Xenobolus

Xenobolus is a genus of millipedes in the family Pachybolidae,[1] containing two species found in India and Sri Lanka. The species are unusual within the Pachybolidae in being boldly colored with red bands or spots on a blackish background color.[2]

Xenobolus
Xenobolus carnifex
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Myriapoda
Class:
Diplopoda
Order:
Spirobolida
Family:
Pachybolidae
Genus:
Xenobolus

Carl, 1919
Species

Xenobolus acuticonus
Xenobolus carnifex

Synonyms

Diaphoropus Silvestri, 1897
Erythroprosopon Verhoeff, 1936

References
  1. Sierwald, P.; Spelda, J. "Xenobolus Carl, 1919". MilliBase. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  2. Hoffmann, R L (1962). "Studies on spiroboloid millipeds. IV. Systematic and nomenclatorial notes on the family Pachybolidae". Revue suisse de Zoologie. 69: 759–783.


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