''Andrognathus'' is a genus of North American

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 ...

s in the family

Andrognathidae Andrognathidae is a family of millipede in the order Platydesmida. There are about 17 genera and more than 30 described species in Andrognathidae. Genera These 17 genera belong to the family Andrognathidae: * ''Andrognathus'' Cope, 1869 * ''Baz ...

, containing three species: '' A. corticarius'', ''A. grubbsi'', and ''A. hoffmani''. The fossil species ''Andrognathus burmiticus'' is known from approximately 99 million year old

Burmese amber Burmese amber, also known as Burmite or Kachin amber, is amber from the Hukawng Valley in northern Myanmar. The amber is dated to around 100 million years ago, during the latest Albian to earliest Cenomanian ages of the mid-Cretaceous period. Th ...

from Myanmar, showing that the genus had a much wider distribution in the past.

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