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Checklist for Order Polydesmida Pocock, 1887 (Flat-backed Millipedes)
and region Buenos Aires (Northeast Argentina, Argentina)


Class
 
Diplopoda
De Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes
13
16
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Chilognatha
Latreille, 1802
12
15
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Helminthomorpha
Pocock, 1887
12
15
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Merocheta
Cook, 1895
7
9
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Polydesmida
Pocock, 1887
Flat-backed Millipedes
7
9
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Buenos Aires
7 Families width 10 Species and 1 Subspecies
Chelodesmidae Cook, 18953SpeciesTaxom
Cryptodesmidae Karsch, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Euryuridae Pocock, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgodesmidae Silvestri, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Dalodesmidae Cook, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Xystodesmidae Cook, 1895Xystodesmid Millipedes1SpeciesTaxom
Paradoxosomatidae (Daday, 1889)2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Buenos Aires
9 Genera with 10 Species
Amphelictogon Chamberlin, 19382SpeciesTaxom
Apomus Cook, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Auturus Chamberlin, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Chondrodesmus Silvestri, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Darlingtoniella Loomis, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Kuschelodesmus Hoffman, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Melaphe Cook, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Mestosoma Silvestri, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Oxidus Cook, 18471SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Buenos Aires
10 Species and 1 Subspecies
Amphelictogon loomisi Pérez-Asso, 1998
Amphelictogon strumosus Loomis, 1938
Apomus bifurcus Schubart, 1954
Auturus louisianus phanus Chamberlin, 1942
Chondrodesmus montanus Pocock, 1909
Darlingtoniella provecta Loomis, 1938
Kuschelodesmus atlanticus Schubart, 1954
Melaphe castianeira Hoffman & Lo..., 1968
Mestosoma lugubre Silvestri, 1897
Oxidus gracilis (C. L. Koch, 1847)⇒ Oxidus gigas Attems, 1953

Subnodes of Polydesmida with occurrences in Buenos Aires
SuborderChelodesmidea
Cook, 1895
3
4
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderDalodesmidea
Hoffman, 1980
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderParadoxosomatidea
Daday, 1889
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderPolydesmidea
Leach, 1815
2
2
2
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