''Macroxenodes'' is a genus of
bristly millipede
''Polyxenus lagurus'', known as the bristly millipede is a species of millipede
Millipedes 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 ...
s in the family
Polyxenidae
Polyxenidae is a family of millipedes in the order Polyxenida containing approximately 47 species in 19 genera. Adults in all species in this family have 13 pairs of legs.
Genera
* '' Allographis'' Silvestri 1948
* '' Anopsxenus'' Condé & Jac ...
. There are at least four described species in ''Macroxenodes''.
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Species
These four species belong to the genus ''Macroxenodes'':
* '' Macroxenodes amazonicus'' Ishii, Jacquemin-Nguyen Duy & Condé, 1999
* '' Macroxenodes bartschi'' (Chamberlin, 1922)
* '' Macroxenodes meinerti'' (Silvestri, 1898)
* '' Macroxenodes poecilus'' (Chamberlin, 1923)
References
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Polyxenida
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