Expanded concept and revised taxonomy of the milliped family Xystodesmidae Cook, 1895 (Polydesmida: Leptodesmidea: Xystodesmoidea): incorporations of Euryuridae Pocock, 1909 and Eurymerodesmidae Causey, 1951, taxon revivals/proposals/ transferrals, and a distributional update

Shelley, Rowland M., Smith, Jamie M. (2018): Expanded concept and revised taxonomy of the milliped family Xystodesmidae Cook, 1895 (Polydesmida: Leptodesmidea: Xystodesmoidea): incorporations of Euryuridae Pocock, 1909 and Eurymerodesmidae Causey, 1951, taxon revivals/proposals/ transferrals, and a...

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Summary:Shelley, Rowland M., Smith, Jamie M. (2018): Expanded concept and revised taxonomy of the milliped family Xystodesmidae Cook, 1895 (Polydesmida: Leptodesmidea: Xystodesmoidea): incorporations of Euryuridae Pocock, 1909 and Eurymerodesmidae Causey, 1951, taxon revivals/proposals/ transferrals, and a distributional update. Insecta Mundi 660: 1-41, DOI: http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3709976 : {"references": ["Attems, C. 1938. Polydesmoidea II. Fams. Leptodesmidae, Platyrhacidae, Oxydesmidae, Gomphodesmidae. Das Tierreich 69: 1-487.", "Attems, C. 1940. Polydesmoidea III. Fams. Polydesmidae, Vanhoeffenidae, Cryptodesmidae, Oniscodesmidae, Sphaerotrichopidae, Peridontodesmidae, Rhachidesmidae, Macellolophidae, Pandirodesmidae. Das Tierreich 70: 1-576.", "Beron, P., B. Petrov, and P. Stoev. 2004. The invertebrate cave fauna of the eastern Rhodopes (Bulgaria and Greece). Biodiversity of Bulgaria 2: 791-822.", "Brolemann, H. W. 1900. Myriapodes d'Amerique. 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