Ballophilus
Ballophilus is the largest genus of centipedes in the family Ballophilidae.[1] Species in this genus are found in tropical and subtropical regions, mainly in Africa and southeast Asia.[2]
| Ballophilus | |
|---|---|
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| Ballophilus hounselli | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Chilopoda |
| Order: | Geophilomorpha |
| Family: | Ballophilidae |
| Genus: | Ballophilus Cook, 1896 |
Species
There are about 40 species, including:[3]
- Ballophilus alluaudi
- Ballophilus australiae
- Ballophilus braunsi
- Ballophilus clavicornis
- Ballophilus comastes
- Ballophilus conservatus
- Ballophilus differens
- Ballophilus fijiensis
- Ballophilus filiformis
- Ballophilus flavescens
- Ballophilus foresti
- Ballophilus giganteus
- Ballophilus granulosus
- Ballophilus hounselli
- Ballophilus insperatus
- Ballophilus kraepelini
- Ballophilus latisternus
- Ballophilus lawrencei
- Ballophilus liber
- Ballophilus maculosus
- Ballophilus maldivensis
- Ballophilus mauritianus
- Ballophilus neocaledonicus
- Ballophilus pallidus
- Ballophilus paucipes
- Ballophilus pedadanus
- Ballophilus peruanus
- Ballophilus polypus
- Ballophilus pygmaeus
- Ballophilus ramirezi
- Ballophilus riveroi
- Ballophilus rouxi
- Ballophilus sabesinus
- Ballophilus smaragdus
- Ballophilus taenioformis
- Ballophilus tercrux
Description
Centipedes in this genus range from 1 cm to 7 cm in length and have 37 to 91 pairs of legs.[2]
References
- Pereira, Luis Alberto; Foddai, Donatella; Minelli, Alessandro (1996-12-01). "First Record of a Ballophilid Centipede from Argentina with a Description of Ballophilus ramirezi n.sp. (Chilopoda: Geophilomorpha: Ballophilidae)". Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment. 31 (3–4): 170–178. doi:10.1076/snfe.31.3.170.13335. ISSN 0165-0521.
- Bonato, Lucio; Edgecombe, Gregory D.; Zapparoli, Marzio (2011). "Chilopoda – Taxonomic overview". In Minelli, Alessandro (ed.). The Myriapoda. Volume 1. Leiden: Brill. pp. 363–443. ISBN 978-90-04-18826-6. OCLC 812207443.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - "ITIS Standard Report Page: Ballophilus". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
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