Xystocheirini
Hoffman, 1980
Genus Guides
2- Motyxia(Sierra luminous millipedes)
- Xystocheir
Xystocheirini is a tribe of flat-backed millipedes in the Xystodesmidae, established by Hoffman in 1980. The tribe comprises approximately 5 and more than 40 described . Notable genera include Motyxia, famous for its bioluminescent species, and Xystocheir, the type genus. Members of this tribe are distributed in western North America, particularly in the Pacific coastal and montane regions of the United States and Mexico.
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Distribution
Western North America, primarily along the Pacific coast and montane regions of the United States and Mexico. The Motyxia is to the southern Sierra Nevada of California, while other genera such as Xystocheir and Anombrocheir occur in broader western North American ranges.