- Source: Brachypauropodidae
Brachypauropodidae is a family of pauropods. This family has a nearly worldwide distribution. Pauropods in this family are found on all continents except South America and Antarctica.
Description
Pauropods in this family feature an entire first tergite, but at least the next two tergites are each divided into four to six sclerites. The pygidial sternum has two or three pairs of setae. Like most adult pauropods in the order Tetramerocerata, most adults in this family have nine pairs of legs, but adults in two genera, Aletopauropus and Zygopauropus, have only eight pairs of legs. All legs have five segments.
Genera
This family includes 33 species distributed among the following seven genera:
Aletopauropus MacSwain & Lanham, 1948
Borneopauropus Scheller, 2008
Brachypauropoides Remy, 1952
Brachypauropus Latzel, 1884
Deltapauropus MacSwain & Lanham, 1948
Mojingapauropus Scheller, 2015
Zygopauropus MacSwain & Lanham, 1948
References
External links
Data related to Brachypauropodidae at Wikispecies
