Chonaphini is a tribe 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 o ...

s in the family

Xystodesmidae Xystodesmidae is a family of millipedes. Its members often have very small distributional areas, with many species only known from a single locality. They are found across the northern hemisphere, with peak diversity in the Appalachian Mountains, ...

. There are about 6 genera and 19 described species in Chonaphini.

Genera

These six genera belong to the tribe Chonaphini: * ''

Chonaphe ''Chonaphe'' is a genus of millipedes belonging to the family Xystodesmidae Xystodesmidae is a family of millipedes. Its members often have very small distributional areas, with many species only known from a single locality. They are found ac ...

'' Cook, 1904 * '' Metaxycheir'' Buckett & Gardner, 1969 * ''

Montaphe ''Montaphe'' is a genus of flat-backed millipedes in the family Xystodesmidae Xystodesmidae is a family of millipedes. Its members often have very small distributional areas, with many species only known from a single locality. They are found ...

'' Chamberlin, 1949 * '' Selenocheir'' Shelley, 1994 * ''

Semionellus ''Semionellus'' is a genus of flat-backed millipedes in the family Xystodesmidae Xystodesmidae is a family of millipedes. Its members often have very small distributional areas, with many species only known from a single locality. They are fou ...

'' Chamberlin, 1920 * '' Tubaphe'' Causey, 1954

Genera

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