Himantariidae

The Himantariidae are a family of centipedes in the order Geophilomorpha, found almost exclusively in the Northern Hemisphere.[1] It contains these genera:

  • Acrophilus
  • Bothriogaster
  • Californiphilus
  • Causerium
  • Chomatobius
  • Diadenoschisma
  • Geoballus
  • Gosiphilus
  • Gosothrix
  • Haplophilus
  • Himantariella
  • Himantarium
  • Meinertophilus
  • Mesocanthus
  • Nesoporogaster
  • Nothobius
  • Notiphilus
  • Notobius
  • Polyporogaster
  • Pseudohimantarium
  • Stigmatogaster
  • Straberax
  • Thracophilus

Himantariidae
Himantarium gabrielis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Chilopoda
Order:
Geophilomorpha
Family:
Himantariidae

References
  1. R. E. Crabill (1969). "Tracheotaxy as a generic criterion in Himantariidae, with proposal of two new bothriogastrine genera (Chilopoda: Geophilomorpha)". Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology. 12 (12): 1–9. doi:10.5479/si.00810282.12. hdl:10088/5109.


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