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Checklist for Superorder Merocheta Cook, 1895
and region Los Angeles (Los Angeles County, California, USA)


Class
 		Diplopoda
De Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes		10
12
14		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Chilognatha
Latreille, 1802
10
12
14		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Helminthomorpha
Pocock, 1887
9
11
13		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

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


List of families for Los Angeles
4 Families width 4 Species and 1 Subspecies
Dalodesmidae Cook, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Paradoxosomatidae (Daday, 1889)1SpeciesTaxom
Polydesmidae (Leach, 1815)Flat Millipedes1SpeciesTaxom
Macrosternodesmidae Brölemann, 19161SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Los Angeles
4 Genera with 4 Species
Gnomeskelus Attems, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Oxidus Cook, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Polydesmus Latreille, 1871Flat Backed Millipedes1SpeciesTaxom
Tidesmus Chamberlin, 19431SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Los Angeles
4 Species and 1 Subspecies
Gnomeskelus tuberosus urbanus Lawrence, 1962
Oxidus gracilis (C. L. Koch, 1847)⇒ Oxidus gigas Attems, 1953
Polydesmus coriaceus (Porat, 1871)⇒ Polydesmus inconstans Latzel, 1884
Tidesmus episcopus Chamberlin, 1943

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



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