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Checklist for Superorder Epimorpha Haase, 1880
and region Benin (West Africa)


Class
 		Chilopoda
Latreille, 1817
Centiped, Centipede, Centipedes, Centipeds, Chilopods		4
5
6		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pleurostigmophora
Pocock, 1902
4
5
6		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Epimorpha
Haase, 1880
4
5
6		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Benin
4 Families width 6 Species
Schendylidae Cook, 1896Schendylid Centipedes2SpeciesTaxom
Cryptopidae Kohlrausch, 18812SpeciesTaxom
Scolopendridae Newport, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Geophilidae Leach, 1815Geophilid Centipedes1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Benin
5 Genera with 6 Species
Ballophilus Cook, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Cryptops Leach, 19262SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophilus Cook, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Ethmostigmus Pocock, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Ribautia Broelemann, 18941SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Benin
6 Species
Ballophilus foresti Demange, 1963
Cryptops (Cryptops) sternalis Brolemann, 1926
Cryptops (Trigonocryptops) danhomenou Brolemann, 1926
Ctenophilus nitidus Brölemann, 1926
Ethmostigmus trigonopodus Leach, 1817
Ribautia unguiculata von Porat, 1894

Subnodes of Epimorpha with occurrences in Benin
OrderGeophilomorpha
Pocock, 1895
Earth Centipede, Earth Centipedes, Soil Centipede, Soil centipedes, Wire Centipedes		2
3
3		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom

OrderScolopendromorpha
Leach, 1815
Bark Centipedes, Scolopendromorph centipedes, Tropical centipedes		2
2
3		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom