''Lophoturus madecassus'' is a species of

bristly millipede ''Polyxenus lagurus'', known as the bristly millipede is a species of 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 ...

in the family

Lophoproctidae Lophoproctidae is a family of millipedes in the order Polyxenida containing approximately 65 species in 6 genera Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viru ...

. Adults in this species, unlike those in all other species in this family, have only 11 pairs of legs rather than the typical 13 pairs of legs.

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