Nyssodesmus

Nyssodesmus
Nyssodesmus python
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Diplopoda
Order: Polydesmida
Family: Platyrhacidae
Genus: Nyssodesmus
Cook, 1896

Nyssodesmus is a genus of flat-backed millipedes in the family Platyrhacidae. About a dozen species have been described, all native to Central America, occurring from Nicaragua to Panama.[1]

Species

  • Nyssodesmus alboalatus
  • Nyssodesmus antius
  • Nyssodesmus attemsi
  • Nyssodesmus concolor
  • Nyssodesmus fraternus
  • Nyssodesmus limonensis
  • Nyssodesmus luteolus
  • Nyssodesmus mimus
  • Nyssodesmus nicaraguanus
  • Nyssodesmus python
  • Nyssodesmus tristani
  • Nyssodesmus vialis

References

  1. Hoffman, R. L. (1999). "Checklist of the millipeds of North and Middle America". Virginia Museum of Natural History Special Publications. 8: 1–553. pp. 378-379


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