Thyropygus
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Thyropygus navychula from the Surin Islands | |
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Genus: | Thyropygus Pocock, 1894
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Thyropygus is a genus of millipedes in the family Harpagophoridae, widely distributed throughout Southeast Asia. With over 50 named species, it is the most-species rich genus of Harpagophoridae in Southeast Asia. Over 30 species occur in Thailand.[1]
References
- ^ Pimvichai, Piyatida; Enghoff, Henrik; Panha, Somsak; Backeljau, Thierry (2016). "A revision of the Thyropygus allevatus group. Part V: Nine new species of the extended opinatus subgroup, based on morphological and DNA sequence data (Diplopoda: Spirostreptida: Harpagophoridae)". European Journal of Taxonomy (199). doi:10.5852/ejt.2016.199.