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


Class
 
Diplopoda
De Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes
21
37
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Chilognatha
Latreille, 1802
20
36
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Helminthomorpha
Pocock, 1887
19
35
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Merocheta
Cook, 1895
7
14
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Polydesmida
Pocock, 1887
Flat-backed Millipedes
7
14
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Central Illinois
7 Families width 16 Species
Xystodesmidae Cook, 1895Xystodesmid Millipedes4SpeciesTaxom
Euryuridae Pocock, 19092SpeciesTaxom
Chelodesmidae Cook, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Nearctodesmidae (Chamberlin &..., 1950)1SpeciesTaxom
Paradoxosomatidae (Daday, 1889)1SpeciesTaxom
Platyrhacidae Pocock, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Polydesmidae Leach, 1815Flat Millipedes6SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Central Illinois
14 Genera with 16 Species
Apheloria Chamberlin, 17701SpeciesTaxom
Auturus Chamberlin, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Chondrodesmus Silvestri, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Ergodesmus Chamberlin, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Euryurus C. L. Koch, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Melaphe Cook, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Nannaria Chamberlin, 1918
Twisted-Claw Millipedes0SpeciesTaxom
Oxidus Cook, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Platyrhacus Koch, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Pleuroloma Rafinesque, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Polydesmus Latreille, 1884Flat Backed Millipedes1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopolydesmus Attems, 18214SpeciesTaxom
Rhysodesmus Cook, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Scytonotus Koch, 18211SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central Illinois
16 Species
Apheloria virginiensis Drury, 1770Black-And-Gold Flat Millipede
Auturus evides Bollman, 1887Mineral Creek mountainsnail
Chondrodesmus atrophus Chamberlin, 1925
Ergodesmus remingtoni (Hoffman, 1962)⇒ Ectopodesmus remingtoni Hoffman, 1962
Euryurus carolinensis Saussure, 1859Pygmy mountainsnail
Melaphe apamea Hoffman & Lo..., 1968
Oxidus gracilis (C. L. Koch, 1847)⇒ Oxidus gigas Attems, 1953
Platyrhacus helophorus Attems, 1899
Pleuroloma flavipes Rafinesque, 1820Barren milkvetch
Polydesmus inconstans Latzel, 1884Bridge Creek chaparral
Pseudopolydesmus collinus Hoffman, 1974Wrinkled helicellid
Pseudopolydesmus minor Bollman, 1887Mineral Creek mountainsnail
Pseudopolydesmus pinetorum Bollman, 1888
Pseudopolydesmus serratus Say, 1821Common Pink Flat-Back Millipede
Rhysodesmus texicolens Chamberlin, 1938San Lorenzo shoulderband
Scytonotus granulatus Say, 1821Granulated Millipede

Subnodes of Polydesmida with occurrences in Central Illinois
SuborderChelodesmidea
Cook, 1895
4
9
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderParadoxosomatidea
Daday, 1889
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderPolydesmidea
Leach, 1815
2
4
7
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