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Aphelidesmidae

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Aphelidesmidae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Diplopoda
Order: Polydesmida
Suborder: Leptodesmidea
Family: Aphelidesmidae
Brölemann, 1916
Genera[1]

c. 17

Aphelidesmidae is a family of polydesmidan millipedes distributed in Central America, the Caribbean and northern South America.

Description

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Aphelidesmids are often large and colorful, but many are dorsally dark with yellow tips on the scutes.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Aphelidesmidae". Catalogue of Life. 30 May 2014.