Bollmania

Genus of millipedes From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Bollmania is a genus of millipedes with around six species occurring from Central through East Asia, including Iran, Pakistan, Tajikistan, and China.[1][2] The genus was established by entomologist Filippo Silvestri in 1896, and is named in honor of Charles Harvey Bollman.[3] Bollmania is the sole genus of the family Caspiopetalidae.[4][5]

Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:Myriapoda
Class:Diplopoda
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Bollmania
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Diplopoda
Order: Callipodida
Suborder: Schizopetalidea
Family: Caspiopetalidae
Lohmander, 1931
Genus: Bollmania
Silvestri, 1896
Synonyms
  • Trypostrphon Cook, 1896
  • Apatidea Attems, 1936
  • Caspiopetalum Lohmander, 1931
  • Iranopetalum Attems, 1951
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Species and their distribution include:[1]

  • Bollmania beroni - China
  • Bollmania gracilis - Iran
  • Bollmania kohalana - Pakistan
  • Bollmania nematogona - Iran
  • Bollmania nodifrons - Tajikistan
  • Bollmania oblonga - Tajikistan
  • Bollmania serrata - Tajikistan

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