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Checklist for Order Polydesmida Pocock, 1887 (Flat-backed Millipedes)
and region Brunca Region (Puntarenas, Costa Rica)


Class
 
Diplopoda
De Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes
14
17
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Chilognatha
Latreille, 1802
14
17
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Helminthomorpha
Pocock, 1887
13
16
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Merocheta
Cook, 1895
6
9
3
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Polydesmida
Pocock, 1887
Flat-backed Millipedes
6
9
3
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Brunca Region
6 Families width 3 Species and 1 Subspecies
Platyrhacidae Pocock, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Chelodesmidae Cook, 18950SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtodesmidae Cook, 18960SpeciesTaxom
Dalodesmidae Cook, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Xystodesmidae Cook, 1895Xystodesmid Millipedes1SpeciesTaxom
Aphelidesmidae Brölemann, 19160SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Brunca Region
9 Genera with 3 Species
Barydesmus Cook, 1896
0SpeciesTaxom
Chondrodesmus Silvestri, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtodesmus Gervais, 1847
0SpeciesTaxom
Eutyporhachis Pocock, 1909
0SpeciesTaxom
Gnomeskelus Attems, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Melaphe Cook, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Nyssodesmus Cook, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Seminellogon Chamberlin, 1933
0SpeciesTaxom
Trichomorpha Silvestri, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Brunca Region
3 Species and 1 Subspecies
Gnomeskelus tuberosus urbanus Lawrence, 1962
Melaphe castianeira Hoffman & Lo..., 1968
Nyssodesmus python Peters, 1864Large forest-floor millipede

Subnodes of Polydesmida with occurrences in Brunca Region
SuborderChelodesmidea
Cook, 1895
4
7
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderDalodesmidea
Hoffman, 1980
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderPolydesmidea
Leach, 1815
1
1
0
Family
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