Calostreptus
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Calostreptus is a genus of giant Africa
n millipede
s in family Spirostreptidae
, containing three species:
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
n millipede
Millipede
Millipedes are arthropods that have two pairs of legs per segment . Each segment that has two pairs of legs is a result of two single segments fused together as one...
s in family Spirostreptidae
Spirostreptidae
Spirostreptidae is a family of millipedes. It contains the following genera:*Aethiopistreptus*Alloporus*Alogostreptus*Anastreptus*Andenostreptus*Andineptus*Anethoporus*Archispirostreptus*Attemsostreptus...
, containing three species:
- Calostreptus carinatus Attems, 1928
- Calostreptus chelys Cook, 1896
- Calostreptus cooki Kraus, 1958