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Checklist for Order Polydesmida Pocock, 1887 (Flat-backed Millipedes)
and region Central Alberta (Alberta, Canada)


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

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

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

Superorder
 		Merocheta
Cook, 1895
4
5
6		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Polydesmida
Pocock, 1887
Flat-backed Millipedes		4
5
6		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Central Alberta
4 Families width 6 Species
Polydesmidae Leach, 1815Flat Millipedes3SpeciesTaxom
Xystodesmidae Cook, 1895Xystodesmid Millipedes1SpeciesTaxom
Paradoxosomatidae (Daday, 1889)1SpeciesTaxom
Platyrhacidae Pocock, 18951SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Central Alberta
5 Genera with 6 Species
Eubrachydesmus Attems, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Melaphe Cook, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Oxidus Cook, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Platyrhacus Koch, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Polydesmus Latreille, 1884Flat Backed Millipedes2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central Alberta
6 Species
Eubrachydesmus superus (Latzel, 1884)⇒ Brachydesmus superus Latzel, 1884
Melaphe apamea Hoffman & Lo..., 1968
Oxidus gracilis (C. L. Koch, 1847)⇒ Oxidus gigas Attems, 1953
Platyrhacus helophorus Attems, 1899
Polydesmus angustus Latzel, 1884Bridge Creek chaparral
Polydesmus inconstans Latzel, 1884Bridge Creek chaparral

Subnodes of Polydesmida with occurrences in Central Alberta
SuborderChelodesmidea
Cook, 1895
2
2
2		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom

SuborderParadoxosomatidea
Daday, 1889
1
1
1		Family
Genus
Species
Taxom

SuborderPolydesmidea
Leach, 1815
1
2
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