''Desmonus'' is a genus of

flat-backed millipede Polydesmida (from the Greek ''poly'' "many" and ''desmos'' "bond") is the largest order of millipedes, containing approximately 3,500 species, including all the millipedes reported to produce hydrogen cyanide (HCN). Description Members of the o ...

s in the family

Sphaeriodesmidae Sphaeriodesmidae is a family of flat-backed millipedes in the order Polydesmida. There are about 15 genera and at least 90 described species in Sphaeriodesmidae. Genera References Further reading * * * * Polydesmida Mill ...

. There are about 10 described species in ''Desmonus''.

Species

These 10 species belong to the genus ''Desmonus'': * '' Desmonus acclivus'' (Loomis, 1966) * '' Desmonus atophus'' (Chamberlin & Mulaik, 1941) * '' Desmonus austrus'' Causey, 1958 * '' Desmonus conjunctus'' Loomis, 1959 * '' Desmonus crassus'' Loomis, 1959 * '' Desmonus curtus'' (Loomis, 1943) * '' Desmonus distinctus'' Loomis, 1959 * '' Desmonus earlei'' Cook, 1898 * '' Desmonus inordinatus'' Causey, 1958 * '' Desmonus pudicus'' (Bollman, 1888)