''Archispirostreptus'' is a genus of giant
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millipede
Millipedes are a group of arthropods that are characterised by having two pairs of jointed legs on most body segments; they are known scientifically as the class Diplopoda, the name derived from this feature. Each double-legged segment is a resu ...
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Spirostreptidae
Spirostreptidae is a family of millipedes in the order Spirostreptida. It contains around 100 genera distributed in North and South America, the eastern Mediterranean, continental Africa, Madagascar, and Seychelles. It contains the following gene ...
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containing 26 species:
* ''
Archispirostreptus arabs''
Pocock, 1876
* ''
Archispirostreptus beccarii''
Silvestri, 1895
* ''
Archispirostreptus boettegi''
Silvestri, 1895
* ''
Archispirostreptus camerani''
Silvestri, 1895
* ''
Archispirostreptus cayennophilus''
Silvestri, 1897
* ''
Archispirostreptus cechii''
Silvestri, 1897
* ''
Archispirostreptus compressicauda''
Silvestri, 1895
* ''
Archispirostreptus conatus''
Attems, 1928
* ''
Archispirostreptus curiosum''
Silvestri, 1895
* ''
Archispirostreptus curiosus''
Silvestri, 1895
* ''
Archispirostreptus divergens''
Krabbe & Enghoff, 1978
* ''
Archispirostreptus dodsoni''
Pocock, 1899
* ''
Archispirostreptus gigas
''Archispirostreptus gigas'', known as the giant African millipede or shongololo, is the largest extant species of millipede, growing up to in length, in circumference. It has approximately 256 legs, although the number of legs changes with eac ...
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Peters, 1855
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Archispirostreptus guayrensis
''Archispirostreptus'' is a genus of giant African millipedes in family Spirostreptidae, containing 26 species:
* '' Archispirostreptus arabs'' Pocock, 1876
* '' Archispirostreptus beccarii'' Silvestri, 1895
* '' Archispirostreptus boettegi'' Si ...
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Silvestri, 1896
* ''
Archispirostreptus guineensis''
Silvestri, 1897
* ''
Archispirostreptus ibanda''
Silvestri, 1907
* ''
Archispirostreptus lobatus''
Attems, 1901
* ''
Archispirostreptus lobulatus''
Attems, 1901
* ''
Archispirostreptus lugubris''
Brölemann, 1901
* ''
Archispirostreptus phillipsii''
Pocock, 1896
* ''
Archispirostreptus punctiporus''
Silvestri, 1897
* ''
Archispirostreptus sanctus''
Silvestri, 1897
* ''
Archispirostreptus smithii''
Pocock, 1899
* ''
Archispirostreptus sumptuosus''
Silvestri, 1896
* ''
Archispirostreptus syriacus''
DeSaussure, 1859
* ''
Archispirostreptus transmarinus''
Hoffman, 1965
* ''
Archispirostreptus virgator''
Silvestri, 1907
* ''
Archispirostreptus xanthoproctus
''Archispirostreptus'' is a genus of giant African millipedes in family Spirostreptidae, containing 26 species:
* '' Archispirostreptus arabs'' Pocock, 1876
* '' Archispirostreptus beccarii'' Silvestri, 1895
* '' Archispirostreptus boettegi'' Si ...
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Silvestri, 1897
References
Spirostreptida
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