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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Myriapods (Myriapoda) » Millipedes (Diplopoda) » Spirobolida » Rhinocricidae

Family Rhinocricidae

Classification · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Range · Remarks · Works Cited
Eurhinocricus yellow millipede Rhinocricidae Rhinocricidae help with ID please - Anadenobolus monilicornis Anadenobolus or Eurhinocricus? Anadenobolus monilicornis Anadenobolus monilicornis
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Myriapoda (Myriapods)
Class Diplopoda (Millipedes)
Order Spirobolida
Family Rhinocricidae
Explanation of Names
Rhinocricidae Brölemann 1913
Numbers
>570 spp. in 34 genera of 4 subfamilies total(1)
Range
Neotropics, Malesia and adjacent Australasia
Remarks
Includes one or more introduced Caribbean species moving north through Florida.
Works Cited
1.Sierwald P., Spelda J. (2023) MilliBase
Contributed by Jeff Hollenbeck on 16 April, 2007 - 8:06pm
Additional contributions by Vox Sciurorum, v belov
Last updated 6 November, 2023 - 8:16pm

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