Polyxenus is a genus of millipede in the family Polyxenidae. This genus includes at least 29 valid species. This genus has a worldwide distribution, with species found on all continents except Antarctica.
Description
Adults in this genus feature 10 tergites in front of the telson and 13 pairs of legs. The tergites each feature two transverse rows of bristles. These millipedes usually feature eyes, most often with five or six ommatidia on each side, but the number of these ommatidia can range from zero to ten on each side.
Species
- Polyxenus albus <small>Pocock, 1894</small>
- Polyxenus anacapensis <small>Pierce, 1940</small>
- Polyxenus anophthalius <small>Ishii & Yin, 2000</small>
- Polyxenus buxtoni <small>Brollemann, 1921</small>
- Polyxenus caudatus <small>Menge, 1854</small>
- Polyxenus chalcidicus <small>Conde & Nguyen Duy-Jacquemin, 1971</small>
- Polyxenus chilensis <small>Silvestri, 1903</small>
- Polyxenus colurus <small>Menge, 1854</small>
- Polyxenus conformis <small>Koch & Berendt, 1854</small>
- Polyxenus fasciculatus <small>Say, 1821</small>
- Polyxenus germanicus <small>Verhoeff, 1941</small>
- Polyxenus hangzhoensis <small>Ishii & Liang, 1990</small>
- Polyxenus hawaiiensis <small>Silvestri, 1904</small>
- Polyxenus koreanus <small>Ishii & Choi, 1988</small>
- Polyxenus lagurus <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small>
- Polyxenus lapidicola <small>Silvestri, 1903</small>
- Polyxenus lepagei <small>Mello-Leitao, 1925</small>
- Polyxenus lophurus <small>Menge, 1854</small>
- Polyxenus lucidus <small>Chalande, 1888</small>
- Polyxenus macedonicus <small>Verhoeff, 1952</small>
- Polyxenus oromii <small>Nguyen Duy-Jacquemin, 1996</small>
- Polyxenus ovalis <small>Koch & Berendt, 1854</small>
- Polyxenus paraguayensis <small>Silvestri, 1903</small>
- Polyxenus platensis <small>Silvestri, 1903</small>
- Polyxenus ponticus <small>Lignau, 1903</small>
- Polyxenus pugetensis <small>Kincaid, 1898</small>
- Polyxenus rossi <small>Chamberlin, 1957</small>
- Polyxenus senex <small>Mello-Leitao, 1925</small>
- Polyxenus shinoharai <small>Ishii, 1983</small>
- Polyxenus sokolowi <small>Lignau, 1924</small>
- Polyxenus superbus <small>Silvestri, 1903</small>
- Polyxenus triocellatus <small>Ishii & Yin, 2000</small>
- Polyxenus tuberculatus <small>Pierce, 1940</small>
Fossil species
- â Polyxenus miocenica <small>Srivastava et al. 2006</small> Kerala amber, India, Miocene
- â Polyxenus ovalis <small>Koch and Berendt 1854</small> Baltic amber, Eocene
- â Polyxenus coniformis <small>Koch and Berendt 1854</small> Baltic amber, Eocene
- â Polyxenus colurus <small>Menge 1854</small> Baltic amber, Eocene
- â Polyxenus caudatus <small>Menge 1854</small> Baltic amber, Eocene
- â Polyxenus lophurus <small>Menge 1854</small> Baltic amber, Eocene
References