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Checklist for Order Polydesmida Pocock, 1887 (Flat-backed Millipedes)
and region Butler County (Kentucky, USA)


Class
 
Diplopoda
De Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes
8
11
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Chilognatha
Latreille, 1802
8
11
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Helminthomorpha
Pocock, 1887
8
11
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Merocheta
Cook, 1895
5
8
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Polydesmida
Pocock, 1887
Flat-backed Millipedes
5
8
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Butler County (Kentucky)
5 Families width 7 Species
Xystodesmidae Cook, 1895Xystodesmid Millipedes1SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeriodesmidae Humbert & De..., 18691SpeciesTaxom
Polydesmidae Leach, 1815Flat Millipedes3SpeciesTaxom
Paradoxosomatidae (Daday, 1889)1SpeciesTaxom
Platyrhacidae Pocock, 18951SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Butler County (Kentucky)
8 Genera with 7 Species
Brachoria Chamberlin, 1939
Appalachian mimic millipedes0SpeciesTaxom
Cherokia Chamberlin, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Desmonus Cook, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Dixidesmus Chamberlin, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Eubrachydesmus Attems, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Oxidus Cook, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Platyrhacus Koch, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopolydesmus Attems, 18881SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Butler County (Kentucky)
7 Species
Cherokia georgiana Chamberlin, 1939Antilles glass-slug
Desmonus earlei Cook, 1898Milk Ranch talussnail
Dixidesmus branneri Bollman, 1887
Eubrachydesmus superus (Latzel, 1884)⇒ Brachydesmus superus Latzel, 1884
Oxidus gracilis (C. L. Koch, 1847)⇒ Oxidus gigas Attems, 1953
Platyrhacus helophorus Attems, 1899
Pseudopolydesmus pinetorum Bollman, 1888

Subnodes of Polydesmida with occurrences in Butler County (Kentucky)
SuborderChelodesmidea
Cook, 1895
3
4
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderParadoxosomatidea
Daday, 1889
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderPolydesmidea
Leach, 1815
1
3
3
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