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Checklist for Order Polydesmida Pocock, 1887 (Flat-backed Millipedes)
and region California (West USA, USA)


Class
 
Diplopoda
De Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes
39
119
255
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Chilognatha
Latreille, 1802
38
118
254
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Helminthomorpha
Pocock, 1887
37
117
253
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Merocheta
Cook, 1895
12
36
80
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Polydesmida
Pocock, 1887
Flat-backed Millipedes
12
36
80
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for California
11 Families width 80 Species and 1 Subspecies
Paradoxosomatidae (Daday, 1889)2SpeciesTaxom
Xystodesmidae (Cook, 1895)Xystodesmid Millipedes57SpeciesTaxom
Polydesmidae Leach, 1815Flat Millipedes5SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgodesmidae Silvestri, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtodesmidae Cook, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Dalodesmidae Cook, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Nearctodesmidae Chamberlin &..., 19504SpeciesTaxom
Fuhrmannodesmidae Brölemann, 19163SpeciesTaxom
Platyrhacidae Pocock, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Macrosternodesmidae Brölemann, 19162SpeciesTaxom
Chelodesmidae Cook, 18952SpeciesTaxom


Genera for California
33 Genera with 80 Species
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Akamptogonus Attems, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Anombrocheir Buckett & Ga..., 19692SpeciesTaxom
Bidentogon Buckett & Ga..., 19682SpeciesTaxom
Calianotus Shelley, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Celocheir1SpeciesTaxom
Cheirauxus Chamberlin, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Chonaphe Cook, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Cliodesmus Chamberlin, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtodesmus Gervais, 20181SpeciesTaxom
Delocheir Chamberlin, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Gnomeskelus Attems, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Harpaphe Cook, 19435SpeciesTaxom
Harpogonopus Loomis, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Melaphe Cook, 19682SpeciesTaxom
Motyxia Chamberlin, 1969Sierra luminous millipedes10SpeciesTaxom
Nearctodesmus Silvestri, 19493SpeciesTaxom
Ochthocelata Shelley, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Oxidus Cook, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Pachydesmus Cook, 19441SpeciesTaxom
Paimokia Chamberlin, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Parcipromus Shelley, 19953SpeciesTaxom
Phreatodesmus Loomis, 19413SpeciesTaxom
Platyrhacus Koch, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Polydesmus Latreille, 1867Flat Backed Millipedes1SpeciesTaxom
Pratherodesmus Shear, 20091SpeciesTaxom
Selenocheir Shelley, 19943SpeciesTaxom
Sigmocheir Chamberlin, 19413SpeciesTaxom
Stenodesmus DeSaussure, 01SpeciesTaxom
Tidesmus Chamberlin, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Trichomorpha Silvestri, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Tuolomnia1SpeciesTaxom
Wamokia Chamberlin, 19687SpeciesTaxom
Xystocheir Cook, 194912SpeciesTaxom


