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Checklist for Order Polydesmida Pocock, 1887 (Flat-backed Millipedes)
and region Bolivia (Northern South America)


Class
 
Diplopoda
De Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes
9
19
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Chilognatha
Latreille, 1802
9
19
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Helminthomorpha
Pocock, 1887
9
19
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Merocheta
Cook, 1895
4
8
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Polydesmida
Pocock, 1887
Flat-backed Millipedes
4
8
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Bolivia
4 Families width 16 Species and 1 Subspecies
Paradoxosomatidae (Daday, 1889)13SpeciesTaxom
Dalodesmidae Cook, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Xystodesmidae Cook, 1895Xystodesmid Millipedes1SpeciesTaxom
Aphelidesmidae Brölemann, 19161SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Bolivia
8 Genera with 16 Species
Catharosoma Silvestri, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Gnomeskelus Attems, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Iulidesmus Silvestri, 19565SpeciesTaxom
Melaphe Cook, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Mestosoma Silvestri, 19565SpeciesTaxom
Pycnotropis Carl, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Strongylomorpha Lang, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Xanthodesmus Cook, 18981SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Bolivia
16 Species and 1 Subspecies
Catharosoma bolivae Chamberlin, 1957
Gnomeskelus tuberosus urbanus Lawrence, 1962
Iulidesmus alticola Attems, 1931
Iulidesmus differens Kraus, 1956
Iulidesmus forsteri Kraus, 1956
Iulidesmus salvadorii Silvestri, 1895
Iulidesmus schindleri Kraus, 1956
Melaphe castianeira Hoffman & Lo..., 1968
Mestosoma alticola Attems, 1930
Mestosoma differens Kraus, 1956
Mestosoma forsteri Kraus, 1956
Mestosoma salvadorii Silvestri, 1895
Mestosoma schindleri Kraus, 1956
Pycnotropis taenia Peters, 1864
Strongylomorpha storkani Lang, 1932
Xanthodesmus physkon (Attems, 1898)⇒ Habrodesmus physkon Attems, 1898

Subnodes of Polydesmida with occurrences in Bolivia
SuborderChelodesmidea
Cook, 1895
2
2
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderDalodesmidea
Hoffman, 1980
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderParadoxosomatidea
Daday, 1889
1
5
13
Family
Genera
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