Peplomeris

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Peplomeris
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Diplopoda
Order: Glomerida
Family: Glomeridae
Genus: Peplomeris
Silvestri, 1917

Peplomeris is a genus of pill millipede found in Vietnam. [1]

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Description

Peplomeris millipedes possess numerous apical cones on their antennae. [1] The seventh antennal joint is short. [2] The last tergite has a sinuous posterior margin at the midline, with a somewhat flattened dorsal surface. Leg pairs 17 and 18 are smaller than the others. Leg pair 19 is 4-jointed, with the first segment possessing a short, cone-shaped internal apical process, and the second possessing a triangular internal posterior process, and the third with a short posterior process.

The genus can be clearly distinguished from the genus Rhopalomeris by the shape of the last tergite and length of the tarsi.

Species

Source: [3]

References

  1. 1 2 Enghoff, Henrik; Golovatch, S.; Short, Megan; Stoev, Pavel; Wesener, Thomas (4 October 2015). Diplopoda - taxonomic overview . Retrieved 29 June 2025.
  2. ↑ Indian Museum; Zoological Survey of India (1907). Records of the Indian Museum. Pub. by order of the trustees of the Indian Museum. pp. 144–145. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
  3. ↑ "MilliBase - Peplomeris Silvestri, 1917". millibase.org. Retrieved 29 June 2025.


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