Parajulidae
Sign in to saveParajulidae is a family of millipedes in the order Julida, occurring predominantly in North America but also in Central America and East Asia. Parajulids are found from Alaska to as far south as Guatemala. Male Parajulids have a greatly enlarged first pair of legs, and externally exposed gonopods, in contrast to the largely Eurasian family Julidae which have a small, hook-shaped first pair of legs, and gonopods concealed internally.
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Vinony files it under Julida, Millipede families and Taxa named by Charles Harvey Bollman.
Its subject is documented across 7 Wikipedia language editions.
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 327
- Family
- Parajulidae
- Collections
- CHAS, DMNS, MNA, UNM, LACM, CMN
- Recorded in
- United States, Canada, MéXico
Wikidata facts
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- Parajulidae sp.jpg
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- taxon author citation
- Bollman, 1893
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- Parajulidae
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- Category:Parajulidae
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- Parajulidae
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Encyclopedic overview
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Parajulidae is a family of millipedes in the order Julida, occurring predominantly in North America but also in Central America and East Asia. Parajulids are found from Alaska to as far south as Guatemala. Male Parajulids have a greatly enlarged first pair of legs, and externally exposed gonopods, in contrast to the largely Eurasian family Julidae which have a small, hook-shaped first pair of legs, and gonopods concealed internally.
==Genera== Aliulus Aniulus Apacheiulus Arvechamboides Arvechambus Bollmaniulus Codiulus Ethoiulus Ethojulus Georgiulus Gosiulus Gyniulus Hakiulus Karteroiulus Litiulus Mexicoiulus Mulaikiulus Nesoressa Okliulus Oriulus Parajulus Pheniulus Pseudojulus Ptyoiulus Saiulus Simiulus Sophiulus Spathiulus Teniulus Thriniulus Tuniulus Uroblaniulus Ziniulus
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