Rhachodesmidae 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 reported to produce hydrogen cyanide (HCN). This order is also the most diverse of ...

. There are more than 20 genera and at least 80 described species in Rhachodesmidae.

Genera

These 21 genera belong to the family Rhachodesmidae: * '' Aceratophallus'' Carl, 1902 * '' Acutangulus'' Attems, 1898 * '' Ceuthauxus'' Chamberlin, 1942 * '' Chromodesmus'' Loomis, 1977 * '' Cornalatus'' Attems, 1931 * '' Curodesmus'' Chamberlin, 1922 * '' Diuncustoma'' Shelley, 1997 * '' Dobrodesmus'' * '' Euphallus'' Chamberlin, 1953 * '' Metaphallus'' Chamberlin, 1952 * '' Mexidesmus'' Loomis, 1977 * '' Neoleptodesmus'' Carl, 1903 * '' Pararhachistes'' Pocock, 1909 * '' Rhachidomorpha'' De Saussure, 1860 * '' Rhachodesmus'' Cook, 1895 * '' Sakophallus'' Chamberlin, 1941 * '' Strongylodesmus'' De Saussure, 1859 * '' Tancitares'' Chamberlin, 1942 * '' Teinorhachis'' Loomis, 1961 * '' Tiphallus'' Chamberlin, 1952 * '' Unculabes'' Causey, 1971

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