''Anastreptus'' is a genus of giant
Africa
Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent after Asia. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 20% of Earth's land area and 6% of its total surfac ...
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millipede
Millipedes (originating from the Latin , "thousand", and , "foot") are a group of arthropods that are characterised by having two pairs of jointed legs on most body segments; they are known scientifically as the class Diplopoda, the name derive ...
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Spirostreptidae
Spirostreptidae is a family of millipedes in the order Spirostreptida. It contains around 100 genera distributed in North and South America, the eastern Mediterranean, continental Africa, Madagascar, and Seychelles. It contains the following gene ...
, containing five species:
* ''
Anastreptus andreini''
(Brölemann, 1903)
* ''
Anastreptus entomotropis''
(Chamberlin, 1927)
* ''
Anastreptus scalatus''
(Karsch, 1881)
* ''
Anastreptus strongylotropis''
(Attems, 1914)
*''
Anastreptus unidentatus''
(Silvestri, 1897)
References
Spirostreptida
Millipedes of Africa
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