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Checklist for Superorder Merocheta Cook, 1895
and region Arizona (Southwest USA, USA)


Class
 		Diplopoda
De Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes		23
30
47		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Chilognatha
Latreille, 1802
22
28
45		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Helminthomorpha
Pocock, 1887
22
28
45		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Merocheta
Cook, 1895
7
8
9		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Arizona
5 Families width 9 Species
Xystodesmidae Cook, 1895Xystodesmid Millipedes2SpeciesTaxom
Fuhrmannodesmidae Brölemann, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Paradoxosomatidae (Daday, 1889)1SpeciesTaxom
Platyrhacidae Pocock, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Macrosternodesmidae Brölemann, 19162SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Arizona
5 Genera with 9 Species
Melaphe Cook, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Oodedesmus Loomis, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Oxidus Cook, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Platyrhacus Koch, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Pratherodesmus Shear, 20092SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Arizona
9 Species
Melaphe castianeira Hoffman & Lo..., 1968
Oodedesmus variabilis Loomis, 1960
Oxidus gracilis (C. L. Koch, 1847)⇒ Oxidus gigas Attems, 1953
Platyrhacus helophorus Attems, 1899
Pratherodesmus ecclesia Shear, Taylo..., 2009
Pratherodesmus voylesi Shear, Taylo..., 2009

Subnodes of Merocheta with occurrences in Arizona
OrderPolydesmida
Pocock, 1887
Flat-backed Millipedes		7
8
9		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom



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