Aphelidesmidae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
Class: | Diplopoda |
Order: | Polydesmida |
Suborder: | Chelodesmidea |
Family: |
Aphelidesmidae Brölemann, 1916 |
Genera | |
c. 17 |
c. 17
Aphelidesmidae' is a family of polydesmidan millipedes distributed in Central America, Caribbean. northern South America
Aphelidesmids are often large and colorful, but many are dorsally dark with yellow tips to the scutes.