Neoatractosomatidae is a family of millipedes belonging to the order Chordeumatida. This family includes about two dozen species distributed among nine genera. These millipedes are found in southern central Europe and the Balkans.
Description Millipedes in this family range from 6 mm to 18 mm in length. These millipedes have 28 or 30 segments (counting the collum as the first segment and the telson as the last). The anterior gonopods in this family feature a pair of flagella or bunches of rods. The posterior gonopods feature no flagella, and the distal elements (telopodites) of these gonopods are reduced to erect stumps.
Genera This family includes the following nine genera: Epirosomella Strasser, 1976 Fagina Attems, 1904 Microbrachysoma Verhoeff, 1897 Neoatractosoma Silvestri, 1898 Osellasoma Mauriès, 1984 Paeonisoma Verhoeff, 1932 Pseudocraspedosoma Silvestri, 1898 Schizmohetera Mršić, 1987 Trimerophorella Verhoeff, 1902
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