Species list for California
80 Species and 1 Subspecies
Akamptogonus novarae Humbert & Sa..., 1869Golden zachrysia
Anombrocheir bifurcata Buckett & Ga..., 1969
Anombrocheir spinosa Buckett & Ga..., 1969Whetstone talussnail
Bidentogon californicus Chamberlin, 1918Sierra shoulderband
Bidentogon helferorum Buckett & Ga..., 1968
Calianotus bituberculatus Loomis, 1960
Calianotus sastianus Chamberlin, 1910Joshua Tree desertsnail
Celocheir dalea
Cheirauxus sapiens (Chamberlin, 1949)⇒ Xystocheir dissecta dissecta Wood, 1867
Chonaphe armata Harger, 1872Borrego desertsnail
Cliodesmus cryptopygus Chamberlin, 1923
Cyrtodesmus baerti Shear & Peck, 2018
Delocheir conservata (Chamberlin, 1949)⇒ Xystocheir dissecta taibona Chamberlin, 1912
Gnomeskelus tuberosus urbanus Lawrence, 1962
Harpaphe clara (Chamberlin, 1949)⇒ Harpaphe haydeniana scotia Chamberlin, 1941
Harpaphe haydeniana Wood, 1864Almond-scented millipede
Harpaphe haydenianus Wood, 1864
Harpaphe pottera Chamberlin, 1949
Harpaphe telodonta (Chamberlin, 1943)⇒ Paimokia telodonta Chamberlin, 1943
Harpogonopus confluentus Loomis, 1960
Melaphe apamea Hoffman & Lo..., 1968
Melaphe castianeira Hoffman & Lo..., 1968
Motyxia bistipita Shelley, 1996
Motyxia exilis (Loomis, 1953)⇒ Motyxia monica Chamberlin, 1944
Motyxia exspansa
Motyxia kerna Chamberlin, 1941Deep Slide mountainsnail
Motyxia monica Chamberlin, 1944
Motyxia pior Chamberlin, 1941Deep Slide mountainsnail
Motyxia porrecta Causey & Tie..., 1969
Motyxia sequoia Causey & Tie..., 1969Surf shoulderband
Motyxia sequoiae Loomis & Dav..., 1951
Motyxia tiemanni Causey & Tie..., 1969
Nearctodesmus brunnior (Chamberlin, 1949)⇒ Nearctodesmus cerasinus Wood, 1864
Nearctodesmus campicolens (Chamberlin, 1949)⇒ Nearctodesmus cerasinus Wood, 1864
Nearctodesmus salix Chamberlin, 1949
Ochthocelata adynata Shelley, 1995
Oxidus gracilis (C. L. Koch, 1847)⇒ Oxidus gigas Attems, 1953
Pachydesmus cummingsiensis (Verhoeff, 1944)⇒ Harpaphe haydeniana cummingsiensis Verhoeff, 1944
Paimokia telodonta Chamberlin, 1943
Parcipromus cooki Causey, 1955
Parcipromus gigantoarboricolus Shelley, 1995
Parcipromus tiemanni Shelley, 1995
Phreatodesmus cooki Loomis, 1960
Phreatodesmus dentatus Loomis, 1960
Phreatodesmus hastingsus Chamberlin, 1941Surf shoulderband
Platyrhacus helophorus Attems, 1899
Polydesmus dissecta Wood, 1867
Pratherodesmus despaini Shear, Taylo..., 2009
Selenocheir arcuata Shelley, 1994
Selenocheir directa Shelley, 1994
Selenocheir sinuata Shelley, 1994
Sigmocheir calaveras Chamberlin, 1951Anza shoulderband
Sigmocheir furcata Shelley, 1995
Sigmocheir maculifer Chamberlin, 1941Surf shoulderband
Stenodesmus exile
Tidesmus episcopus Chamberlin, 1943
Trichomorpha capillata Loomis, 1964
Tuolomnia danehyi
Wamokia dentata Buckett & Ga..., 1968
Wamokia discordis Buckett & Ga..., 1968
Wamokia falcata Buckett & Ga..., 1968
Wamokia hoffmani Buckett & Ga..., 1968
Wamokia placerna Chamberlin, 1941
Wamokia remota Buckett & Ga..., 1968
Wamokia sierrae Buckett & Ga..., 1968
Xystocheir bistipita Shelley, 1996
Xystocheir brachymacris Shelley, 1996
Xystocheir dissecta Wood, 1867Hairy helicellid
Xystocheir francisca (Chamberlin, 1949)⇒ Xystocheir dissecta dissecta Wood, 1867
Xystocheir milpetas Chamberlin, 1949
Xystocheir modestior Shelley, 1996Surf shoulderband
Xystocheir prolixorama Shelley, 1996
Xystocheir reducta Causey, 1955
Xystocheir solenofurcata Shelley, 1996
Xystocheir stenomacris Shelley, 1996
Xystocheir tularares
Xystocheir tularea (Chamberlin, 1949)⇒ Motyxia tularea tularea Chamberlin, 1949

Subnodes of Polydesmida with occurrences in California
SuborderChelodesmidea
Cook, 1895
4
23
61
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
6
10
16
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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Polydesmida at artfakta.se
Polydesmida at dyntaxa.se
Polydesmida at gbif.org
Polydesmida at irmng.org
Polydesmida at itis.gov