Entomobielziidae is a

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of millipedes belonging to the

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Chordeumatida. This family includes 18

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, including 13 in the

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'' Tianella''. Millipedes in this family are found in

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, and the

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Description

Millipedes in this family feature highly reduced paranota. The posterior

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are leglike, with five segments and a claw. This family includes the genus ''Tianella'', notable for featuring adult millipedes with 29 segments, a number not found in the adults of any other chordeumatidan genus. Adults in most ''Tianella'' species have 29 segments.

Genera

This family includes three genera: * '' Entomobielzia'' Verhoeff, 1898 * '' Pseudoclis'' Attems, 1899 * '' Tianella'' Attems, 1904

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q4283668 Chordeumatida Millipede families