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Abstract
Chelodesmidae belongs to the largest and most easily recognizable order Polydesmida, with approximately 5000 species in 31 families. It is the second largest family in the Diplopoda class, with approximately 800 species, just behind Paradoxosomatidae with 975 species. Chelodesmidae is divided into two subfamilies, Chelodesminae, for Neotropical species, and Prepodesminae for members inhab…