Orophe

Orophe
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Diplopoda
Order: Polydesmida
Family: Xystodesmidae
Tribe: Xystodesmini
Genus:
Chamberlin, 1951
Type species
Orophe cabinetus
Chamberlin, 1951
Synonyms

Chipus

Orophe is a genus of Xystodesmid millipede found in the Rocky Mountains of northern Idaho and western Montana.[1]

Description

Orophe is genus of robust Xystodesmid millipedes with two species. The two species are superficially similar.[2] Both are large millipedes with bodies that taper slightly towards the posterior.[2] The paranota are short, noticeably depressed, and arise low on the tergite, giving the millipedes a domed appearance.[2] Both species are share a similar color pattern with yellow paranota and a yellow central oval patch on the tergites.[1] The two species differ only in features of the gonopods.[2]

Taxonomy

Orophe contains the following species:

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Genus Orophe". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2024-09-29.
  2. ^ a b c d Shelley, Rowland M. (1993). "The milliped genus Orophe Chamberlin (Polydesmida: Xystodesmidae)". Insecta Mundi: A Journal of World Insect Systematics. 07 (3): 175–182.
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