Pauropodidae is the most diverse
family of
pauropods, containing 27 genera and more than 800 species, as well as the only known fossil pauropod, Eopauropus.[1][2][3] This family has a
subcosmopolitan distribution.[1] Pauropods in this family are generally whitish and feature a sternal
antennal branch with one
seta and one globulus (i.e., spheroid sense organ), setae on the head and
tergites that are usually tapering or cylindrical, and a single anal plate.[4][1] Like most adult pauropods in the order
Tetramerocerata,[5] most adults in this family have 9 pairs of legs, but adults in one genus, Cauvetauropus, have only 8 pairs of legs, and female adults in another genus, Decapauropus, have either 9 or 10 pairs of legs.[1] The first species found to include pauropods with more than 9 pairs of legs was D. cuenoti, first described with 10 pairs in 1931.[6]
Genera
This family includes 814 species distributed among 27 genera:[3]
^Hua Guo; Hong-Ying Sun; Chang-Yuan Qian; Hong Shen; Kai-Ya Zhou (2010). "A new genus and two new species of the subfamily Pauropodinae (Myriapoda: Pauropoda: Pauropodidae) from China". Zoological Science. 27 (11): 895–899.
doi:
10.2108/zsj.27.895.
PMID21039130.
S2CID42544817.