Anethoporus

Anethoporus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Diplopoda
Order: Spirostreptida
Family: Spirostreptidae
Subfamily: Spirostreptinae
Tribe: Spirostreptini
Genus:
Chamberlin, 1918
Type species
Anethoporus clarki
Chamberlin, 1918
Synonyms

Andenostreptus

Anethoporus is a genus of spirostreptid millipedes native to northern South America, where they range from Peru to the islands of Trinidad and Tobago. The genus and type species, A. clarki, was established by Ralph V. Chamberlin in 1918.[1]

Species

Anethoporus contains nine species, some previously assigned to other genera.[2]

  • Anethoporus abstemius (Karsch, 1881) - Cuba
  • Anethoporus clarki (Chamberlin, 1918) - Trinidad and Tobago
  • Anethoporus gracilior (Chamberlin, 1918) - Trinidad and Tobago
  • Anethoporus gracilis (Verhoeff, 1941) - Peru
  • Anethoporus guayrensis (Silvestri, 1896) - Venezuela
  • Anethoporus leviceps (Attems, 1950) - Venezuela
  • Anethoporus ornatus (Verhoeff, 1941) - Venezuela
  • Anethoporus schalleri (Kraus, 1960) - Peru
  • Anethoporus silvaticus (Verhoeff, 1941) - Peru

References

  1. ^ Chamberlin, Ralph V. (1918). "The Chilopoda and Diplopoda of the West Indies". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology. 62: 151–262.
  2. ^ "Anethoporus Chamberlin, 1918".


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