Rhinocricidae is a
family
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of
millipede
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s, that occurs
disjunctly in
Malesia
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and neighbouring parts of
Australasia
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and in the
Neotropics
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Definition
In biogeog ...
. The family contains the following genera:
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Acladocricus''
Brölemann, 1913
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Alcimobolus''
Loomis, 1936
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Anadenobolus''
von Porat, 1876
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Andocricus''
Chamberlin, 1955
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Auracricus''
Pérez-Asso, 1998
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Australocricus''
Jeekel, 2001
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Carlocricus''
Jeekel, 2001
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Cubobolus''
Chamberlin, 1918
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Desmocricus''
Carl, 1918
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Eurhinocricus''
Brölemann, 1903
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Fomentocricus''
Perez-Asso, 1998
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Haitobolus''
Mauriès & Hoffman, 1998
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Jobocricus''
Pérez-Asso, 1998
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Leiocricus''
Loomis, 1936
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Lissocricus''
Chamberlin, 1953
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Metacricus''
Chamberlin, 1953
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Neocricus''
Chamberlin, 1941
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Nesobolus''
Chamberlin, 1918
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Oxypyge''
Silvestri, 1896
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Perucricus''
Kraus, 1954
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Poecilocricus''
Schubart, 1962
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Proporobolus''
Silvestri, 1897
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Rhinocricus''
Karsch, 1881
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Rhytidocricus''
Hoffman & Keeton, 1960
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Salpidobolus''
Silvestri, 1897
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Thyroproctus''
Pocock, 1894
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Yucatobolus''
Chamberlin, 1938
References
Spirobolida
Millipede families
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