''Desmonus'' is a genus of

flat-backed millipede Polydesmida (from the Greek language, Greek ''poly'' "many" and ''desmos'' "bond") is the largest order (biology), order of millipedes, with more than 5,000 species, including all the millipedes reported to produce hydrogen cyanide (HCN). This or ...

s in the family

Sphaeriodesmidae Sphaeriodesmidae is a family of flat-backed millipedes in the order Polydesmida Polydesmida (from the Greek ''poly'' "many" and ''desmos'' "bond") is the largest order of millipedes, with more than 5,000 species, including all the millipedes ...

. There are about 10 described species in ''Desmonus''.

Species

These 10 species belong to the genus ''Desmonus'': * '' Desmonus acclivus'' (Loomis, 1966) * '' Desmonus atophus'' (Chamberlin & Mulaik, 1941) * '' Desmonus austrus'' Causey, 1958 * '' Desmonus conjunctus'' Loomis, 1959 * '' Desmonus crassus'' Loomis, 1959 * '' Desmonus curtus'' (Loomis, 1943) * ''

Desmonus distinctus ''Desmonus'' is a genus of flat-backed millipedes in the family Sphaeriodesmidae. There are about 10 described species in ''Desmonus''. Species These 10 species belong to the genus ''Desmonus'': * ''Desmonus acclivus'' (Loomis, 1966) * ''Desmonu ...

'' Loomis, 1959 * '' Desmonus earlei'' Cook, 1898 * '' Desmonus inordinatus'' Causey, 1958 * ''

Desmonus pudicus ''Desmonus pudicus'' is a species of flat-backed millipede Polydesmida (from the Greek language, Greek ''poly'' "many" and ''desmos'' "bond") is the largest order (biology), order of millipedes, with more than 5,000 species, including all the ...

'' (Bollman, 1888)

Species

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