Rhopalomeris is a genus of pill millipede that belongs to the family Glomeridae. It found in Indochina.
Description Rhopalomeris millipedes have distinctive antennae, with the sixth segment being unusually enlarged, nearly as long as the 3rd through 5th segments combined. This sixth segment is club-shaped. Rhopalomeris millipedes have 13 smooth tergites.
Males have large telepodites on their 18th leg pair. This pair also possesses gonopods with stylus-shaped setae on the prefemur/femur. These gonopods also feature a strong inner femoral process, as well as femoral and tibial lobes extending into horn-like, curved, membranous processes. The tarsus is conspicuously curved backward, with the usual claw setae.
Species There are currently eight described species that belong to this genus. They are listed below: Rhopalomeris bicolor Rhopalomeris dinghushan Fan Z, Huang H, Zhang Z, Zhang L, Liu W, 2026 Rhopalomeris monacha Rhopalomeris nagao Rhopalomeris nigroflava Rhopalomeris sauda Rhopalomeris tonkinensis Rhopalomeris variegata
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