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Checklist for Order Geophilomorpha Pocock, 1895 (Earth Centipede)
and region Cape (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Chilopoda
Latreille, 1817
Centiped, Centipede, Centipedes, Centipeds, Chilopods
9
31
69
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pleurostigmophora
Pocock, 1902
7
28
67
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Epimorpha
Haase, 1880
5
23
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Geophilomorpha
Pocock, 1895
Earth Centipede, Earth Centipedes, Soil Centipede
3
17
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cape
3 Families width 29 Species
Geophilidae Leach, 1815Geophilid Centipedes24SpeciesTaxom
Oryidae Cook, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Schendylidae Cook, 1896Schendylid Centipedes3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cape
17 Genera with 29 Species
Achilophilus Attems, 19372SpeciesTaxom
Aphilodon Silvestri, 19094SpeciesTaxom
Aspidopleres Porat, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Ballophilus Cook, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Chomatophilus Pocock, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Diphtherogaster Attems, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Eurytion Attems, 19286SpeciesTaxom
Geoperingneyia1SpeciesTaxom
Geoperingueyia Attems, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Geophilus Koch, 02SpeciesTaxom
Mesoschendyla Attems, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Philacroterium Attems, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Polygonarea Attems, 19094SpeciesTaxom
Purcellinus Attems, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Schendylops Cook, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Schendylurus Silvestri, 1907
0SpeciesTaxom
Taenioceros1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape
29 Species
Achilophilus monoporus Attems, 1928
Achilophilus pachypus Verhoeff, 1937Sunday shoulderband
Aphilodon caffrarius Verhoeff, 1937
Aphilodon cribellatum
Aphilodon porosus Verhoeff, 1937
Aphilodon weberi Silvestri, 1909
Aspidopleres intercalatus Porat, 1893
Ballophilus braunsi Silvestri, 1907
Chomatophilus aphanistes Crabill, 1968
Diphtherogaster flava Attems, 1909Transverse Range shoulderband
Eurytion brevis Verhoeff, 1937
Eurytion dentatus Attems, 1909
Eurytion dolichocephalus Attems, 1928
Eurytion kalaharinus Attems, 1909
Eurytion lawrencei Verhoeff, 1937
Eurytion trichopus Attems, 1928
Geoperingneyia conjungens
Geoperingueyia conjungens Attems, 1928
Geophilus spenceri
Geophilus trimenii
Mesoschendyla cribrifera Verhoeff, 1937Sunday shoulderband
Philacroterium cribellatum Attems, 1928
Polygonarea africana Dobroruka, 1960
Polygonarea litoralis Verhoeff, 1937Sunday shoulderband
Polygonarea monospathis Attems, 1928
Polygonarea oligopus Attems, 1909Transverse Range shoulderband
Purcellinus robustus Attems, 1928
Schendylops caledonicus Attems, 1928
Taenioceros armatus

Subnodes of Geophilomorpha with occurrences in Cape
SuborderAdesmata
Verhoeff, 1908
3
17
29
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Geophilomorpha at artfakta.se
Geophilomorpha at dyntaxa.se
Geophilomorpha at gbif.org
Geophilomorpha at irmng.org
Geophilomorpha at itis.gov
Geophilomorpha at marinespecies.org