . Pavel . Wesener . Thomas . 2015-01-01 . Diplopoda — taxonomic overview . Treatise on Zoology - Anatomy, Taxonomy, Biology. The Myriapoda, Volume 2 . en . 363–453 . 10.1163/9789004188273_017.