Thyropygus allevatus

Thyropygus allevatus
Millipede Thyropygus allevatus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Myriapoda
Class:	Diplopoda
Order:	Spirostreptida
Family:	Harpagophoridae
Genus:	Thyropygus
Species:	T. allevatus
Binomial name
Thyropygus allevatus (Karsch, 1881)
Synonyms
Spirostreptus allevatus Karsch, 1881 Spirostreptus bowringi Pocock, 1892 Spirostreptus bowringii Pocock, 1892 Spirostreptus kandyanus Humbert, 1866 Thyropisthus allevatus (Karsch, 1881) Thyropisthus bowringi (Pocock, 1892) Thyropisthus bowringii (Pocock, 1892) Thyropisthus polyodontus Attems, 1942

Thyropygus allevatus, the Siamese pointy-tailed millipede,[1] is a species of round-backed millipede in the family Harpagophoridae. It is found in Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam.[2][3]

References

1. "Siamese Pointy-tailed - Thyropygus allevatus uncinatus". exotic-pets.co.uk. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
2. "Annotated checklist of millipedes (Myriapoda: Diplopoda) of Sri Lanka". Research Gate. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
3. "Thyropygus allevatus (Karsch, 1881) (accepted name)". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 21 December 2016.

External links

• Molecular phylogeny of the Thyropygus allevatus group of giant millipedes and some closely related groups.
• A revision of the Thyropygus allevatus group. Part V: Nine new species of the extended opinatus subgroup, based on morphological and DNA sequence data (Diplopoda: Spirostreptida: Harpagophoridae)
• An initial systematics survey of the common harpagophorid millipede Thyropygus allevatus (Karsch, 1881) in Thailand