''Polyxenus'' is a genus of
millipede in the order
Polyxenida, containing at least 30 valid species as of 2012.
Species
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Polyxenus albus''
Pocock, 1894
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Polyxenus anacapensis''
Pierce, 1940
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Polyxenus anophthalius''
Ishii & Yin, 2000
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Polyxenus buxtoni''
Brollemann, 1921
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Polyxenus caudatus''
Menge, 1854
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Polyxenus chalcidicus''
Conde & Nguyen Duy-Jacquemin, 1971
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Polyxenus chilensis''
Silvestri, 1903
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Polyxenus colurus''
Menge, 1854
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Polyxenus conformis''
Koch & Berendt, 1854
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Polyxenus fasciculatus''
Say, 1821
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Polyxenus germanicus''
Verhoeff, 1941
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Polyxenus hangzhoensis''
Ishii & Liang, 1990
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Polyxenus hawaiiensis''
Silvestri, 1904
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Polyxenus koreanus''
Ishii & Choi, 1988
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Polyxenus lagurus''
( Linnaeus, 1758
Events
January–March
* January 1 – Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus (Carl von Linné) publishes in Stockholm the first volume (''Animalia'') of the 10th edition of Systema Naturae, 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'', the sta ...
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Polyxenus lapidicola''
Silvestri, 1903
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Polyxenus lepagei''
Mello-Leitao, 1925
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Polyxenus lophurus''
Menge, 1854
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Polyxenus lucidus''
Chalande, 1888
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Polyxenus macedonicus''
Verhoeff, 1952
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Polyxenus oromii''
Nguyen Duy-Jacquemin, 1996
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Polyxenus ovalis''
Koch & Berendt, 1854
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Polyxenus paraguayensis''
Silvestri, 1903
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Polyxenus platensis''
Silvestri, 1903
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Polyxenus ponticus''
Lignau, 1903
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Polyxenus pugetensis''
Kincaid, 1898
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Polyxenus rossi''
Chamberlin, 1957
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Polyxenus senex''
Mello-Leitao, 1925
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Polyxenus shinoharai''
Ishii, 1983
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Polyxenus sokolowi''
Lignau, 1924
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Polyxenus superbus''
Silvestri, 1903
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Polyxenus triocellatus''
Ishii & Yin, 2000
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Polyxenus tuberculatus''
Pierce, 1940
Fossil species
* †''Polyxenus miocenica''
Srivastava et al. 2006 Kerala amber, India, Miocene
* †''Polyxenus ovalis''
Koch and Berendt 1854 Baltic amber
The Baltic region is home to the largest known deposit of amber, called Baltic amber or succinite. It was produced sometime during the Eocene epoch, but exactly when is controversial. It has been estimated that these forests created more than 1 ...
, Eocene
* †''Polyxenus coniformis''
Koch and Berendt 1854 Baltic amber, Eocene
* †''Polyxenus colurus''
Menge 1854 Baltic amber, Eocene
* †''Polyxenus caudatus''
Menge 1854 Baltic amber, Eocene
* †''Polyxenus lophurus''
Menge 1854 Baltic amber, Eocene
References
Polyxenida
Millipede genera
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