Trichopetalidae is a family of millipedes in the order
Chordeumatida
Chordeumatida (from the Greek word for "sausage") is a large order of millipedes containing some 1200 species with a nearly worldwide distribution. Also known as "sausage millipedes," they possess around 30 body segments behind the head (includi ...
. Adult millipedes in this family have 28 or 30 segments (counting the collum as the first segment and the
telson
The telson () is the posterior-most division of the body of an arthropod. Depending on the definition, the telson is either considered to be the final segment of the arthropod body, or an additional division that is not a true segment on accou ...
as the last).
There are about 5 genera and at least 30 described species in Trichopetalidae.
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Genera
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Causeyella''
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Mexiterpes''
Causey, 1963
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Scoterpes''
Cope, 1872
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Trichopetalum''
Harger, 1872
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Trigenotyla''
Causey, 1951
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Chordeumatida
Millipede families
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