''Auturus'' is a genus of
flat-backed millipede
Polydesmida (from the Greek ''poly'' "many" and ''desmos'' "bond") is the largest order of millipedes, containing approximately 3,500 species, including all the millipedes reported to produce hydrogen cyanide (HCN).
Description
Members of the or ...
s in the family
Euryuridae
Euryuridae is a family of flat-backed millipedes in the order Polydesmida. There are at least 4 genera and about 14 described species in Euryuridae.
Genera
* '' Auturus'' Chamberlin, 1942
* '' Euryurus'' Koch, 1847
* '' Eutheatus''
* '' ...
. There are about 11 described species in ''Auturus''.
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Species
These 11 species belong to the genus ''Auturus'':
* '' Auturus becki'' Chamberlin, 1951
* '' Auturus dixianus'' Chamberlin, 1942
* '' Auturus erythropygos'' (Brandt, 1839)
* '' Auturus evides'' (Bollman, 1887)
* '' Auturus florus'' Causey, 1950
* '' Auturus georgianus'' Chamberlin
* '' Auturus louisianus'' (Chamberlin, 1918)
* '' Auturus mcclurkini'' Causey, 1955
* '' Auturus mimetes'' Chamberlin, 1942
* '' Auturus phanus'' Chamberlin, 1942
* '' Auturus scotius'' Chamberlin, 1942
References
Further reading
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Polydesmida
Millipedes of North America
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