Ballophilus

Ballophilus
Ballophilus hounselli
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Chilopoda
Order: Geophilomorpha
Family: Ballophilidae
Genus: Ballophilus
Cook, 1896

Ballophilus is the largest genus of centipedes in the clade Ballophilidae.[1] Species in this genus are found in tropical and subtropical regions, mainly in Africa and southeast Asia.[2]

  1. ^ Pereira, Luis Alberto; Foddai, Donatella; Minelli, Alessandro (1996-12-01). "First Record of a Ballophilid Centipede from Argentina with a Description of Ballophilus ramirezi n.sp. (Chilopoda: Geophilomorpha: Ballophilidae)". Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment. 31 (3–4): 170–178. doi:10.1076/snfe.31.3.170.13335. ISSN 0165-0521.
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