''Calostreptus'' is a genus of giant African
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 ...
s in family
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 ...
, containing three species:
* ''
Calostreptus carinatus''
Attems, 1928
* ''
Calostreptus chelys''
Cook, 1896
* ''
Calostreptus cooki''
Kraus, 1958
References
Spirostreptida
Millipedes of Africa
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