Leptodesmus thwaitesii

Leptodesmus thwaitesii, is a species of millipedes in the family Chelodesmidae. It was once thought endemic to Sri Lanka, where first documented from Peradeniya.[1][2][3]

Leptodesmus thwaitesii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Diplopoda
Order:
Polydesmida
Family:
Chelodesmidae
Genus:
Leptodesmus
Species:
L. thwaitesii
Binomial name
Leptodesmus thwaitesii
(Humbert, 1865)
Synonyms
  • Polydesmus thwaitesii Humbert, 1865

References
  1. "Annotated checklist of millipedes (Myriapoda: Diplopoda) of Sri Lanka". Research Gate. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  2. "The millipede family Paradoxosomatidae in the Philippines, with a description of Eustrongylosoma penevi sp.n., and notes on Anoplodesmus anthracinus Pocock, 1895, recorded in Malaysia and Sri Lanka for the first time (Diplopoda, Polydesmida)". Biodiversity Data Journal. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  3. "Leptodesmus thwaitesii (Humbert, 1865) (accepted name)". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 19 December 2016.


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