Rhysodesmus Explained

Rhysodesmus is a genus of flat-backed millipedes in the family Xystodesmidae. There are at least 90 described species in Rhysodesmus., ranging from El Salvador to the Southern United States.^[1]

Species

These 92 species belong to the genus Rhysodesmus:

• Rhysodesmus acolhuus (Humbert & DeSaussure, 1869)

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• Rhysodesmus agrestis Shelley, 1999

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• Rhysodesmus alpuyecus Chamberlin, 1943

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• Rhysodesmus angelus (Karsch, 1881)

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• Rhysodesmus angustus Loomis, 1966

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• Rhysodesmus arcuatus Pocock, 1910

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• Rhysodesmus attemsi Pocock, 1909

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• Rhysodesmus bolivari Chamberlin, 1943

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• Rhysodesmus bonus Chamberlin, 1943

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• Rhysodesmus byersi Loomis, 1966

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• Rhysodesmus championi Pocock, 1909

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• Rhysodesmus chelifer Takakuwa, 1941

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• Rhysodesmus chisosi Shelley, 1989

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• Rhysodesmus cohaesivus Wang, 1957

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• Rhysodesmus consobrinus (DeSaussure, 1859)

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• Rhysodesmus constrictus Loomis, 1966

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• Rhysodesmus contiguus Wang, 1957

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• Rhysodesmus coriaceus Loomis, 1968

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• Rhysodesmus cuernavacae Chamberlin, 1942

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• Rhysodesmus cumbres Chamberlin, 1943

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• Rhysodesmus dampfi (Verhoeff, 1932)

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• Rhysodesmus dasypus (Gervais, 1847)

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• Rhysodesmus depressus Loomis, 1966

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• Rhysodesmus diacanthus Miyosi, 1952

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• Rhysodesmus elestribus Chamberlin, 1943

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• Rhysodesmus esperanzae Chamberlin, 1943

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• Rhysodesmus eunis Chamberlin, 1943

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• Rhysodesmus eusculptus Chamberlin, 1941

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• Rhysodesmus flavocinctus Pocock, 1909

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• Rhysodesmus fraternus (DeSaussure, 1859)

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• Rhysodesmus frionus Chamberlin, 1943

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• Rhysodesmus garcianus Chamberlin, 1943

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• Rhysodesmus geniculatus Takakuwa, 1941

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• Rhysodesmus godmani Pocock, 1909

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• Rhysodesmus guardanus Chamberlin, 1943

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• Rhysodesmus hamatilis Loomis, 1966

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• Rhysodesmus ikaoensis Takakuwa, 1942

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• Rhysodesmus intermedius Chamberlin, 1943

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• Rhysodesmus inustus Pocock, 1910

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• Rhysodesmus jugosus Loomis, 1966

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• Rhysodesmus kitazawai Miyosi, 1953

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• Rhysodesmus knighti Chamberlin, 1941

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• Rhysodesmus latus Loomis, 1968

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• Rhysodesmus leonensis Chamberlin, 1941

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• Rhysodesmus malinche Chamberlin, 1943

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• Rhysodesmus marcosus Chamberlin, 1952

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• Rhysodesmus mayanus Chamberlin, 1925

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• Rhysodesmus minor (Chamberlin, 1943)

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• Rhysodesmus montezumae (DeSaussure, 1859)

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• Rhysodesmus morelus Chamberlin, 1943

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• Rhysodesmus murallensis Loomis, 1966

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• Rhysodesmus mystecus (Humbert & DeSaussure, 1869)

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• Rhysodesmus nahuus (Humbert & DeSaussure, 1869)

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• Rhysodesmus notostictus Pocock, 1910

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• Rhysodesmus obliquus Loomis, 1966

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• Rhysodesmus ochraceus Gressitt, 1941

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• Rhysodesmus otomitus (DeSaussure, 1859)

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• Rhysodesmus perotenus Chamberlin, 1943

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• Rhysodesmus potosianus Chamberlin, 1942

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• Rhysodesmus punctatus Loomis, 1966

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• Rhysodesmus pusilllus Pocock, 1910

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• Rhysodesmus pusillus Pocock, 1909

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• Rhysodesmus restans Hoffman, 1998

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• Rhysodesmus rubrimarginis Chamberlin, 1943

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• Rhysodesmus salvini Pocock, 1910

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• Rhysodesmus sandersi Causey, 1954

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• Rhysodesmus scutata Takakuwa, 1942

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• Rhysodesmus semicircularis Takakuwa, 1941

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• Rhysodesmus semicirculatus Takakuwa, 1941

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• Rhysodesmus semiovatus Loomis, 1966

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• Rhysodesmus seriatus Chamberlin, 1947

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• Rhysodesmus serrulatus Miyosi, 1952

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• Rhysodesmus shirozui Takakuwa, 1942

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• Rhysodesmus simplex Loomis, 1966

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• Rhysodesmus smithi Pocock, 1910

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• Rhysodesmus spinosissimus Miyosi, 1952

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• Rhysodesmus spiralipes Takakuwa, 1942

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• Rhysodesmus stolli Pocock, 1909

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• Rhysodesmus tabascensis Pocock, 1909

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• Rhysodesmus tacubayae Chamberlin, 1943

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• Rhysodesmus taiwanus Takakuwa, 1942

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• Rhysodesmus tepanecus (DeSaussure, 1859)

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• Rhysodesmus tepoztlanus Chamberlin, 1943

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• Rhysodesmus texicolens (Chamberlin, 1938)

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• Rhysodesmus toltecus (DeSaussure, 1859)

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• Rhysodesmus totonacus (DeSaussure, 1859)

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• Rhysodesmus tuberculatus Takakuwa, 1942

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• Rhysodesmus variatus Pocock, 1895

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• Rhysodesmus vicinus (DeSaussure, 1859)

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• Rhysodesmus violaceus (Brolemann, 1900)

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• Rhysodesmus zapotecus (DeSaussure, 1860)

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• Rhysodesmus zendalus (Humbert & DeSaussure, 1869)

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Further reading

• Book: Checklist of the millipeds of North and Middle America. 1999. Hoffman . Richard L.. Virginia Museum of Natural History Special Publications. 8. 9781884549120.
• Millipede (Diplopoda) distributions: A review. 2009. Golovatch . Sergei I.. Kime . R. Desmond. Soil Organisms. 81. 565–597.

Notes and References

1. Book: Hoffman . Richard L.. 1999. Checklist of the millipeds of North and Middle America. Virginia Museum of Natural History. 9781884549120.