Paracortinidae

Paracortinidae
Paracortina zhangi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Myriapoda
Class:	Diplopoda
Order:	Callipodida
Suborder:	Schizopetalidea
Family:	Paracortinidae Wang & Zhang, 1993
Diversity
12 species in 2 genera, see text

Paracortinidae is a family of millipedes in the order Callipodida. It is currently made up of two genera and about 12 species; however, genetic studies are needed to properly determine the structure of the family. The members of the family are found across Vietnam and southern China. ^[1]

Genera

There are currently two genera in Paracortinidae: ^{[1] [2]}

• Angulifemur Zhang, 1997
• Paracortina Wang & Zhang, 1993

References

1. Tian, Mingyi; Liu, Weixin (2015-08-13). "Two new cave-dwelling species of the millipede genus Paracortina Wang & Zhang, 1993 from southern China (Diplopoda, Callipodida, Paracortinidae)". ZooKeys (517): 123–140. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.517.9949 . ISSN   1313-2970. PMC   4547130 . PMID   26312031.
2. Stoev, Pavel; Geoffroy, Jean-Jacques (2004). "Review of the millipede family Paracortinidae Wang & Zhang 1993 (Diplopoda: Callipodida)". Acta Arachnologica. 53 (2): 93–103. doi: 10.2476/asjaa.53.93 . ISSN   0001-5202.