Orophe | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
Class: | Diplopoda |
Order: | Polydesmida |
Family: | Xystodesmidae |
Subfamily: | Rhysodesminae |
Genus: | Orophe Chamberlin, 1951 |
Type species | |
Orophe cabinetus Chamberlin, 1951 | |
Synonyms | |
Chipus |
Orophe is a genus of Xystodesmid millipede found in the Rocky Mountains of northern Idaho and western Montana. [1]
Orophe is genus of robust Xystodesmid millipedes with two species. The two species are superficially similar. [2] Both are large millipedes with bodies that taper slightly towards the posterior. [2] The paranota are short, noticeably depressed, and arise low on the tergite, giving the millipedes a domed appearance. [2] Both species are share a similar color pattern with yellow paranota and a yellow central oval patch on the tergites. [1] The two species differ only in features of the gonopods. [2]
Orophe contains the following species: