''Archispirostreptus'' is a genus of giant
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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 10 species:
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Archispirostreptus beccarii
''Archispirostreptus'' is a genus of giant African millipedes in family Spirostreptidae, containing 10 species:
* '' Archispirostreptus beccarii'' Silvestri, 1895
* '' Archispirostreptus boettegi'' Silvestri, 1895
* '' Archispirostreptus diverge ...
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Silvestri, 1895
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Archispirostreptus boettegi
''Archispirostreptus'' is a genus of giant African millipedes in family Spirostreptidae, containing 10 species:
* ''Archispirostreptus beccarii'' Silvestri, 1895
* '' Archispirostreptus boettegi'' Silvestri, 1895
* '' Archispirostreptus divergen ...
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Silvestri, 1895
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Archispirostreptus divergens
''Archispirostreptus'' is a genus of giant African millipedes in family Spirostreptidae, containing 10 species:
* ''Archispirostreptus beccarii'' Silvestri, 1895
* ''Archispirostreptus boettegi'' Silvestri, 1895
* '' Archispirostreptus divergens ...
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Krabbe & Enghoff, 1978
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Archispirostreptus dodsoni
''Archispirostreptus'' is a genus of giant African millipedes in family Spirostreptidae, containing 10 species:
* ''Archispirostreptus beccarii'' Silvestri, 1895
* ''Archispirostreptus boettegi'' Silvestri, 1895
* ''Archispirostreptus divergens' ...
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Pocock, 1899
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Archispirostreptus gigas
''Archispirostreptus gigas'', known as the giant African millipede, shongololo or Bongololo, is the largest extant species of millipede, growing up to in length, in circumference. It has approximately 256 legs, although the number of legs chang ...
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Peters, 1855
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Archispirostreptus lugubris
''Archispirostreptus'' is a genus of giant African millipedes in family Spirostreptidae, containing 10 species:
* ''Archispirostreptus beccarii'' Silvestri, 1895
* ''Archispirostreptus boettegi'' Silvestri, 1895
* ''Archispirostreptus divergens' ...
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Brölemann, 1901
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Archispirostreptus phillipsii
''Archispirostreptus'' is a genus of giant African millipedes in family Spirostreptidae, containing 10 species:
* '' Archispirostreptus beccarii'' Silvestri, 1895
* '' Archispirostreptus boettegi'' Silvestri, 1895
* '' Archispirostreptus diverge ...
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Pocock, 1896
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Archispirostreptus smithii
''Archispirostreptus'' is a genus of giant African millipedes in family Spirostreptidae, containing 10 species:
* ''Archispirostreptus beccarii'' Silvestri, 1895
* ''Archispirostreptus boettegi'' Silvestri, 1895
* ''Archispirostreptus divergens' ...
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Pocock, 1899
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Archispirostreptus syriacus
''Archispirostreptus syriacus'' is a species of millipede within the family Spirostreptidae. The species is found distributed in the Middle East in countries such as Syria, Israel, Yemen, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia, where it inhabits dry desert
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DeSaussure, 1859
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Archispirostreptus tumuliporus''
Hoffman, 1965
References
Spirostreptida
Millipede genera
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