Lophoproctidae is a family of millipedes in the order Polyxenida containing approximately 43 species in 6 genera.
Description
Lophoproctids are distinguished by a soft body, bearing bristles at the posterior end of each diplosegment; they are blind and generally lack pigmentation. Individuals are small, ranging in size from 1.2 to 4.2 mm. Adults have 13 pairs of legs with internal leg buds, except for those in one species (Lophoturus madecassus), which have only 11 pairs of legs.
Genera As of 2025, the family contains the following genera:
Alloproctoides Marquet & Condé, 1950 Ancistroxenus Schubart, 1947 Barroxenus Chamberlin, 1940 Lophoproctinus Silvestri, 1948 Lophoproctus Pocock, 1895 Lophoturus Brölemann, 1931
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