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Dorypetalidae

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Dorypetalidae
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Dorypetalidae

Verhoeff, 1900
Diversity

10 species in 4 genera, see text

Dorypetalidae is a family of millipedes in the order Callipodida. The family contains at least 4 genera and about 10 species.[1]

Genera

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There are four known genera divided into two subfamilies:[1][2]

Subfamily Dorypetalinae

Subfamily Cyphocallipodinae

References

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  1. ^ a b Stoev, P., & Enghoff, H. (2006). A review of the millipede genus Dorypetalum Verhoeff, 1900 (Diplopoda: Callipodida: Dorypetalidae). Zootaxa, 1254(1), 29-43.
  2. ^ Gilgado, José Domingo; Martínez-Pillado, Virginia; Prieto, Carlos E. (2020-09-08). "A new green-coloured Lusitanipus Mauriès, 1978 from the Iberian Peninsula (Diplopoda: Callipodida: Dorypetalidae)". European Journal of Taxonomy (714). doi:10.5852/ejt.2020.714. ISSN 2118-9773.