Platydesmidae is a family of millipede in the order
Platydesmida
Platydesmida (Greek for ''platy'' "flat" and ''desmos'' "bond") is an order of millipedes containing two families and over 60 species. Some species practice paternal care, in which males guard the eggs.
Description
Platydesmidans have a flatte ...
. There are at least 2 genera and more than 30 described species in Platydesmidae.
[
]
Genera
These two genera belong to the family Platydesmidae:
* '' Desmethus'' Chamberlin, 1922
* '' Platydesmus'' Lucas, 1843
References
Further reading
*
*
*
*
Platydesmida
Millipedes of North America
Articles created by Qbugbot
Millipede families
{{myriapod-stub