Rhysodesmus

Rhysodesmus
Rhysodesmus dasypus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Diplopoda
Order:	Polydesmida
Family:	Xystodesmidae
Tribe:	Rhysodesmini
Genus:	Rhysodesmus Cook, 1895
Diversity
at least 100 species

Rhysodesmus is a genus of flat-backed millipedes in the family Xystodesmidae. There are at least 90 described species in Rhysodesmus., ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]} ranging from El Salvador to the Southern United States. ^[6]

Species

These 92 species belong to the genus Rhysodesmus:

• Rhysodesmus acolhuus (Humbert & DeSaussure, 1869) ^{i c g}
• Rhysodesmus agrestis Shelley, 1999 ^g
• Rhysodesmus alpuyecus Chamberlin, 1943 ^{i c g}
• Rhysodesmus angelus (Karsch, 1881) ^{i c g}
• Rhysodesmus angustus Loomis, 1966 ^{i c g}
• Rhysodesmus arcuatus Pocock, 1910 ^{i c g}
• Rhysodesmus attemsi Pocock, 1909 ^{i c g}
• Rhysodesmus bolivari Chamberlin, 1943 ^{i c g}
• Rhysodesmus bonus Chamberlin, 1943 ^{c g}
• Rhysodesmus byersi Loomis, 1966 ^{i c g}
• Rhysodesmus championi Pocock, 1909 ^{i c g}
• Rhysodesmus chelifer Takakuwa, 1941 ^{c g}
• Rhysodesmus chisosi Shelley, 1989 ^{i c g}
• Rhysodesmus cohaesivus Wang, 1957 ^{c g}
• Rhysodesmus consobrinus (DeSaussure, 1859) ^{i c g}
• Rhysodesmus constrictus Loomis, 1966 ^{i c g}
• Rhysodesmus contiguus Wang, 1957 ^{c g}
• Rhysodesmus coriaceus Loomis, 1968 ^{i c g}
• Rhysodesmus cuernavacae Chamberlin, 1942 ^{i c g}
• Rhysodesmus cumbres Chamberlin, 1943 ^{i c g}
• Rhysodesmus dampfi (Verhoeff, 1932) ^{i c g}
• Rhysodesmus dasypus (Gervais, 1847) ^{i c g}
• Rhysodesmus depressus Loomis, 1966 ^{i c g}
• Rhysodesmus diacanthus Miyosi, 1952 ^{c g}
• Rhysodesmus elestribus Chamberlin, 1943 ^{i c g}
• Rhysodesmus esperanzae Chamberlin, 1943 ^{i c g}
• Rhysodesmus eunis Chamberlin, 1943 ^{i c g}
• Rhysodesmus eusculptus Chamberlin, 1941 ^{i c g}
• Rhysodesmus flavocinctus Pocock, 1909 ^{i c g}
• Rhysodesmus fraternus (DeSaussure, 1859) ^{i c g}
• Rhysodesmus frionus Chamberlin, 1943 ^{i c g}
• Rhysodesmus garcianus Chamberlin, 1943 ^{i c g}
• Rhysodesmus geniculatus Takakuwa, 1941 ^{c g}
• Rhysodesmus godmani Pocock, 1909 ^{i c g}
• Rhysodesmus guardanus Chamberlin, 1943 ^{i c g}
• Rhysodesmus hamatilis Loomis, 1966 ^{i c g}
• Rhysodesmus ikaoensis Takakuwa, 1942 ^{c g}
• Rhysodesmus intermedius Chamberlin, 1943 ^{i c g}
• Rhysodesmus inustus Pocock, 1910 ^{i c g}
• Rhysodesmus jugosus Loomis, 1966 ^{i c g}
• Rhysodesmus kitazawai Miyosi, 1953 ^{c g}
• Rhysodesmus knighti Chamberlin, 1941 ^{i c g}
• Rhysodesmus latus Loomis, 1968 ^{i c g}
• Rhysodesmus leonensis Chamberlin, 1941 ^{i c g}
• Rhysodesmus malinche Chamberlin, 1943 ^{i c g}
• Rhysodesmus marcosus Chamberlin, 1952 ^{i c g}
• Rhysodesmus mayanus Chamberlin, 1925 ^{i c g}
• Rhysodesmus minor (Chamberlin, 1943) ^{i c g}
• Rhysodesmus montezumae (DeSaussure, 1859) ^{i c g}
• Rhysodesmus morelus Chamberlin, 1943 ^{i c g}
• Rhysodesmus murallensis Loomis, 1966 ^{i c g}
