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Checklist for Superorder Merocheta Cook, 1895
and region Botswana (Southern Africa)


Class
 		Diplopoda
De Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes		3
3
3		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Chilognatha
Latreille, 1802
3
3
3		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Helminthomorpha
Pocock, 1887
3
3
3		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Merocheta
Cook, 1895
2
2
2		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Botswana
2 Families width 2 Species
Xystodesmidae Cook, 1895Xystodesmid Millipedes1SpeciesTaxom
Polydesmidae Leach, 1815Flat Millipedes1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Botswana
2 Genera with 2 Species
Melaphe Cook, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Polydesmus Latreille, 1927Flat Backed Millipedes1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Botswana
2 Species
Melaphe castianeira Hoffman & Lo..., 1968
Polydesmus stiphropus Attems, 1927

Subnodes of Merocheta with occurrences in Botswana
OrderPolydesmida
Pocock, 1887
Flat-backed Millipedes		2
2
2		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom



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