Millipedes of Australia


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Chordeumatida
Polydesmida
Polyxenida
Polyzoniida
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Order
Polyxenida


Family
Lophoproctidae
 
Genus
Lophoturus


Family
Polyxenidae
 
Genus
Propolyxenus
Unixenus


Family
Synxenidae
 
Genus
Phryssonotus


Polyxenida: Synxenidae 

One Australian genus:


Phryssonotus Scudder, 1885
  Phryssonotus
    Lophonotus Menge 1854: 12. (Introduced as new genus for L. hystrix.)
    Phryssonotus Scudder 1885: 731. (Phryssonotus introduced as nomen novum to replace Lophonotus, a junior homonym of Lophonotus Stephens, 1829 (Lepidoptera).)
    Phryssonotus Condé 1954: 75. (In taxonomic discussion.)
    Phryssonotus Jeekel 1971: 4. (In genus catalogue.)
    Phryssonotus Hoffman 1980: 53. (In genus catalogue.)
    Phryssonotus Nguyen Duy-Jacquemin & Geoffroy 2003: 101. (In Polyxenida catalogue.)
    Phryssonotus Rasnitsyn & Golovatch 2004: 155. (In Phryssonotus review.)
    Phryssonotus Short & Huynh 2006: 211 (in taxonomic discussion),
      214 (in synonymy),
      220 (key to extant species).
    Phryssonotus Nguyen Duy-Jacquemin 2006: 237 (in taxonomic discussion),
      245 (comparison with Condexenus).
  Koubanus Attems, 1928
    Koubanus Attems 1928: 194 (in genus key),
      198 (first description).
    Koubanus Verhoeff 1932: 1367, 1369. (In genus keys.)
    Kaubanus [sic] Jones 1937: 139. (In taxonomic discussion of Polyxenidae, says 'likely to be synonymous with Synxenus'; this was considered synonymisation by Condé (1954: 76).)
    Koubanus Condé 1954: 76. (In taxonomic discussion; synonymised with Phryssonotus.)
    Koubanus Jeekel 1971: 2. (In genus catalogue.)
    Koubanus Hoffman 1980: 53. (In genus catalogue, as synonym of Phryssonotus.)
    Koubanus Nguyen Duy-Jacquemin & Geoffroy 2003: 101. (In Polyxenida catalogue, as synonym of Phryssonotus.)
    Koubanus Rasnitsyn & Golovatch 2004: 155. (As synonym of Phryssonotus in review of genus.)
    Koubanus Short & Huynh 2006: 214. (As synonym of Phryssonotus.)
    [Type species: Polyxenus platycephalus Lucas, 1846, by original designation. (Algeria)]
  Kubanus Attems, 1926
    Kubanus Attems 1926: 113. (In genus key.)
    Kubanus Jeekel 1971: 2. (In genus catalogue; type species designated.)
    Kubanus Hoffman 1980: 53. (In genus list, as synonym of Phryssonotus; first synonymisation?)
    Kubanus Nguyen Duy-Jacquemin & Geoffroy 2003: 101. (In Polyxenida catalogue, as synonym of Phryssonotus.)
    Kubanus Rasnitsyn & Golovatch 2004: 155. (As synonym of Phryssonotus in review of genus.)
    Kubanus Short & Huynh 2006: 214. (As synonym of Phryssonotus.)
    [Type species: Polyxenus platycephalus Lucas, 1846, by subsequent designation. (Algeria)]
  Schindalmonotus Attems, 1926
    Schindalmonotus Attems 1926: 113. (In genus key.)
    Schindalmonotus Attems 1928: 194. (In genus key, and first description.)
    Schindalmonotus Verhoeff 1932: 1367, 1369. (In genus keys.)
    Schindelmonotus [sic] Jones 1937: 139. (In taxonomic discussion of Polyxenidae, says 'likely to be synonymous with Synxenus'; this was considered synonymisation by Condé (1954: 76).)
    Schindalmonotus Condé 1954: 75 (in taxonomic discussion),
      76 (synonymised with Phryssonotus).
    Schindalmonotus Jeekel 1971: 5. (In genus catalogue.)
    Schindalmonotus Hoffman 1980: 53. (In genus catalogue, as synonym of Phryssonotus.)
    Schindalmonotus Nguyen Duy-Jacquemin & Geoffroy 2003: 101. (In Polyxenida catalogue, as synonym of Phryssonotus.)
    Schindalmonotus Rasnitsyn & Golovatch 2004: 155. (As synonym of Phryssonotus in review of genus.)
    Schindalmonotus Short & Huynh 2006: 214. (As synonym of Phryssonotus.)
    [Type species: Schindalmonotus hystrix Attems, 1926, by monotypy. (South Africa)]
  Synxenus Silvestri, 1900
    Synxenus Silvestri 1900: 114. (First description.)
    Synxenus Silvestri 1923: 6. (Redescription.)
    Synxenus Attems 1926: 113. (In genus key.)
    Synxenus Attems 1928: 194. (In genus key.)
    Synxenus Verhoeff 1932: 1369. (In genus key.)
    Synxenus Jones 1937: 139. (In taxonomic discussion of Polyxenidae.)
    Synxenus Silvestri 1948b: 214. (In family key.)
    Synxenus Condé 1954: 75 (in taxonomic discussion),
      76 (synonymised with Phryssonotus).
    Synxenus Jeekel 1971: 5. (In genus catalogue.)
    Synxenus Hoffman 1980: 53. (In genus catalogue, as synonym of Phryssonotus.)
    Synxenus Nguyen Duy-Jacquemin & Geoffroy 2003: 101. (In Polyxenida catalogue, as synonym of Phryssonotus.)
    Synxenus Rasnitsyn & Golovatch 2004: 155. (As synonym of Phryssonotus in review of genus.)
    Synxenus Short & Huynh 2006: 214. (As synonym of Phryssonotus.)
    [Type species: Synxenus orientalis Silvestri, 1900, by original designation. (Uruguay)]

Type species. Lophonotus hystrix Menge, 1854, by original designation. [in Baltic amber]
Distribution. ?Qld, Vic, SA; PNG; other Regions.
Included species.
    Phryssonotus novaehollandiae (Silvestri, 1923) [SA, Vic]
    and at least 7 non-Australian species, including 2 from amber (Nguyen Duy-Jacquemin & Geoffroy 2003: 101)