page_title: Lophoproctidae
section_title: Description
hierarchical_section_title: Lophoproctidae / Description
caption_attribution_description: English: Lophoproctus coecus (Pocock, 1888) Krasnodar Province, Russia. A: Lateral view showing antenna. B: Dorso-lateral view showing tergal trichomes. Scale bars: 1 mm.
context_page_description: Lophoproctidae is a family of millipedes in the order Polyxenida containing approximately 65 species in 6 genera.
context_section_description: Lophoproctids are distinguished by a soft body, bearing bristles at the posterior end of each diplosegment; they are blind and generally lack pigmentation. Individuals are small, ranging in size from 1.2 to 4.2mm; they have 13 pairs of legs with internal leg buds.
caption: Lophoproctus coecus from Krasnodar Province, Russia. Scale bars = 1 mm.
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