Aphilodon

Aphilodon
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Chilopoda
Order: Geophilomorpha
Family: Geophilidae
Subfamily: Aphilodontinae
Genus: Aphilodon
Silvestri, 1898
Type species
Aphilodon spegazzinii
Silvestri, 1898
Synonyms
  • Brasilophilus Verhoeff, 1908
  • Mecistauchenus Brölemann, 1907

Aphilodon is a genus of soil centipedes in the subfamily Aphilodontinae, a clade formerly known as the family Aphilodontidae but now deemed a subfamily within the family Geophilidae. These centipedes are found in South America. This genus includes sixteen species and is the most diverse of the Neotropical genera in the subfamily Aphilodontinae.