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Prepodesminae Cook, 1896
Xyodesmidae Cook, 1896 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
- Genus Afolabina Hoffman, 1967
- Genus Ancylochetus Attems, 1931
- Genus Anisodesmus Cook, 1895
- Genus Basacantha Chamberlin, 1952
- Genus Callistocilla Hoffman, 1977
- Genus Cantabrodesmus Mauriès, 1971
- Genus Carloporus Demange & Mauriès, 1975
- Genus Cheirodesmus Cook, 1896
- Genus Cordyloconus Attems, 1938
- Genus Corystauchenus Hoffman, 1994
- Genus Cryptoporatia Hoffman, 1980
- Genus Diaphorodesmoides VandenSpiegel, Golovatch & Mauriès, 2016
- Genus Diaphorodesmus Silvestri, 1896
- Genus Doidesmus Chamberlin, 1927
- Genus Ectopotremia Hoffman, 2007
- Genus Entelopus Attems, 1953
- Genus Eucordyloporus Brölemann, 1916
- Genus Graphidochirus Attems, 1929
- Genus Isodesmus Cook, 1895
- Genus Kisantus Chamberlin, 1952
- Genus Lipodesmus Cook, 1896
- Tribe Macellolophini Verhoeff, 1931
- Genus Mesodesmus Carl, 1909
- Genus Morogorius Verhoeff, 1941
- Genus Morphotelus Chamberlin, 1952
- Genus Neocordyloporus Carl, 1905
- Genus Paracordyloporus Brölemann, 1916
- Genus Pimodesmus Chamberlin, 1927
- Genus Prepodesmus Cook, 1896
- Genus Scaptodesmus Cook, 1896
- Genus Specioporus Demange & Mauriès, 1975
- Genus Stirosoma Attems, 1953
- Genus Tanzaniella Hoffman, 1977
- Tribe Thanatomimini Hoffman & Reid, 1990
- Genus Thymodesmus Cook, 1896
- Genus Tidasus Attems, 1953
- Genus Triadesmus Demange & Mauriès, 1975
- Genus Tylodesmus Cook, 1895
- Genus Xyodesmus Cook, 1896
Cook, O. F. (1896). A new diplopod fauna in Liberia. American Naturalist, 30: 413-420
page(s): 415 [details]
page(s): 415 [details]
Sierwald, P.; Decker, P.; Spelda, J. (2025). MilliBase. Prepodesminae Cook, 1896. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=888942 on 2025-05-12
Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Prepodesminae Cook, 1896. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=888942 on 2025-05-12
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Cook, O. F. (1896). A new diplopod fauna in Liberia. American Naturalist, 30: 413-420
page(s): 415 [details]
original description (of Xyodesmidae Cook, 1896) Cook, O. F. (1896). On the Xyodesmidae, a new family. Brandtia (A series of occasional papers an Diplopoda and other Arthropoda), 4: 15-17
page(s): 15 [details]
basis of record Chamberlin, R. V. (1952). An arrangement of the Prepodesmidae, a family of African millipeds. <em>Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences.</em> 42: 327-333., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39697689
page(s): 327 [details]
additional source Jeekel, C. A. W. (1971). Nomenclator generum et familiarum Diplopodorum: A list of the genus and family-group names in the Class Diplopoda from the 10th edition of Linnaeus, 1758, to the end of 1957. Monografieen van de Nederlandse Entomologische Vereniging, 5: 1-412. Amsterdam, available online at https://nev.nl/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Mono-05-Jeekel-1970-OCR.pdf
page(s): 282 [details]
additional source Hoffman, R. L. (1994). An interesting disjunct new genus of prepodesmine millipeds from Nigeria (Polydesmida: Chelodesmidae). Myriapodologica, 3(5): 34-42. Martinsville
page(s): 38; note: maintains Prepodesminae (=Cordyloporinae) as a chelodesmid subfamily [details]
source of synonymy Hoffman, R. L. (1980). Classification of the Diplopoda. 1-237. Genève.
page(s): 155; note: moved all of Prepodesmidae into the Prepodesminae that was first proposed to contain a select group of prepodesmine genera by Chamberlin, 1952. [details]
page(s): 415 [details]
original description (of Xyodesmidae Cook, 1896) Cook, O. F. (1896). On the Xyodesmidae, a new family. Brandtia (A series of occasional papers an Diplopoda and other Arthropoda), 4: 15-17
page(s): 15 [details]
basis of record Chamberlin, R. V. (1952). An arrangement of the Prepodesmidae, a family of African millipeds. <em>Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences.</em> 42: 327-333., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39697689
page(s): 327 [details]
additional source Jeekel, C. A. W. (1971). Nomenclator generum et familiarum Diplopodorum: A list of the genus and family-group names in the Class Diplopoda from the 10th edition of Linnaeus, 1758, to the end of 1957. Monografieen van de Nederlandse Entomologische Vereniging, 5: 1-412. Amsterdam, available online at https://nev.nl/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Mono-05-Jeekel-1970-OCR.pdf
page(s): 282 [details]
additional source Hoffman, R. L. (1994). An interesting disjunct new genus of prepodesmine millipeds from Nigeria (Polydesmida: Chelodesmidae). Myriapodologica, 3(5): 34-42. Martinsville
page(s): 38; note: maintains Prepodesminae (=Cordyloporinae) as a chelodesmid subfamily [details]
source of synonymy Hoffman, R. L. (1980). Classification of the Diplopoda. 1-237. Genève.
page(s): 155; note: moved all of Prepodesmidae into the Prepodesminae that was first proposed to contain a select group of prepodesmine genera by Chamberlin, 1952. [details]
