Scytonotus

Scytonotus is a genus of flat-backed millipedes in the family Polydesmidae. There are about 17 described species in Scytonotus.[1][2][3][4]

Scytonotus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Diplopoda
Order: Polydesmida
Family: Polydesmidae
Genus: Scytonotus
Koch, 1847

Species

These 17 species belong to the genus Scytonotus:

  • Scytonotus australis Hoffman, 1962
  • Scytonotus bergrothi Chamberlin, 1911
  • Scytonotus cavernarus Bollman, 1887
  • Scytonotus columbianus Chamberlin, 1920
  • Scytonotus granulatus (Say, 1821) (granulated millipede)
  • Scytonotus inornatus Shelley, 1994
  • Scytonotus insulanus Attems, 1931
  • Scytonotus laevicollis Koch, 1847
  • Scytonotus michauxi Hoffman, 1962
  • Scytonotus multituberculatus (Carl, 1905)
  • Scytonotus nodulosus Koch, 1847
  • Scytonotus orthodox Chamberlin, 1925
  • Scytonotus pallidus Attems, 1931
  • Scytonotus piger Chamberlin, 1910
  • Scytonotus scabricollis Koch & C.L., 1847
  • Scytonotus simplex Chamberlin, 1941
  • Scytonotus virginicus (Loomis, 1943)
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References
  1. "Scytonotus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. "Scytonotus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  3. Shelley, R. M. "The myriapods, the world's leggiest animals". University of Tennessee. Retrieved 2019-07-02.

Further reading
  • Hoffman, Richard L. (1999). Checklist of the millipeds of North and Middle America. Virginia Museum of Natural History Special Publications. 8. ISBN 9781884549120.
  • Golovatch, Sergei I.; Kime, R. Desmond (2009). "Millipede (Diplopoda) distributions: A review" (PDF). Soil Organisms. 81: 565–597.


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