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Xenobolus

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Genus of millipedes

Xenobolus
Xenobolus carnifex
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Diplopoda
Order: Spirobolida
Family: Pachybolidae
Genus: Xenobolus
Carl, 1919
Species

Xenobolus acuticonus
Xenobolus carnifex

Synonyms

Diaphoropus Silvestri, 1897
Erythroprosopon Verhoeff, 1936

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.

References

  1. Sierwald, P.; Spelda, J. "Xenobolus Carl, 1919". MilliBase. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  2. Hoffmann, R L (1962). "Studies on spiroboloid millipeds. IV. Systematic and nomenclatorial notes on the family Pachybolidae". Revue suisse de Zoologie. 69: 759–783.
Taxon identifiers
Xenobolus


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