CLASSIFICATION 



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Order L Chilognatha ( Diplopoda). 



Antennae short, 6, 7, or 8 joints. Eyes congregate, simple, 

 or none. Body rings consisting of dorsal scute, two pleurae, 2 

 or 4 laminae pedigerae. Odoriferous glands mostly present. 

 Genital orifice in male and female placed between 2nd and 3rd 

 segment. In male, auxiliary copulatory organs in last segment 

 or on 7th, 7th and 8th, or 8th. 



Suborder 1. Pselapsognatha. Body having no auxiliary copulatory 

 organs or odoriferous glands. 



Family 1. Polyxenidae. (Fig. 18, p. 37.) 

 Antennae 8 joints. Somites 1 1, last with bundle of setae. 1 3 pairs of legs, 

 Male with penis. 



Family 2. Glomeridae. 

 12 tergites. 17 pairs of legs. Ocelli in single row. 



Fig. 19. Glomeris marginata. (From C. L. Koch, Die Myriapoden.) 

 Family 3. Zephroniidae. 

 13 tergites. 21 pairs of legs. Eyes crowded together in a cluster. 



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Fig. 20. Sphaerotherium grossum. (From C. L. Koch, Die Myriapoden.) 



Family 4. Julidae. 

 Body cylindrical. More than 30 body rings. Many eyes crowded 

 together in a cluster. Odoriferous glands always present. 



Fig. 21. Julus neniorensis. (From C. L. Koch, Die Myriapoden.) 



