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Checklist for Superorder Merocheta Cook, 1895
and region Zambia (East Africa)


Class
 		Diplopoda
De Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes		9
11
11		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Chilognatha
Latreille, 1802
9
11
11		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

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

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


List of families for Zambia
5 Families width 4 Species
Paradoxosomatidae Daday, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgodesmidae Silvestri, 18960SpeciesTaxom
Oxydesmidae Cook, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Xystodesmidae Cook, 1895Xystodesmid Millipedes1SpeciesTaxom
Platyrhacidae Pocock, 18951SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Zambia
5 Genera with 4 Species
Aklerobunus Attems, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Cryptocephalius Verhoeff, 1939
0SpeciesTaxom
Lyodesmus Cook, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Melaphe Cook, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Platyrhacus Koch, 18991SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Zambia
4 Species
Aklerobunus collinus Attems, 1931
Lyodesmus fuambo Cook, 1896
Melaphe castianeira Hoffman & Lo..., 1968
Platyrhacus helophorus Attems, 1899

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



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