Alloporus
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Alloporus is a genus of giant millipede
s that live in desert
s. It contains the following species:
Millipede
Millipedes are arthropods that have two pairs of legs per segment . Each segment that has two pairs of legs is a result of two single segments fused together as one...
s that live in desert
Desert
A desert is a landscape or region that receives an extremely low amount of precipitation, less than enough to support growth of most plants. Most deserts have an average annual precipitation of less than...
s. It contains the following species:
- Alloporus americanus Silvestri, 1895
- Alloporus annulipes (Carl, 1917)
- Alloporus bilobatus Schubart 1966
- Alloporus capricornis (Attems, 1928)
- Alloporus carinulatus Attems, 1950
- Alloporus castaneus Attems, 1928
- Alloporus circulus Attems, 1914
- Alloporus dissimilis Porat, 1872
- Alloporus falcatus Attems 1928
- Alloporus fallax Attems 1934
- Alloporus furculifer Lawrence 1965
- Alloporus gilvitarsus (Attems, 1914)
- Alloporus hamifer Attems 1950
- Alloporus impatulus Karsch 1881
- Alloporus intermedius (Attems, 1934)
- Alloporus kindanus (Attems, 1953)
- Alloporus krausi Lawrence 1965
- Alloporus levigatus Attems 1928
- Alloporus major Lawrence 1965
- Alloporus multiannulatus (Carl, 1909)
- Alloporus nigricollis Schubart, 1947
- Alloporus peregrinus Lawrence 1965
- Alloporus porathi Karsch, 1881
- Alloporus rhodesianus Chamberlin, 1927
- Alloporus rugifrons Attems, 1928
- Alloporus transvaalensis Schubart, 1966
- Alloporus uncinatus Attems, 1914