Eutrichodesmus

Eutrichodesmus is a genus of millipedes in the family Haplodesmidae, containing at least 32 species in China, Taiwan, and Southeast Asia. One of these species (Eutrichodesmus peculiaris) exhibits sexual dimorphism in segments number: The adult females have 20 segments (including the telson), but the adult males have only 19.

Eutrichodesmus
Eutrichodesmus aster
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Eutrichodesmus

Silvestri, 1910
Synonyms 
  • Eutrichodesmus Silvestri, 1910
  • Dimorphodesmus Murakami, 1966
  • Ascetophacus Hoffman, 1977
  • Cerastelachys Hoffman, 1977
  • Dyomerothrix Hoffman, 1982
  • Parapauroplus Zhang in Zhang & Wang, 1993
  • Pocillidorsus Zhang in Zhang & Wang, 1993
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