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Checklist for Superorder Merocheta Cook, 1895
and region Cape Peninsula (Western Cape)


Class
 		Diplopoda
De Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes		13
20
30		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Chilognatha
Latreille, 1802
12
19
29		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Helminthomorpha
Pocock, 1887
11
18
26		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Merocheta
Cook, 1895
2
6
5		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cape Peninsula
2 Families width 5 Species
Paradoxosomatidae Daday, 18893SpeciesTaxom
Dalodesmidae Cook, 18962SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cape Peninsula
6 Genera with 5 Species
Boreohesperus Shear, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Gnomeskelus Attems, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Gonokollesis Attems, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Oxidus Cook, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Podochresimus Attems, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Vanhoeffenia Attems, 1908
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Peninsula
5 Species
Boreohesperus capensis Shear, 1992
Gnomeskelus repandus Attems, 1926
Gonokollesis nanus (Attems, 1928)⇒ Gonokollesis nana Attems, 1928
Oxidus gracilis (C. L. Koch, 1847)⇒ Oxidus gigas Attems, 1953
Podochresimus republicanus Attems, 1928

Subnodes of Merocheta with occurrences in Cape Peninsula
OrderPolydesmida
Pocock, 1887
Flat-backed Millipedes		2
6
5		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom



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