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Checklist for Order Polydesmida Pocock, 1887 (Flat-backed Millipedes)
and region British Columbia (West Canada, Canada)


Class
 
Diplopoda
De Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes
16
29
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Chilognatha
Latreille, 1802
16
29
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Helminthomorpha
Pocock, 1887
16
29
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Merocheta
Cook, 1895
5
12
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Polydesmida
Pocock, 1887
Flat-backed Millipedes
5
12
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for British Columbia
5 Families width 12 Species
Polydesmidae Leach, 1815Flat Millipedes4SpeciesTaxom
Xystodesmidae Cook, 1895Xystodesmid Millipedes5SpeciesTaxom
Nearctodesmidae Chamberlin &..., 19501SpeciesTaxom
Paradoxosomatidae (Daday, 1889)1SpeciesTaxom
Platyrhacidae Pocock, 18951SpeciesTaxom


Genera for British Columbia
12 Genera with 12 Species
Eubrachydesmus Attems, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Harpaphe Cook, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Melaphe Cook, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Metaxycheir Buckett & Ga..., 19901SpeciesTaxom
Montaphe Chamberlin, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Nearctodesmus Silvestri, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Oxidus Cook, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Platyrhacus Koch, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Polydesmus Latreille, 1884Flat Backed Millipedes1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopolydesmus Attems, 18211SpeciesTaxom
Scytonotus Koch, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Tubaphe Causey, 19541SpeciesTaxom


Species list for British Columbia
12 Species
Eubrachydesmus superus (Latzel, 1884)⇒ Brachydesmus superus Latzel, 1884
Harpaphe haydeniana Wood, 1864Almond-scented millipede
Melaphe apamea Hoffman & Lo..., 1968
Metaxycheir pacifica Shelley, 1990
Montaphe elrodi Chamberlin, 1913
Nearctodesmus insulanus Chamberlin, 1910Deep Slide mountainsnail
Oxidus gracilis (C. L. Koch, 1847)⇒ Oxidus gigas Attems, 1953
Platyrhacus helophorus Attems, 1899
Polydesmus inconstans Latzel, 1884Bridge Creek chaparral
Pseudopolydesmus serratus Say, 1821Common Pink Flat-Back Millipede
Scytonotus columbianus Chamberlin, 1920
Tubaphe levii Causey, 1954Sonoma shoulderband

Subnodes of Polydesmida with occurrences in British Columbia
SuborderChelodesmidea
Cook, 1895
2
6
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderParadoxosomatidea
Daday, 1889
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderPolydesmidea
Leach, 1815
2
5
5
Families
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