Scytonotus Explained

Scytonotus is a genus of flat-backed millipedes in the family Polydesmidae. There are about 17 described species in Scytonotus.

Species

These 17 species belong to the genus Scytonotus:

• Scytonotus australis Hoffman, 1962
• Scytonotus bergrothi Chamberlin, 1911
• Scytonotus cavernarus Bollman, 1887
• Scytonotus columbianus Chamberlin, 1920
• Scytonotus granulatus (Say, 1821) (granulated millipede)
• Scytonotus inornatus Shelley, 1994
• Scytonotus insulanus Attems, 1931
• Scytonotus laevicollis Koch, 1847
• Scytonotus michauxi Hoffman, 1962
• Scytonotus multituberculatus (Carl, 1905)
• Scytonotus nodulosus Koch, 1847
• Scytonotus orthodox Chamberlin, 1925
• Scytonotus pallidus Attems, 1931
• Scytonotus piger Chamberlin, 1910
• Scytonotus scabricollis Koch & C.L., 1847
• Scytonotus simplex Chamberlin, 1941
• Scytonotus virginicus (Loomis, 1943)

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.