Alloporus
| Alloporus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Diplopoda |
| Order: | Spirostreptida |
| Family: | Spirostreptidae |
| Genus: | Alloporus Porat, 1872 |
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
References
- ↑ E. B. Edney (1996). "Animals of the desert". In Edwin Sherbon Hills. Arid Lands: a Geographical Appraisal. Taylor & Francis. pp. 181–218.
- ↑ "Alloporus". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved March 26, 2011.
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