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Byzantorhopalum

Byzantorhopalum
Byzantorhopalum rossicum genitalia
Gonopods of Byzantorhopalum rossicum

(A-D = male | E = female)

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Byzantorhopalum

Verhoeff, 1930
Type species
Brachyiulus byzantinus
Verhoeff, 1901

Byzantorhopalum is a genus of millipedes in the family Julidae, containing around 13 species. Members of the genus can be found in southwestern Russia, the Balkans, western Turkey, and Ukraine.[1]

Description

Byzantorhopalum varies in color from somewhat beige to dark gray. They often have a black line running down their backs (a dorsal line).[1]

Species

Zootaxa includes the following species, arranged in subgenera.[1]

Subgenus Byzantorhopalum Verhoeff, 1930

Subgenus Ioniulus Vagalinski & Lazányi, 2018

Unassigned

References

  1. ^ a b c Vagalinski, Boyan; LazáNyi, Eszter (2018-05-21). "Revision of the millipede tribe Brachyiulini Verhoeff, 1909 (Diplopoda: Julida: Julidae), with descriptions of new taxa". Zootaxa. 4421 (1). doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4421.1.1. ISSN 1175-5334.