Attemsiidae is a
Palaearctic
The Palearctic or Palaearctic is a biogeographic realm of the Earth, the largest of eight. Confined almost entirely to the Eastern Hemisphere, it stretches across Europe and Asia, north of the foothills of the Himalayas, and North Africa.
Th ...
family of
millipedes
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 ...
belonging to the order
Chordeumatida
Chordeumatida (from the Greek word for "sausage") is a large order of millipedes containing more than 1,400 species. Also known as sausage millipedes, they are found nearly worldwide. Chordeumatida is the largest order in the superorder Nemato ...
.
Adult millipedes in this family have 30 segments (counting the collum as the first segment and the
telson
The telson () is the hindmost division of the body of an arthropod. Depending on the definition, the telson is either considered to be the final segment (biology), segment of the arthropod body, or an additional division that is not a true segm ...
as the last).
Genera
The following are included in ''BioLib.cz'':
[BioLib.cz: family Attemsiidae Verhoeff, 1899]
(retrieved 15 January 2024)
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Allorhiscosoma''
Verhoeff, 1907
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Attemsia''
Verhoeff, 1895
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Coelogonium''
Strasser, 1937
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Dendromonomeron''
Verhoeff, 1912
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Dimastosternum''
Attems, 1927
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Elaphoischion''
Verhoeff, 1931
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Elaphomerion''
Verhoeff, 1931
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Eurygonium''
Strasser, 1937
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Glomogonium''
Strasser, 1965
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Grassografia''
Mrsic, 1987
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Julialpium''
Strasser, 1937
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Mecogonopodium''
Strasser, 1933
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Polyphematia''
Verhoeff, 1912
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Rhiscosoma''
Latzel, 1884
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Schubartia''
Verhoeff, 1927
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Stiphrogonium''
Strasser, 1937
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Symphyosphys''
Strasser, 1939
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Syngonopodium''
Verhoeff, 1913
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Tylogonium''
Strasser, 1937
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q4299688
Chordeumatida