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Checklist for Superorder Merocheta Cook, 1895
and region Fairfax County (Virginia, USA)


Class
 		Diplopoda
De Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes		6
9
10		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Chilognatha
Latreille, 1802
5
8
9		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Helminthomorpha
Pocock, 1887
5
8
9		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

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


List of families for Fairfax County
2 Families width 3 Species
Xystodesmidae Cook, 1895Xystodesmid Millipedes1SpeciesTaxom
Polydesmidae (Leach, 1815)Flat Millipedes2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Fairfax County
2 Genera with 3 Species
Melaphe Cook, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Polydesmus Latreille, 1871Flat Backed Millipedes2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Fairfax County
3 Species
Melaphe castianeira Hoffman & Lo..., 1968
Polydesmus angustus Latzel, 1884Bridge Creek chaparral
Polydesmus coriaceus (Porat, 1871)⇒ Polydesmus inconstans Latzel, 1884

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



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