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Checklist for Order Polydesmida Pocock, 1887 (Flat-backed Millipedes)
and region China (East Asia)


Class
 
Diplopoda
De Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes
52
167
399
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Chilognatha
Latreille, 1802
50
164
396
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Helminthomorpha
Pocock, 1887
48
155
341
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Merocheta
Cook, 1895
10
56
118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Polydesmida
Pocock, 1887
Flat-backed Millipedes
10
56
118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for China
10 Families width 118 Species and 1 Subspecies
Polydesmidae Leach, 1815Flat Millipedes42SpeciesTaxom
Paradoxosomatidae Daday, 188948SpeciesTaxom
Dalodesmidae Cook, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Chelodesmidae Cook, 18950SpeciesTaxom
Haplodesmidae Cook, 18959SpeciesTaxom
Fuhrmannodesmidae Brölemann, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Xystodesmidae Cook, 1895Xystodesmid Millipedes11SpeciesTaxom
Cryptodesmidae Karsch, 18802SpeciesTaxom
Platyrhacidae Pocock, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgodesmidae Silvestri, 18961SpeciesTaxom


Genera for China
55 Genera with 118 Species
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Acanthotarsius Verhoeff, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Anoplodesmus Pocock, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Antheromorpha Jeekel, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Aponedyopus Verhoeff, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Asiomorpha Verhoeff, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Blysmopeltis Johns, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Brembosoma Verhoeff, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Camptomorpha Silvestri, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Cawjeekelia Golovatch, 19953SpeciesTaxom
Chamberlinius Wang, 19412SpeciesTaxom
Chondromorpha Silvestri, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Desmoxytes Chamberlin, 1895Dragon millipedes1SpeciesTaxom
Epanerchodus Attems, 201419SpeciesTaxom
Eubrachydesmus Attems, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Eutrichodesmus Silvestri, 20098SpeciesTaxom
Glenniea Turk, 20121SpeciesTaxom
Gonobelus Attems, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Hedinomorpha Verhoeff, 20145SpeciesTaxom
Helicorthomorpha Attems, 18992SpeciesTaxom
Hylomus Chamberlin, 1924Dragon millipedes1SpeciesTaxom
Inversispina Zhang, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Kansupus Verhoeff, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Kiulinga Hoffman, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Kronopolites Attems, 18954SpeciesTaxom
Macellolophus Hoffman, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Mandarinopus Verhoeff, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Melaphe Cook, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Nedyopus Attems, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Niponia Verhoeff, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Nipponesmus Chamberlin &..., 19531SpeciesTaxom
Nomarchus Attems, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Orthomorpha Bollman, 19405SpeciesTaxom
Orthomorphella Hoffman, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Oxidus Cook, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Pachydesmus Cook, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Pacidesmus Golovatch, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Parorthomorpha Golovatch, 20091SpeciesTaxom
Platyrhacus Koch, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Polydesmus Latreille, 1930Flat Backed Millipedes15SpeciesTaxom
Poratia Cook & Cook, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Prosopodesmus Silvestri, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Rhysodesmus Cook, 19572SpeciesTaxom
Riukiaria Attems, 19565SpeciesTaxom
Sellanucheza Enghoff, Gol..., 19612SpeciesTaxom
Sigipinius Hoffman, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Sinomorpha Golovatch, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Soleurus1SpeciesTaxom
Streptogonopus Attems, 20091SpeciesTaxom
Strongylosoma Brandt, 18982SpeciesTaxom
Szechuanella Hoffman, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Tetracentrosternus Pocock, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Trichopeltis Pocock, 20101SpeciesTaxom
Tylopus Jeekel, 20132SpeciesTaxom
Usbekodesmus Lohmander, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Varyomorpha Wang, 19571SpeciesTaxom


