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Xystodesminae Hoffman, 1978

AphiaID

888871 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:888871)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Subfamily

Parent

Xystodesmidae Cook, 1895

Direct children (58)

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Tribe Harpaphini Hoffman, 1980
1. Genus Profontaria Verhoeff, 1941
2. Genus Ezaria Takakuwa, 1941 accepted as Levizonus Attems, 1898 (junior subjective synonym)
3. Genus Ezodesmus Takakuwa, 1942 accepted as Profontaria Verhoeff, 1941 (junior subjective synonym)
4. Genus Hokkaidaria Verhoeff, 1941 accepted as Levizonus Attems, 1898 (unavailable: invalidly proposed without a type species)
5. Genus Hybaphe Cook, 1904 accepted as Isaphe Cook, 1904 (junior subjective synonym)
6. Genus Phrurodesmus Takakuwa, 1943 accepted as Xystodesmus Cook, 1895 (junior subjective synonym)
7. Genus Rhysolus Chamberlin & Wang, 1953 accepted as Riukiaria Attems, 1938 (junior subjective synonym)
Tribe Ochthocelatini Means, Hennen, Tanabe & Marek, 2021
1. Genus Ochthocelata Shelley, 1995
Tribe Parafontariini Hoffman, 1978
1. Genus Parafontaria Verhoeff, 1936
Tribe Sigmocheirini Causey, 1955
1. Genus Sigmocheir Chamberlin, 1951
2. Genus Tuolumnia Chamberlin, 1953 accepted as Sigmocheir Chamberlin, 1951 (junior subjective synonym)
Tribe Xystocheirini Hoffman, 1980
1. Genus Anombrocheir Buckett & Gardner, 1969
2. Genus Motyxia Chamberlin, 1941
3. Genus Parcipromus Shelley, 1995
4. Genus Wamokia Chamberlin, 1941
5. Genus Xystocheir Cook, 1904
6. Genus Amplocheir Chamberlin, 1949 accepted as Motyxia Chamberlin, 1941 (junior subjective synonym)
7. Genus Cheirauxus Chamberlin, 1949 accepted as Xystocheir Cook, 1904 (junior subjective synonym)
8. Genus Delocheir Chamberlin, 1949 accepted as Xystocheir Cook, 1904 (junior subjective synonym)
9. Genus Luminodesmus Loomis & Davenport, 1951 accepted as Motyxia Chamberlin, 1941 (junior subjective synonym)
10. Genus Paimokia Chamberlin, 1941 accepted as Xystocheir Cook, 1904 (junior subjective synonym)
Tribe Xystodesmini Hoffman, 1978
1. Genus Chonaphe Cook, 1904
2. Genus Harpaphe Cook, 1904
3. Genus Isaphe Cook, 1904
4. Genus Kiulinga Hoffman, 1956
5. Genus Levizonus Attems, 1898
6. Genus Metaxycheir Buckett & Gardner, 1969
7. Genus Montaphe Chamberlin, 1949
8. Genus Orophe Chamberlin, 1951
9. Genus Pamelaphe Hoffman, 1964
10. Genus Parariukiaria Nguyen, 2016
11. Genus Riukiaria Attems, 1938
12. Genus Selenocheir Shelley, 1994
13. Genus Semionellus Chamberlin, 1920
14. Genus Thrinaphe Shelley, 1993
15. Genus Tubaphe Causey, 1954
16. Genus Xystodesmus Cook, 1895
17. Genus Yaetakaria Hoffman, 1949
18. Genus Cyphonaria Verhoeff, 1936 accepted as Xystodesmus Cook, 1895 (junior subjective synonym)
19. Genus Koreoaria Verhoeff, 1937 accepted as Xystodesmus Cook, 1895
20. Genus Nikkonus Chamberlin & Wang, 1953 accepted as Xystodesmus Cook, 1895 (junior subjective synonym)
21. Genus Sinoria Tanabe, Ishii & Yin, 1996 accepted as Riukiaria Attems, 1938 (junior subjective synonym)
22. Genus Takakuwaia Verhoeff, 1936 accepted as Xystodesmus Cook, 1895 (junior subjective synonym)
Tribe Devilleini Silvestri, 1903 (uncertain)
1. Genus Devillea Brölemann, 1902
Tribe Chonaphini Verhoeff, 1941 accepted as Xystodesmini Hoffman, 1978
Tribe Orophini Hoffman, 1964 accepted as Xystodesmini Hoffman, 1978
1. Genus Chipus Loomis, 1953 accepted as Orophe Chamberlin, 1951 (junior subjective synonym)
Tribe Pachydesmini Hoffman, 1980 accepted as Rhysodesmini Brölemann, 1916
1. Genus Epeloria Chamberlin, 1939 accepted as Dicellarius Chamberlin, 1920 (junior subjective synonym)
2. Genus Spathoria Chamberlin, 1939 accepted as Dicellarius Chamberlin, 1920 (junior subjective synonym)
3. Genus Thrinaxoria Chamberlin & Hoffman, 1950 accepted as Dicellarius Chamberlin, 1920

Environment

~~marine~~, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, terrestrial

Original description

Hoffman, R. L. (1978). The taxonomic and nomenclatorical status of the milliped generic names Parafontaria Verhoeff, Cyphonaria Verhoeff, and Japonaria Attems (Polydesmida, Xystodesmidae). Spixiana, 1(3): 215-224. München
page(s): 219 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Decker, P.; Sierwald, P.; Spelda, J.; Barber, A.D.; Antic, D.; Bouzan, R.; Enghoff, H.; Hennen, D.; Iniesta, L. F. M.; Means, J.; Nguyen, A. D.; Simmons, E.; Wesener, T. (2026). MilliBase. Xystodesminae Hoffman, 1978. Accessed at: https://www.millibase.org/rest/AphiaChildrenByAphiaID/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=888871 on 2026-09-10

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2016-11-03 12:06:36Z

created

Sierwald, Petra

2017-06-22 07:13:46Z

changed

Spelda, Jörg

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original description Hoffman, R. L. (1978). The taxonomic and nomenclatorical status of the milliped generic names Parafontaria Verhoeff, Cyphonaria Verhoeff, and Japonaria Attems (Polydesmida, Xystodesmidae). Spixiana, 1(3): 215-224. München
page(s): 219 [details]

taxonomy source Means, J. C.; Hennen, D. A.; Tanabe, T.; Marek, P. E. (2021). Phylogenetic Systematics of the Millipede Family Xystodesmidae. <em>Insect Systematics and Diversity.</em> 5(2)., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/isd/ixab003 [details] Available for editors

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