Gomphodesmidae is a family of
millipedes in the order
Polydesmida, containing around 55 genera and 150 species.
The family is native to Africa, and occurs primarily in
savanna habitat (open-canopy grasslands) from South Africa north to Senegal and Ethiopia.
Genera
* ''
Aenictogomphus''
* ''
Agrophogonus''
* ''
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Mythology
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* ''
Astrodesmus''
* ''
Auliscodesmus''
* ''
Aulodesmus''
* ''
Brachytelopus''
* ''
Clastrotylus''
* ''
Diallagmogon''
* ''
Elaphogonus''
* ''
Emphysemastix''
* ''
Emplectomastix''
* ''
Endecaporus''
* ''
Erythranassa''
* ''
Euporogomphus''
* ''
Euryzonus''
* ''
Exaesiotylus''
* ''
Exochopyge''
* ''
Giryama''
* ''
Gomphodesmus''
* ''
Haplogomphodesmus''
* ''
Hapsidodesmus''
* ''
Harmodesmus''
* ''
Helictogomphus''
* ''
Ionidesmus''
* ''
Ithynteria''
* ''
Kilimagomphus''
* ''
Litogonopus''
* ''
Marptodesmus''
* ''
Masaigomphus''
* ''
Merodesmus''
* ''
Mitumbagomphus''
* ''
Molyrogomphus''
* ''
Mychodesmus''
* ''
Nematogomphus''
* ''
Neodesmus''
* ''
Ngurubates''
* ''
Ovoidesmus''
* ''
Pogoro''
* ''
Proagomphus''
* ''
Protastrodesmus''
* ''
Protyligmagon''
* ''
Scaptogonodesmus''
* ''
Schizogomphodesmus''
* ''
Sigmodesmus''
* ''
Sigodesmus''
* ''
Sphenodesmus''
* ''
Stenotyligma''
* ''
Streptelopus''
* ''
Tycodesmus''
* ''
Tymbodesmus''
* ''
Ulodesmus''
* ''
Uluguria''
* ''
Usambaranus''
* ''
Vaalogomphus''
* ''
Virungula''
References
Polydesmida
Millipedes of Africa
Millipede families
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