Henicopidae

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Henicopidae
Systematics
Trunk : Arthropod (arthropoda)
Sub-stem : Trachea (Tracheata)
Superclass : Millipede (Myriapoda)
Class : Centipede (Chilopoda)
Order : Stone runner (lithobiomorpha)
Family : Henicopidae
Scientific name
Henicopidae
Pocock , 1901

The Henicopidae belong to the millipedes (Myriapoda). Within this group they belong to the class of the centipedes (Chilopoda), where they form a family with 20 genera:

features

In contrast to the family of the Lithobiidae , the species of the family have only two light sense organs ( ocelles ) sitting on the right and left of the head or they are blind (subfamily Anopsibiinae).

Subfamilies and genera

Subfamily Anopsibiinae

The species of the subfamily Anopsibiinae are mostly 5–7 mm long, the genera Catanopsobius and Rhodobius only reach 3 mm, whereas the species of the genus Dzhungaria can be up to 14 mm long. The species have 14 to 18 antenna segments with the exception of Dzhungaria , which has more than 30 segments. The tergites are mostly yellowish brown. The species have no light sense organs. 20 species in eight genera have been described.

As of April 29, 2016

Subfamily Henicopinae

The subfamily Henicopinae is divided into two tribes. There are around 100 species in 12 genera described. The Henicopinae differ from the species of the subfamily Anopsibiinae in the absence of the coxal processes on the 15th pair of legs and the presence of the two ocelles.

Tribe Henicopini

The species of this group are distributed worldwide, with a few exceptions within the genera Lamyctes and Pleotarsobius , however, they only occur in the southern hemisphere. There are around 80 species in 7 genera.

As of April 29, 2016

Tribe Zygethobiini

The representatives of this group live in the northern hemisphere, in North America as well as in Central and East Asia . There are 18 species in 5 genera.

As of April 29, 2016

Individual evidence

  1. Henicopidae in the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), accessed April 29, 2016
  2. ^ Henicopidae in the Animal Diversity Web
  3. a b L. Bonato, GD Edgecombe & M. Zapparoli: Chilopoda - Taxonomic overview. In: Alessandro Minelli (Ed.): The Myriapoda. Volume 1. pp. 363-443. Series: Treatise on Zoology - Anatomy, Taxonomy, Biology. Brill Online, 2011 E - ISBN 9789004188266