Charactopygus

Genus of millipedes From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Charactopygus is a genus of millipedes in the family Spirostreptidae. They are found in East Africa and Madagascar.[1][2]

Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:Myriapoda
Class:Diplopoda
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Charactopygus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Diplopoda
Order: Spirostreptida
Family: Spirostreptidae
Subfamily: Spirostreptinae
Tribe: Spirostreptini
Genus: Charactopygus
De Saussure & Zehntner, 1902
Type species
Charactopygus atratus
Karsch, 1881
Species
  • Charactopygus atratus
  • Charactopygus betsilea
  • Charactopygus radamae
  • Charactopygus sakalava
  • Charactopygus trilobatus
  • Charactopygus voeltzkowi
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Taxonomy

The genus Charactopygus contains the following species:[2]

  • Charactopygus atratus
  • Charactopygus betsilea
  • Charactopygus radamae
  • Charactopygus sakalava
  • Charactopygus trilobatus
  • Charactopygus voeltzkowi

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