Dorypetalidae

Dorypetalidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Myriapoda
Class:	Diplopoda
Order:	Callipodida
Suborder:	Schizopetalidea
Family:	Dorypetalidae ; Verhoeff, 1900
Genera
	See text

Last updated August 05, 2025

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

Genera

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

Subfamily Dorypetalinae

Dorypetalum Verhoeff, 1900

Subfamily Cyphocallipodinae

Cyphocallipus Verhoeff, 1909
Dorycallipus Verhoeff, 1909
Lusitanipus Mauriès, 1978

References

1 2 Stoev, P., & Enghoff, H. (2006). A review of the millipede genus Dorypetalum Verhoeff, 1900 (Diplopoda: Callipodida: Dorypetalidae). Zootaxa, 1254(1), 29-43.
↑ 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.

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[:0-1] 1 2 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.

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