Tridontomidae
Family of millipedes
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Tridontomidae is a small family of millipedes. Its members are endemic to Guatemala.[1] These millipedes range from 22 mm to 28 mm in length and are uniformly grayish in color; their legs and antennae are unusually long and slender.[2] This family includes the remarkable species Aenigmopus alatus, in which adult males feature no gonopods.[3][4] This millipede is the only species in the infraclass Helminthomorpha without gonopods.[5]
| Tridontomidae | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Diplopoda |
| Order: | Polydesmida |
| Suborder: | Leptodesmidea |
| Superfamily: | Rhachodesmoidea |
| Family: | Tridontomidae Loomis & Hoffman, 1962 |
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The family is divided into the following genera:[6]
- Aenigmopus Loomis & Hoffman, 1962
- Tridontomus Loomis & Hoffman, 1962