Species list for China
118 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acanthotarsius edentulus C.L.Koch, 1847
Anoplodesmus chinensis Golovatch, 2013
Antheromorpha rosea Golovatch, 2013
Aponedyopus montanus Verhoeff, 1939
Asiomorpha coarctata DeSaussure, 1860Fringed mountainsnail
Blysmopeltis systropha Johns, 1970
Brembosoma castagnolense Verhoeff, 1925
Cawjeekelia kanoi Takakuwa, 1943
Cawjeekelia nordenskioeldi Attems, 1909
Cawjeekelia pallida Golovatch, 1995
Chamberlinius hualienensis Wang, 1956
Chamberlinius piceofasciatus Gressitt, 1941
Chondromorpha xanthotricha Attems, 1898
Desmoxytes planata Pocock, 1895
Epanerchodus chutou Liu & Golovatch, 2018
Epanerchodus coniger Liu & Golovatch, 2018
Epanerchodus draco Geoffroy & G..., 2004
Epanerchodus frater Geoffroy & G..., 2004
Epanerchodus gladiatus Liu & Golovatch, 2018
Epanerchodus jaegeri Golovatch, 2014
Epanerchodus jiangxiensis Liu & Golovatch, 2018
Epanerchodus latus Liu & Golovatch, 2018
Epanerchodus lipsae Golovatch & ..., 2014
Epanerchodus martensi Golovatch, 2014
Epanerchodus orientalis Attems, 1901
Epanerchodus parvus Liu & Golovatch, 2018
Epanerchodus potanini Golovatch, 1991
Epanerchodus schawalleri Golovatch, 2014
Epanerchodus soror Geoffroy & G..., 2004
Epanerchodus stylotarseus Zhang & Chen, 1990
Epanerchodus tujiaphilus Liu & Golovatch, 2018
Epanerchodus varius Geoffroy & G..., 2004
Epanerchodus yunnanensis Golovatch, 2014
Eubrachydesmus superus (Latzel, 1884)⇒ Brachydesmus superus Latzel, 1884
Eutrichodesmus arcicollaris Zhang, 1993
Eutrichodesmus distinctus Golovatch, G..., 2009
Eutrichodesmus dorsiangulatus Zhang, 1993
Eutrichodesmus grandifoliatus Zhang, 1993
Eutrichodesmus incisus Golovatch, G..., 2009
Eutrichodesmus latus Golovatch, G..., 2009
Eutrichodesmus monodentus Zhang, 1993
Eutrichodesmus similis Golovatch, G..., 2009
Glenniea prima Golovatch, L..., 2012
Gonobelus martensi Golovatch, 2013
Hedinomorpha affinis Golovatch, 2014
Hedinomorpha circofera Golovatch, 2013
Hedinomorpha hummelii Verhoeff, 1933
Hedinomorpha jeekeli Golovatch, 2009
Hedinomorpha martensi Golovatch, 2014
Helicorthomorpha holstii Pocock, 1895Millipede
Helicorthomorpha orthogona Silvestri, 1899
Hylomus draco Cook & Loomis, 1924
Inversispina trispina Golovatch, 2013
Kansupus svenhedini Verhoeff, 1933
Kiulinga jeekeli Hoffman, 1956
Kronopolites biagrilectus Hoffman, 1963
Kronopolites rugosus Golovatch, 2013
Kronopolites svenhedini Verhoeff, 1933
Kronopolites swinhoei Pocock, 1895
Macellolophus excavatus (Verhoeff, 1931)⇒ Macellolophus rubromarginatus Lucas, 1846
Mandarinopus gracilipes Verhoeff, 1933
Melaphe apamea Hoffman & Lo..., 1968
Nedyopus patrioticus (Attems, 1898)⇒ Strongylosoma patrioticum Attems, 1898
Niponia nodulosa Verhoeff, 1931
Nipponesmus shirinensis Chamberlin &..., 1953
Nomarchus denticulatus Koch, C. L., 1847
Orthomorpha bisulcata Pocock, 1895
Orthomorpha circofera Verhoeff, 1931
Orthomorpha circofera affinis Verhoeff, 1937
Orthomorpha coarctata (DeSaussure, 1860)⇒ Asiomorpha coarctata DeSaussure, 1860
Orthomorpha riukiaria (Verhoeff, 1940)⇒ Oxidus riukiarius Verhoeff, 1940
Orthomorphella pekuensis Karsch, 1881
Oxidus gigas Attems, 1953
Oxidus gracilis (C. L. Koch, 1847)⇒ Oxidus gigas Attems, 1953
Pachydesmus attemsi Wang, 1960
Pacidesmus martensi Golovatch & ..., 2006
Parorthomorpha panda Golovatch, 2009
Platyrhacus helophorus Attems, 1899
Polydesmus angustus Latzel, 1884Bridge Creek chaparral
Polydesmus brevimanus Brölemann, 1892
Polydesmus castagnolensis (Verhoeff, 1925)⇒ Brembosoma castagnolense Verhoeff, 1925
Polydesmus clavator Verhoeff, 1902
Polydesmus germanicus (Verhoeff, 1896)⇒ Propolydesmus germanicus Verhoeff, 1896
Polydesmus helveticus (Verhoeff, 1894)⇒ Propolydesmus helveticus Verhoeff, 1894
Polydesmus hessei Verhoeff, 1931
Polydesmus humberti Porath, 1872
Polydesmus illyricus (Verhoeff, 1907)⇒ Polydesmus complanatus complanatus Linnaeus, 1761
Polydesmus inconstans Latzel, 1884Bridge Creek chaparral
Polydesmus monticola Latzel, 1884
Polydesmus subulifer Brölemann, 1892
Polydesmus testaceus (C. L. Koch, 1847)⇒ Propolydesmus testaceus C. L. Koch, 1847
Polydesmus tridentatus Fabricius, 1775
Polydesmus verhoeffi (Verhoeff, 1930)⇒ Polydesmus angustus Latzel, 1884
Poratia digitata Porat, 1889Mottled seahare
Prosopodesmus jacobsoni Silvestri, 1910Millipede
Rhysodesmus cohaesiva Wang, 1957
Rhysodesmus contiguus Wang, 1957
Riukiaria holstii Pocock, 1895
Riukiaria martensi Golovatch, 2014
Riukiaria ochracea Gressitt, 1941
Riukiaria taiwana Takakuwa, 1942
Riukiaria uraensis Wang, 1956
Sellanucheza jaegeri Golovatch, 2013
Sellanucheza tenebra Hoffman, 1961
Sigipinius grahami Hoffman, 1961
Sinomorpha setosa Golovatch, 2013
Soleurus rothi (Manfredi, 1957)⇒ Polydesmus rothi Manfredi, 1957
Streptogonopus jeekeli Golovatch, 2009
Strongylosoma italicum (Latzel, 1886)⇒ Stosatea italica Latzel, 1886
Strongylosoma patrioticus Attems, 1898
Szechuanella tenebra (Hoffman, 1961)⇒ Sellanucheza tenebra Hoffman, 1961
Tetracentrosternus hoffmani Golovatch, 2013
Trichopeltis latellai Golovatch, G..., 2010
Tylopus reductus Golovatch, 2013
Tylopus schawalleri Golovatch, 2013
Usbekodesmus varius Geoffroy & G..., 2004
Varyomorpha pectinata Wang, 1957

Subnodes of Polydesmida with occurrences in China
SuborderChelodesmidea
Cook, 1895
3
8
12
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderDalodesmidea
Hoffman, 1980
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderParadoxosomatidea
Daday, 1889
1
30
48
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderPolydesmidea
Leach, 1815
5
16
55
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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