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Checklist for Superorder Merocheta Cook, 1895
and region Northern Alberta (Alberta, Canada)


Class
 		Diplopoda
De Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes		11
16
15		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Chilognatha
Latreille, 1802
10
15
14		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Helminthomorpha
Pocock, 1887
10
15
14		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Merocheta
Cook, 1895
4
5
5		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Northern Alberta
4 Families width 5 Species
Polydesmidae Leach, 1815Flat Millipedes2SpeciesTaxom
Xystodesmidae Cook, 1895Xystodesmid Millipedes1SpeciesTaxom
Paradoxosomatidae (Daday, 1889)1SpeciesTaxom
Platyrhacidae Pocock, 18951SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Northern Alberta
5 Genera with 5 Species
Eubrachydesmus Attems, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Melaphe Cook, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Oxidus Cook, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Platyrhacus Koch, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Polydesmus Latreille, 1884Flat Backed Millipedes1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northern Alberta
5 Species
Eubrachydesmus superus (Latzel, 1884)⇒ Brachydesmus superus Latzel, 1884
Melaphe apamea Hoffman & Lo..., 1968
Oxidus gracilis (C. L. Koch, 1847)⇒ Oxidus gigas Attems, 1953
Platyrhacus helophorus Attems, 1899
Polydesmus inconstans Latzel, 1884Bridge Creek chaparral

Subnodes of Merocheta with occurrences in Northern Alberta
OrderPolydesmida
Pocock, 1887
Flat-backed Millipedes		4
5
5		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom



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