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Checklist for Superorder Merocheta Cook, 1895
and region Cartago (Costa Rica)


Class
 		Diplopoda
De Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes		8
9
8		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Chilognatha
Latreille, 1802
8
9
8		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Helminthomorpha
Pocock, 1887
8
9
8		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Merocheta
Cook, 1895
3
4
4		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cartago
3 Families width 4 Species and 1 Subspecies
Platyrhacidae Pocock, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Dalodesmidae Cook, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Xystodesmidae Cook, 1895Xystodesmid Millipedes1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cartago
4 Genera with 4 Species
Barydesmus Cook, 1896
0SpeciesTaxom
Gnomeskelus Attems, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Melaphe Cook, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Nyssodesmus Cook, 19232SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cartago
4 Species and 1 Subspecies
Gnomeskelus tuberosus urbanus Lawrence, 1962
Melaphe castianeira Hoffman & Lo..., 1968
Nyssodesmus python Peters, 1864Large forest-floor millipede
Nyssodesmus valerii Chamberlin, 1923

Subnodes of Merocheta with occurrences in Cartago
OrderPolydesmida
Pocock, 1887
Flat-backed Millipedes		3
4
4		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom



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