Tridontomidae is a small
family
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of
millipede
Millipedes (originating from the Latin , "thousand", and , "foot") 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 Diplopoda, the name derive ...
s. Its members are endemic to
Guatemala
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.
These millipedes range from 22 mm to 28 mm in length and are uniformly grayish in color; their legs and antennae are unusually long and slender. This family includes the remarkable species ''
Aenigmopus alatus'', in which adult males feature no gonopods.
This millipede is the only species in the infraclass
Helminthomorpha
Chilognatha is a Subclass (biology), subclass of the Class (biology), class Diplopoda, which includes the vast majority of extant millipede, millipedes, about 12,000 species.
Taxonomy
The classification of Chilognatha presented below is based on ...
without gonopods.
The family is divided into the following genera:
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Aenigmopus''
Loomis & Hoffman, 1962
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Tridontomus''
Loomis & Hoffman, 1962
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Polydesmida
Endemic fauna of Guatemala
Millipedes of Central America
Millipede families
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