Ballophilidae (lat.) - a family of leg - footed centipedes from the geophile squad. About 30 species from 12 genera. Africa (including Kenya), Madagascar, Central and South America (including Mexico), Fiji, New Caledonia, Australia (1 species), Southeast Asia (including the Philippines). Usually do not exceed 30 mm in length, have up to 83 body segments. Coloring is various: yellow, black, brown, violet. Close to the family Schendylidae [1] [2] . There are known termitophilic species, for example, Ballophilus foresti Demange, 1963 was found in the abandoned termite maker Macrotermes bellicosus (in Mont Nimba Guinea, Africa ), and the species Taeniolinum integer (Chamberlin, 1926) in the termite nest Anoplotermes gracilis Snyder ( Panama , South America ) [3] .
- Ballophilus Cook, 1896
- Ballophilus australiae
- Ballophilus hounselli
- Ballophilus riveroi Chamberlin, 1950
- Caritohallex Crabill, 1960
- Caritohallex minirrhopus Crabill, 1960
- Other genera: Ballophilus - Caritohallex - Cerethmus - Clavophilus - Cyclorya - Diplethmus - Ityphilus - Koinethmus - Leptyniphilus - Leptynophilus - Leucolinum - Prionothalthybius - Schendylotyn - Taeniolinum - Tanophilus - Thalth
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Notes
- ↑ Family Ballophilidae . Australian Faunal Directory (2012). Date of treatment August 2, 2012. Archived October 1, 2012.
- ↑ Ballophilidae . Marine Species (2012). Date of treatment May 11, 2012. Archived October 1, 2012.
- ↑ Luis Alberto Pereira, Donatella Foddai & Alessandro Minelli. (2000). On the true identity of Schendylurus (Schendylotyn) integer Chamberlin, 1926, a termitophilous ballophilid centipede (Chilopoda: Geophilomorpha). Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment. Volume 35, Issue 1, pages 44-51. 2000.
Literature
- Luis Alberto Pereira & Alessandro Minelli. (1996). Ityphilus krausi N.Sp., a New Ballophilid Centipede from Peru (Chilopoda: Geophilomorpha: Ballophilidae). Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment. Volume 31, Issue 2, pages 102-111. 1996.
- Luis Alberto Pereira, Donatella Foddai & Alessandro Minelli. (1996). 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. Volume 31, Issue 3-4, pages 170-178. 1996.
- Luis Alberto Pereira, Donatella Foddai & Alessandro Minelli. (2000). On the true identity of Schendylurus (Schendylotyn) integer Chamberlin, 1926, a termitophilous ballophilid centipede (Chilopoda: Geophilomorpha). Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment. Volume 35, Issue 1, pages 44-51. 2000.