Pachydesmus
| Pachydesmus | |
|---|---|
| Pachydesmus incursus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Diplopoda |
| Order: | Polydesmida |
| Family: | Xystodesmidae |
| Tribe: | Rhysodesmini |
| Genus: | Pachydesmus Cook, 1895 |
Pachydesmus is a genus of flat-backed millipedes in the family Xystodesmidae. There are about 9 described species in Pachydesmus.[1][2][3]
Species
These 9 species belong to the genus Pachydesmus:[1]
- Pachydesmus adsinicolus Hoffman, 1958
- Pachydesmus clarus Chamberlin, 1918
- Pachydesmus crassicutis Wood, 1864
- Pachydesmus denticulatus Chamberlin, 1946
- Pachydesmus duplex Chamberlin, 1939
- Pachydesmus hubrichti Hoffman, 1958
- Pachydesmus incursus Chamberlin, 1939
- Pachydesmus laticollis Attems, 1899
- Pachydesmus retrorsus Chamberlin, 1921
References
- ^ a b Means, Jackson C.; Hennen, Derek A.; Tanabe, Tsutomu; Marek, Paul E. (2021-03-01). "Phylogenetic systematics of the millipede family Xystodesmidae". Insect Systematics and Diversity. 5 (2): 1–26. doi:10.1093/isd/ixab003. hdl:10919/102616.
- ^ "Pachydesmus Cook, 1895". Millibase. Retrieved 2025-10-30.
- ^ "Pachydesmus genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2025-10-30.
Further reading
- Hoffman, Richard L. (1999). Checklist of the millipeds of North and Middle America. Virginia Museum of Natural History Special Publications. Vol. 8. ISBN 9781884549120.
- Golovatch, Sergei I.; Kime, R. Desmond (2009). "Millipede (Diplopoda) distributions: A review" (PDF). Soil Organisms. 81: 565–597. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2018-04-20.