Siphonotidae Explained

Siphonotidae is a family of millipedes in the order Polyzoniida.^{[1] [2] [3]} This family includes more than 70 species distributed among 13 genera.^[4] These millipedes are found in South America, South Africa, Madagascar, Southeast Asia, and New Zealand.^[5] Millipedes in this family have a narrow telson and are quick and active.

Genera

This family includes the following genera:^[6]

Orsilochus is a taxonomic synonym of Rhinotus.

Further reading

• Book: Lee . Paul. Harding . P.. 2006. Atlas of the millipedes (Diplopoda) of Britain and Ireland. Pensoft. 59.
• Book: Hoffman . Richard L.. 1999. Checklist of the millipeds of North and Middle America. Virginia Museum of Natural History.
• Book: Foddai . Donatella. Dallai . Romano. 1995. Chilopoda, Diplopoda, Pauropoda, Symphyla. Calderini.
• Book: Capinera . John L.. 2008. Encyclopedia of Entomology. Springer. 978-1402062421.

Notes and References

1. Web site: ITIS - Report: Siphonotidae . 2024-08-03 . www.itis.gov.
2. Web site: Family Siphonotidae . 2024-08-03 . bugguide.net.
3. Web site: Shelley . R.M. . The myriapods, the world’s leggiest animals . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20180711031102/https://ag.tennessee.edu/EPP/Pages/Nadiplochilo/Millipedes.aspx . 2018-07-11 . 2018-02-23.
4. Web site: Siphonotidae Cook, 1895 COL . 2024-08-03 . www.catalogueoflife.org.
5. Enghoff . Henrik . Golovatch . Sergei . Short . Megan . Stoev . Pavel . Wesener . Thomas . 2015-01-01 . Diplopoda — taxonomic overview . Treatise on Zoology - Anatomy, Taxonomy, Biology. The Myriapoda, Volume 2 . en . 363–453 [389] . 10.1163/9789004188273_017 . 9789004188273.
6. Web site: MilliBase - Siphonotidae Cook, 1895 . 2024-08-03 . www.millibase.org . en.