Alloporus

Alloporus is a genus of giant millipedes that live in deserts.[1] It contains the following species:[2]

  • Alloporus americanus Silvestri, 1895
  • Alloporus annulipes (Carl, 1917)
  • Alloporus bilobatus Schubart 1966
  • Alloporus capricornis (Attems, 1928)
  • Alloporus carinulatus Attems, 1950
  • Alloporus castaneus Attems, 1928
  • Alloporus circulus Attems, 1914
  • Alloporus dissimilis Porat, 1872
  • Alloporus falcatus Attems 1928
  • Alloporus fallax Attems 1934
  • Alloporus furculifer Lawrence 1965
  • Alloporus gilvitarsus (Attems, 1914)
  • Alloporus hamifer Attems 1950
  • Alloporus impatulus Karsch 1881
  • Alloporus intermedius (Attems, 1934)
  • Alloporus kindanus (Attems, 1953)
  • Alloporus krausi Lawrence 1965
  • Alloporus levigatus Attems 1928
  • Alloporus major Lawrence 1965
  • Alloporus multiannulatus (Carl, 1909)
  • Alloporus nigricollis Schubart, 1947
  • Alloporus peregrinus Lawrence 1965
  • Alloporus porathi Karsch, 1881
  • Alloporus rhodesianus Chamberlin, 1927
  • Alloporus rugifrons Attems, 1928
  • Alloporus transvaalensis Schubart, 1966
  • Alloporus uncinatus Attems, 1914

Alloporus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Diplopoda
Order:
Spirostreptida
Family:
Spirostreptidae
Genus:
Alloporus

Porat, 1872

References
  1. E. B. Edney (1996). "Animals of the desert". In Edwin Sherbon Hills (ed.). Arid Lands: a Geographical Appraisal. Taylor & Francis. pp. 181–218.
  2. "Alloporus". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved March 26, 2011.


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