• Rhysodesmus mystecus (Humbert & DeSaussure, 1869) ^{i c g}
• Rhysodesmus nahuus (Humbert & DeSaussure, 1869) ^{i c g}
• Rhysodesmus notostictus Pocock, 1910 ^{i c g}
• Rhysodesmus obliquus Loomis, 1966 ^{i c g}
• Rhysodesmus ochraceus Gressitt, 1941 ^{c g}
• Rhysodesmus otomitus (DeSaussure, 1859) ^{i c g}
• Rhysodesmus perotenus Chamberlin, 1943 ^{i c g}
• Rhysodesmus potosianus Chamberlin, 1942 ^{i c g}
• Rhysodesmus punctatus Loomis, 1966 ^{i c g}
• Rhysodesmus pusilllus Pocock, 1910 ^c
• Rhysodesmus pusillus Pocock, 1909 ^{i c g}
• Rhysodesmus restans Hoffman, 1998 ^{i c g}
• Rhysodesmus rubrimarginis Chamberlin, 1943 ^{i c g}
• Rhysodesmus salvini Pocock, 1910 ^{c g}
• Rhysodesmus sandersi Causey, 1954 ^{i c g}
• Rhysodesmus scutata Takakuwa, 1942 ^{c g}
• Rhysodesmus semicircularis Takakuwa, 1941 ^g
• Rhysodesmus semicirculatus Takakuwa, 1941 ^{c g}
• Rhysodesmus semiovatus Loomis, 1966 ^{i c g}
• Rhysodesmus seriatus Chamberlin, 1947 ^{i c g}
• Rhysodesmus serrulatus Miyosi, 1952 ^{c g}
• Rhysodesmus shirozui Takakuwa, 1942 ^{c g}
• Rhysodesmus simplex Loomis, 1966 ^{i c g}
• Rhysodesmus smithi Pocock, 1910 ^{i c g}
• Rhysodesmus spinosissimus Miyosi, 1952 ^{c g}
• Rhysodesmus spiralipes Takakuwa, 1942 ^{c g}
• Rhysodesmus stolli Pocock, 1909 ^{i c g}
• Rhysodesmus tabascensis Pocock, 1909 ^{i c g}
• Rhysodesmus tacubayae Chamberlin, 1943 ^{i c g}
• Rhysodesmus taiwanus Takakuwa, 1942 ^{c g}
• Rhysodesmus tepanecus (DeSaussure, 1859) ^{i c g}
• Rhysodesmus tepoztlanus Chamberlin, 1943 ^{i c g}
• Rhysodesmus texicolens (Chamberlin, 1938) ^{i c g b}
• Rhysodesmus toltecus (DeSaussure, 1859) ^{i c g}
• Rhysodesmus totonacus (DeSaussure, 1859) ^{i c g}
• Rhysodesmus tuberculatus Takakuwa, 1942 ^{c g}
• Rhysodesmus variatus Pocock, 1895 ^{c g}
• Rhysodesmus vicinus (DeSaussure, 1859) ^{i c g}
• Rhysodesmus violaceus (Brolemann, 1900) ^{i c g}
• Rhysodesmus zapotecus (DeSaussure, 1860) ^{i c g}
• Rhysodesmus zendalus (Humbert & DeSaussure, 1869) ^{i c g}

Data sources: i = ITIS, ^[1] c = Catalogue of Life, ^[2] g = GBIF, ^[3] b = Bugguide.net ^[4]

References

1. "Rhysodesmus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
2. "Browse Rhysodesmus". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
3. "Rhysodesmus". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
4. "Rhysodesmus Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
5. Shelley, R.M. "The myriapods, the world's leggiest animals" . Retrieved 2018-05-04.
6. Hoffman, Richard L. (1999). Checklist of the millipeds of North and Middle America. Virginia Museum of Natural History. ISBN   9781884549120.

Further reading

• Hoffman, Richard L. (1999). Checklist of the millipeds of North and Middle America. Virginia Museum of Natural History Special Publications. 8. ISBN   9781884549120.
• Golovatch, Sergei I.; Kime, R. Desmond (2009). "Millipede (Diplopoda) distributions: A review" (PDF). Soil Organisms. 81: 565–597.

External links

• Media related to Rhysodesmus at Wikimedia Commons