| Narceus | |
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| Narceus americanus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Diplopoda |
| Order: | Spirobolida |
| Family: | Spirobolidae |
| Genus: | Narceus Rafinesque 1820 |
| Synonyms | |
Narceus is a genus of large cylindrical millipedes of the family Spirobolidae native to eastern North America. The genus comprises three or four species, two of which are endemic to Florida, and the remainder forming a species complex. The species of Narceus include some of the largest and most recognizable millipedes in eastern North America.
- ^ Rafinesque, C. S. (1820). "VI Class. Entomia. - The Insects". Annals of Nature. 1: 8. Retrieved from Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ^ For the origin of this name, see Rhexenor.