Xenobolus
| Xenobolus | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Xenobolus carnifex | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Diplopoda |
| Order: | Spirobolida |
| Family: | Pachybolidae |
| Genus: | Xenobolus Carl, 1919 |
| Species | |
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Xenobolus acuticonus | |
| Synonyms | |
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Diaphoropus Silvestri, 1897 | |
Xenobolus is a genus of millipedes in the family Pachybolidae, containing two species found in India and Sri Lanka. The species are unusual within the Pachybolidae in being boldly colored with red bands or spots on a blackish background color.[1]
References
- ↑ Hoffmann, R L (1962). "Studies on Spiroboloid Millipeds. IV. Systematic and nomenclatorial notes on the family Pachybolidae". Revue Suisse De Zoologie 69: 759–783.
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