Himantariidae is a monophyletic
family
Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Idea ...
of
centipede
Centipedes (from New Latin , "hundred", and Latin , " foot") are predatory arthropods belonging to the class Chilopoda (Ancient Greek , ''kheilos'', lip, and New Latin suffix , "foot", describing the forcipules) of the subphylum Myriapoda, an ...
s in the order
Geophilomorpha
The centipedes or Chilopoda are divided into the following orders.
Scutigeromorpha
The Scutigeromorpha are anamorphic, reaching 15 leg-bearing segments in length. Also known as house centipedes, they are very fast creatures, and able to withstand ...
and superfamily
Himantarioidea
Himantarioidea is a monophyletic superfamily of soil centipedes in the suborder Adesmata
Adesmata is a suborder of centipedes within the order Geophilomorpha containing the superfamilies Geophiloidea and Himantarioidea. This suborder cont ...
, found almost exclusively in the Northern Hemisphere. The number of leg-bearing segments in this family varies within species and ranges from 47 to 181.
This family contains these genera:
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Acrophilus''
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Bothriogaster''
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Californiphilus''
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Causerium''
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Chomatobius''
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Diadenoschisma''
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Geoballus''
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Gosiphilus''
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Gosothrix''
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Haplophilus''
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Himantariella''
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Himantarium
''Himantarium'' is a genus of centipedes in the family Himantariidae
Himantariidae is a monophyletic family of centipedes in the order Geophilomorpha and superfamily Himantarioidea
Himantarioidea is a monophyletic superfamily of soil ...
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Meinertophilus''
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Mesocanthus''
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Nesoporogaster''
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