Fuhrmannodesmidae is a family of millipedes belonging to the order Polydesmida. The family includes over 50 genera. This family includes three species (Hexadesmus lateridens, Agenodesmus reticulatus, and Eutynellus flavior) notable for being among the very few species in this order to feature adults with only 18 segments (including the telson) rather than the 20 segments usually found in polydesmids. This family also includes several genera (e.g., Cyclopsodesmus, Cylindrogonus, and Leigonopus) notable for featuring sexual dimorphism in segment number: adult females in these genera have the usual 20 segments, but adult males have only 19. Millipedes in these species arrive at these lower numbers of segments by going through the same stages of teloanamorphosis observed in other polydesmids but reaching maturity one moult earlier for 19 segments or two moults earlier for 18 segments.
Genera
Adisia
Agenodesmus
Assamodesmus
Bactrodesmus
Brachycerodesmus
Cachania
Caramba
Chilaphrodesmus
Chirripeckia
Coonoorophilus
Cryptogonodesmus
Cutervodesmus
Cyclopsodesmus
Cylindrogonus
Dendrobrachypus
Eburodesmus
Elgonicola
Enantiogonus
Esperanzella
Eutynellus
Fuhrmannodesmus
Giustoella
Glenniea
Gyrophallus
Hemisphaeroparia
Heterosphaeroparia
Hexadesmus
Hingstonia
Hypsiloporus
Irazunus
Irogonus
Kukkalodesmus
Lankadesmus
Leiogonopus
Mabocus
Magidesmus
Mecistoparia
Megaloparia
Nasodesmus
Olmodesmus
Oodedesmus
Ootacadesmus
Pachygonopus
Phaneromerium
Phreatodesmus
Phylacomerium
Physetoparia
Pichitaria
Pozodesmus
Pseudosphaeroparia
Salvadoria
Schizotelopus
Sholaphilus
Sphaeroparia
Sumidero
Topalodesmus
Trematodesmus
Trichozonus
Tylogoneus
Typhlopygmaeosoma
Venezuelodesmus
References
Polydesmida
Millipede families
