Lophoproctidae is a family of millipedes in the order Polyxenida containing approximately 43 species in 6 genera.
Lophoproctus coecus illustration
Three Lophoturus species from Queensland, Australia: (A) L. queenslandicus, (B) L. boondallus, (C) L. molloyensis
Millipedes are a group of arthropods that are characterised by having two pairs of jointed legs on most body segments; they are known scientifically as the class Diplopoda, the name derived from this
Lophoproctidae
…Lophoproctidae is a family of millipedes in the order Polyxenida containing approximately 43 species in 6 genera. Lophoproctids are distinguished by a soft body, bearing bristles at the posterior…
Octoglena sierra (Colobognatha, Polyzoniida)
Anadenobolus monilicornis (Juliformia, Spirobolida)
Harpaphe haydeniana (Polydesmida)