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Checklist for Order Polydesmida Pocock, 1887 (Flat-backed Millipedes)
and region Belgium (Benelux)


Class
 
Diplopoda
De Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes
31
71
114
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Chilognatha
Latreille, 1802
29
68
108
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Helminthomorpha
Pocock, 1887
26
64
97
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Merocheta
Cook, 1895
8
18
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Polydesmida
Pocock, 1887
Flat-backed Millipedes
8
18
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Belgium
8 Families width 25 Species and 1 Subspecies
Oniscodesmidae DeSaussure, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Paradoxosomatidae (Daday, 1889)5SpeciesTaxom
Polydesmidae Leach, 1815Flat Millipedes11SpeciesTaxom
Haplodesmidae Cook, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Macrosternodesmidae Brölemann, 19162SpeciesTaxom
Oxydesmidae Cook, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Platyrhacidae Pocock, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgodesmidae Silvestri, 18962SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Belgium
18 Genera with 25 Species
Amphitomeus1SpeciesTaxom
Asiomorpha Verhoeff, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Brachydesmus Heller, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Chondromorpha Silvestri, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Cylindrodesmus Pocock, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Desmoxytes Chamberlin, 1994Dragon millipedes1SpeciesTaxom
Eubrachydesmus Attems, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Macrosternodesmus Brölemann, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Nomarchus Attems, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Ophiodesmus Cook, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Orodesminus Hoffman, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Orthomorpha Bollman, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Oxidus Cook, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Platyrhacus Koch, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Polydesmus Latreille, 1847Flat Backed Millipedes6SpeciesTaxom
Poratia Cook & Cook, 19602SpeciesTaxom
Propolydesmus Verhoeff, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Prosopodesmus Silvestri, 19801SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Belgium
25 Species and 1 Subspecies
Amphitomeus attemsi Schubart, 1934
Asiomorpha coarctata DeSaussure, 1860Fringed mountainsnail
Brachydesmus superus Latzel, 1884Flat brown millipede
Chondromorpha kelaarti (Humbert, 1865)⇒ Polydesmus kelaarti Humbert, 1865
Cylindrodesmus hirsutus Pocock, 1889
Desmoxytes acantherpestes Golovatch & ..., 1994
Eubrachydesmus superus (Latzel, 1884)⇒ Brachydesmus superus Latzel, 1884
Macrosternodesmus palicola Brölemann, 1908
Nomarchus denticulatus Koch, C. L., 1847
Ophiodesmus albonanus Latzel, 1895
Orodesminus macrolophus macrolophus Attems, 1931
Orthomorpha coarctata (DeSaussure, 1860)⇒ Asiomorpha coarctata DeSaussure, 1860
Oxidus gracilis (C. L. Koch, 1847)⇒ Oxidus gigas Attems, 1953
Platyrhacus helophorus Attems, 1899
Polydesmus angustus Latzel, 1884Bridge Creek chaparral
Polydesmus coriaceus (Porat, 1871)⇒ Polydesmus inconstans Latzel, 1884
Polydesmus denticulatus C. L. Koch, 1847Seaside joyweed
Polydesmus gallicus Latzel, 1884
Polydesmus inconstans Latzel, 1884Bridge Creek chaparral
Polydesmus testaceus (C. L. Koch, 1847)⇒ Propolydesmus testaceus C. L. Koch, 1847
Poratia digitata Porat, 1889Mottled seahare
Poratia obliterata Kraus, 1960
Propolydesmus germanicus Verhoeff, 1896
Propolydesmus testaceus C. L. Koch, 1847
Prosopodesmus panporus Blower & Rundle, 1980Sprague´s Pygarctica

Subnodes of Polydesmida with occurrences in Belgium
SuborderChelodesmidea
Cook, 1895
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderParadoxosomatidea
Daday, 1889
1
5
5
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderPolydesmidea
Leach, 1815
5
11
18
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyOxydesmidae
Cook, 1895
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Polydesmida at artfakta.se
Polydesmida at dyntaxa.se
Polydesmida at gbif.org
Polydesmida at irmng.org
Polydesmida at itis.gov