Ballophilus braunsi

Ballophilus braunsi
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Myriapoda
Class:	Chilopoda
Order:	Geophilomorpha
Family:	Ballophilidae
Genus:	Ballophilus
Species:	B. braunsi
Binomial name
	Ballophilus braunsi; Silvestri, 1907

Ballophilus braunsi is a species of arthropod in the genus Ballophilus. It is found in South Africa. It has two subspecies: Ballophilus braunsi braunsi and Ballophilus braunsi nimbanus.[1] The original description of this species is based on female specimens with 59 or 61 pairs of legs,[2] but males of this species can have as few as 57 leg pairs.[3]

References

"Catalogue of Life - 2011 Annual Checklist :: Species details".
Silvestri, F. (1907). "Neue und wenig bekannte Myriopoden des Naturhistorischen Museums in Hamburg (1. Teil)" (PDF). Mitteilungen aus dem Naturhistorischen Museum in Hamburg. 2: 229-257 [244] – via Zobodat.
Attems, Carl (1929). Lfg. 52 Myriapoda, 1: Geophilomorpha (in German). De Gruyter. p. 102. doi:10.1515/9783111430638. ISBN 978-3-11-143063-8.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)

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[1] "Catalogue of Life - 2011 Annual Checklist :: Species details".

[2] Silvestri, F. (1907). "Neue und wenig bekannte Myriopoden des Naturhistorischen Museums in Hamburg (1. Teil)" (PDF). Mitteilungen aus dem Naturhistorischen Museum in Hamburg. 2: 229-257 [244] – via Zobodat.

[3] Attems, Carl (1929). Lfg. 52 Myriapoda, 1: Geophilomorpha (in German). De Gruyter. p. 102. doi:10.1515/9783111430638. ISBN 978-3-11-143063-8.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)