Marine Species Traits - Balustreptus Hoffman, 1980

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Balustreptus Hoffman, 1980

Junceustreptus jucundus

AphiaID

891092 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:891092)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Rhynchoproctinae Demange, 1961

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Species Balustreptus aulaconotus (Pocock, 1896)
Species Balustreptus falcatus (Attems, 1938)
Species Balustreptus jucundus (Demange, 1961)

Environment

~~marine~~, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, terrestrial

Original description

Hoffman, R. L. (1980). Studies on spirostreptoid millipeds. XV. On some new or poorly known harpagophorid genera and species from China and the East Indies. Journal of Natural History, 14: 589-596, available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222938000770481
page(s): 593-594 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Sierwald, P.; Decker, P.; Spelda, J. (2025). MilliBase. Balustreptus Hoffman, 1980. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=891092 on 2026-07-05

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2026). Marine Species Traits. Balustreptus Hoffman, 1980. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=891092 on 2026-07-05

Taxonomic edit history

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2016-12-20 08:40:13Z

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Sierwald, Petra

2017-02-14 12:37:22Z

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Decker, Peter

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original description Hoffman, R. L. (1980). Studies on spirostreptoid millipeds. XV. On some new or poorly known harpagophorid genera and species from China and the East Indies. Journal of Natural History, 14: 589-596, available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/00222938000770481
page(s): 593-594 [details]

additional source Jeekel, C. A. W. (2006). A bibliographic catalogue of the Oriental Harpagophoridae (Diplopoda, Spirostreptida). Myriapod memoranda, 9: 5-58 [details]

additional source Pimvichai, P.; Enghoff, H.; Panha, S. (2010). The Rhynchoproctinae, a south-east Asiatic subfamily of giant millipedes: cladistic analysis, classification, four new genera and a deviating new species from north-west Thailand (Diplopoda: Spirostreptida: Harpagophoridae). <em>Invertebrate Systematics.</em> 24(1): 51-80., available online at https://doi.org/10.1071/is09052 [details]

additional source Shelley, R. M.; Sierwald, P.; Kiser, S. B.; Golovatch, S. I. (2000). Nomenclator generum et familiarum Diplopodorum II. 1-167. Sofia
page(s): 25 [details]

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Junceustreptus jucundus

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