Xystodesmidae is a family of millipedes in the suborder Leptodesmidea within the order Polydesmida. The family Xystodesmidae was created by the American biologist Orator F. Cook in 1895 and named afte
Parafontaria tonominea from Japan
Unidentified Xystodesmidae, either Apheloria montana (Bollman) or Cherokia georgiana (Bollman). Purchase Knob, Smokies National Park, Haywood County, North Carolina, USA.
Orophe unicus, a species of northern Idaho
Polydesmida is the largest order of millipedes, with more than 5,000 species, including all the millipedes reported to produce hydrogen cyanide. This order is also the most diverse of the millipede or
Flat-backed Millipede (Polydesmida)
Asiomorpha coarctata (Paradoxosomatidae), an Asian species widely introduced by humans
Tasmaniosoma armatum (Dalodesmidae) from Tasmania