Dorypetalidae is a
family
Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictabili ...
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 ...
in the order
Callipodida
Callipodida is an order of millipedes containing around 130 species, many characterized by crests or ridges.
Description
Callipodida are long and narrow millipedes, up to in length with 40-60 body segments. A dorsal groove is present running ...
. The family contains at least 4 genera and about 10 species.
[Stoev, P., & Enghoff, H. (2006). A review of the millipede genus Dorypetalum Verhoeff, 1900 (Diplopoda: Callipodida: Dorypetalidae). ''Zootaxa'', ''1254''(1), 29-43.]
Genera
There are four known genera divided into two subfamilies:
Subfamily Dorypetalinae
* ''
Dorypetalum''
Subfamily Cyphocallipodinae
* ''
Cyphocallipus''
* ''
Dorycallipus''
* ''
Lusitanipus''
References
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Callipodida
Millipede families