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Checklist for Superorder Merocheta Cook, 1895
and region Amazon basin (Northern South America)


Class
 		Diplopoda
De Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes		6
7
7		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Chilognatha
Latreille, 1802
6
7
7		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Helminthomorpha
Pocock, 1887
6
7
7		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Merocheta
Cook, 1895
4
5
5		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Amazon basin
4 Families width 5 Species
Platyrhacidae Pocock, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Paradoxosomatidae Daday, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Fuhrmannodesmidae Brölemann, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgodesmidae Silvestri, 18962SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Amazon basin
5 Genera with 5 Species
Barydesmus Cook, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Ergethus Chamberlin, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Giustoella Kraus, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Loretosia Kraus, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Pastazidia Kraus, 19601SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Amazon basin
5 Species
Barydesmus socius Chamberlin, 1941
Ergethus connectens Kraus, 1960
Giustoella minutissima Kraus, 1960
Loretosia clavigera Kraus, 1960
Pastazidia monotypica Kraus, 1960

Subnodes of Merocheta with occurrences in Amazon basin
OrderPolydesmida
Pocock, 1887
Flat-backed Millipedes		4
5
5		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Merocheta at artfakta.se
Merocheta at marinespecies.org