CANTHOCAMPTIDAE Sars, 1906, emend. Monard, 1927, Lang, 1948


PILOCAMPTUS Wells, 2007

syn. Pilocamptus Chappuis, 1928

According to Huys (2009) "this genus does not satisfy the provisions of ICZN Art. 13.1 and is here made available by explicit citation of a bibliographic reference that provides a diagnosis purported to differentiate the taxon. Rhizothrix Brady & Robertson, 1876 is an unavailable name which was first made available by Sars (1909a)"


  • Pilocamptus africanus (Chappuis, 1932) [Africa; fresh waters]
  • Pilocamptus alluaudi (Chappuis, 1932) [Africa; fresh waters]
  • Pilocamptus georgevitchi (Chappuis, 1923) [Europe, Asia; ground waters] *
  • Pilocamptus hyppophyllus (Defaye & Heymer, 1996) [Africa, Zaire; leaf litters]
  • Pilocamptus jeanneli (Chappuis, 1936) [Africa, Kenya; fresh waters]
  • Pilocamptus kamerunensis kamerunensis (Kiefer, 1928) [Afria, Camerun; lakes]
  • Pilocamptus kamerunensis villosus (Chappuis, 1932) [Africa; fresh waters]
  • Pilocamptus monodi Dussart, 1974 [Africa; fresh waters]
  • Pilocamptus monticola (Chappuis, 1936) [Africa; fresh waters]
  • Pilocamptus pauliani Chappuis, 1956 [Madagascar;moss]
  • Pilocamptus pilosus (Van Douwe, 1911) [Europe, Asia; fresh waters]
  • Pilocamptus schroderi (Van Douwe, 1915) [Afria, Tanzania; lakes]
  • Pilocamptus trichotus (Chappuis, 1932) [Africa; fresh waters]
  • Pilocamptus verrucosus (Chappuis, 1936) [Africa; fresh waters]
  • Pilocamptus vulgaris (Chappuis, 1936) [Africa; fresh waters]

    * questionable taxa





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