Tynommatidae Explained

Tynommatidae is a family of millipedes in the order Callipodida. There are about 12 genera and more than 30 described species in Tynommatidae, found mainly in western North America.

Tynommatidae was formerly considered a subfamily (Tynommatinae) of Schizopetalidae, but has been elevated in rank to family, and includes North American millipedes from the family Schizopetalidae.

Genera

These 12 genera belong to the family Tynommatidae:

• Aspidiophon Shelley, 2000
• Caliactis Shelley, 1996
• Colactis Loomis, 1937
• Colactoides Shelley, 1997
• Diactis Loomis, 1937
• Etiron Chamberlin, 1941
• Florea Shelley, 1996
• Heptium Loomis, 1937
• Idrionaria Shelley, 1996
• Mexicopetalum Stoev & Shelley, 2009
• Texophon Chamberlin, 1946
• Tynomma Loomis, 1937

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.