Rhachodesmidae Explained

Rhachodesmidae is a family of flat-backed millipedes in the order Polydesmida. There are more than 20 genera and at least 80 described species in Rhachodesmidae.

Genera

These 21 genera belong to the family Rhachodesmidae:

• Aceratophallus Carl, 1902
• Acutangulus Attems, 1898
• Ceuthauxus Chamberlin, 1942
• Chromodesmus Loomis, 1977
• Cornalatus Attems, 1931
• Curodesmus Chamberlin, 1922
• Diuncustoma Shelley, 1997
• Dobrodesmus
• Euphallus Chamberlin, 1953
• Metaphallus Chamberlin, 1952
• Mexidesmus Loomis, 1977
• Neoleptodesmus Carl, 1903
• Pararhachistes Pocock, 1909
• Rhachidomorpha De Saussure, 1860
• Rhachodesmus Cook, 1895
• Sakophallus Chamberlin, 1941
• Strongylodesmus De Saussure, 1859
• Tancitares Chamberlin, 1942
• Teinorhachis Loomis, 1961
• Tiphallus Chamberlin, 1952
• Unculabes Causey, 1971

Further reading

• Millipede Taxonomy after 250 Years: Classification and Taxonomic Practices in a Mega-Diverse yet Understudied Arthropod Group. 2012. Brewer . M. S.. Sierwald . P.. Bond . J. E.. PLOS ONE. 7. 5. e37240. 10.1371/journal.pone.0037240. 2012PLoSO...737240B. 3352885. 22615951. free.
• Millipede (Diplopoda) distributions: A review. 2009. Golovatch . Sergei I.. Kime . R. Desmond. Soil Organisms. 81. 3 . 565–597.
• Book: Checklist of the millipeds of North and Middle America. 1999. Hoffman . Richard L.. Virginia Museum of Natural History Special Publications. 8. 9781884549120.
• Current status of the myriapod class Diplopoda (millipedes): taxonomic diversity and phylogeny. 2007. Sierwald . Petra. Bond . Jason E.. Annual Review of Entomology. 52. 401–420. 10.1146/annurev.ento.52.111805.090210. 17163800.