Schizopetalidae Explained

Schizopetalidae is a family of crested millipedes in the order Callipodida. There are more than 10 genera in Schizopetalidae.

The Schizopetalidae subfamily Tynommatinae was recently elevated in rank to family (Tynommatidae), which resulted in the transfer of these 12 genera to the new family: Aspidiophon, Caliactis, Colactis, Colactoides, Diactis, Etiron, Florea, Heptium, Idrionaria, Mexicopetalum, Texophon, and Tynomma.

Genera

• Acanthopetalum Verhoeff, 1900
• Apfelbeckia Verhoeff, 1896
• Balkanopetalum Verhoeff, 1926
• Callipodella Verhoeff, 1900
• Dischizopetalum Verhoeff, 1900
• Eurygyrus Koch & C.L., 1847
• Euxinopetalum Hoffman, 1973
• Himatiopetalum Verhoeff, 1900
• Micropodella
• Prolysiopetalum Verhoeff, 1909
• Schizopetalum Verhoeff, 1900

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. 1932-6203. 10.1371/journal.pone.0037240. 22615951. free. 3352885. 2012PLoSO...737240B.
• Millipede (Diplopoda) distributions: A review. 2009. Golovatch . Sergei I.. Kime . R.Desmond. Soil Organisms. 81. 565–597.
• Book: Checklist of the millipeds of North and Middle America. 1999. Hoffman . Richard L.. Virginia Museum of Natural History Special Publications. 9781884549120.
• Book: Treatise on Zoology - Anatomy, Taxonomy, Biology. The Myriapoda, Volume 2. 2015. Minelli . Alessandro. Brill. 978-9004156128.
• 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.