Other Common Names
Pincushion Millipedes, Fuzzy Millipedes
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Ancyrotricha Cook 1895
Numbers
8 spp. in 3 genera of 2 families in our area. ~110 spp. in a dozen genera of 4 families total
(1)Identification
Soft-bodied with distinctive tufts of setae, ≤17 leg pairs. Polyxenidae usually have ocelli, 8th antennomere shorter than 7th; Lophoproctidae lack ocelli, 8th antennomere subequal or longer than 7th
Range
Worldwide. In the New World, so.Canada to Brazil
(2)
Polyxenidae occur over much of the US (6 spp. of
Polyxenus); Lophoproctidae, has been recorded in the Florida Keys and may occur in so.TX (at least 2 spp.)
(1)Print References
Short M., Vahtera V. (2017) Phylogenetic relationships of millipedes in the subclass Penicillata (Diplopoda) with a key to the genera. J. Nat. Hist. 51: 41‒42, 2443‒2461 (
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