Rhinocricidae Explained

Rhinocricidae is a family of millipedes, that occurs disjunctly in Malesia and neighbouring parts of Australasia and in the Neotropics. The family contains the following genera:^[1]

• Acladocricus Brölemann, 1913
• Alcimobolus Loomis, 1936
• Anadenobolus von Porat, 1876
• Andocricus Chamberlin, 1955
• Auracricus Pérez-Asso, 1998
• Australocricus Jeekel, 2001
• Carlocricus Jeekel, 2001
• Cubobolus Chamberlin, 1918
• Desmocricus Carl, 1918
• Eurhinocricus Brölemann, 1903
• Fomentocricus Perez-Asso, 1998
• Haitobolus Mauriès & Hoffman, 1998
• Jobocricus Pérez-Asso, 1998
• Leiocricus Loomis, 1936
• Lissocricus Chamberlin, 1953
• Metacricus Chamberlin, 1953
• Neocricus Chamberlin, 1941
• Nesobolus Chamberlin, 1918
• Oxypyge Silvestri, 1896
• Perucricus Kraus, 1954
• Poecilocricus Schubart, 1962
• Proporobolus Silvestri, 1897
• Rhinocricus Karsch, 1881
• Rhytidocricus Hoffman & Keeton, 1960
• Salpidobolus Silvestri, 1897
• Thyroproctus Pocock, 1894
• Yucatobolus Chamberlin, 1938

Notes and References

1. Paul E. Marek, Jason E. Bond & Petra Sierwald . 2003 . Rhinocricidae systematics II: a species catalog of the Rhinocricidae (Diplopoda: Spirobolida) with synonymies . . 308 . 1–108 . 1-877354-15-5 . PDF.