Orophe
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Diplopoda |
| Order: | Polydesmida |
| Family: | Xystodesmidae |
| Subfamily: | Xystodesminae |
| Genus: | Orophe Chamberlin, 1951 |
| Type species | |
| Orophe cabinetus Chamberlin, 1951
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Chipus | |
Orophe is a genus of Xystodesmid millipede found in the Rocky Mountains of northern Idaho and western Montana.[1]
Description
[edit]Orophe is genus of robust Xystodesmid millipedes with two species. The two species are superficially similar.[2] Both are large millipedes with bodies that taper slightly towards the posterior.[2] The paranota are short, noticeably depressed, and arise low on the tergite, giving the millipedes a domed appearance.[2] Both species are share a similar color pattern with yellow paranota and a yellow central oval patch on the tergites.[1] The two species differ only in features of the gonopods.[2]
Taxonomy
[edit]Orophe contains the following species:
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Genus Orophe". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2024-09-29.
- ^ a b c d Shelley, Rowland M. (1993). "The milliped genus Orophe Chamberlin (Polydesmida: Xystodesmidae)". Insecta Mundi: A Journal of World Insect Systematics. 07 (3): 175–182.
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