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


Class
 
Diplopoda
De Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes
13
119
360
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Chilognatha
Latreille, 1802
13
119
360
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Helminthomorpha
Pocock, 1887
13
119
360
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Merocheta
Cook, 1895
8
65
151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Polydesmida
Pocock, 1887
Flat-backed Millipedes
8
65
151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Congo
8 Families width 151 Species and 5 Subspecies
Paradoxosomatidae Daday, 188920SpeciesTaxom
Cryptodesmidae Karsch, 18804SpeciesTaxom
Oxydesmidae Cook, 189545SpeciesTaxom
Gomphodesmidae Cook, 189625SpeciesTaxom
Chelodesmidae Cook, 189551SpeciesTaxom
Fuhrmannodesmidae Brölemann, 19162SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgodesmidae Silvestri, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Polydesmidae Leach, 1815Flat Millipedes2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Congo
65 Genera with 151 Species
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Aklerobunus Attems, 19412SpeciesTaxom
Anaclastopus Hoffman, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Aporodesmus Porat, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Arthroxydesmus Hoffman, 19522SpeciesTaxom
Astrodesmus Cook, 19412SpeciesTaxom
Aulodesmus Cook, 19383SpeciesTaxom
Basacantha Chamberlin, 19676SpeciesTaxom
Brachytelopus Hoffman, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Cnemodesmus Cook, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Congoromus Hoffman, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Cordyloporus Attems, 19374SpeciesTaxom
Coromus Gervais, 1847
0SpeciesTaxom
Cryptodesmus Peters, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Crystallomus Hoffman, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Ctenodesmus Cook, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Doidesmus Chamberlin, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Entelopus Attems, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Eucordyloporus Brölemann, 19376SpeciesTaxom
Exaesiotylus Hoffman, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Gitadesmus Chamberlin, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Gomphodesmus Cook, 19582SpeciesTaxom
Graphidochirus Attems, 19293SpeciesTaxom
Habrodesmus Cook, 19276SpeciesTaxom
Haplogomphodesmus Hoffman, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Himatiopus Verhoeff, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Kisantus Chamberlin, 19672SpeciesTaxom
Lacnodesmus Cook, 19275SpeciesTaxom
Lipodesmus Cook, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Lisporomus Hoffman, 18992SpeciesTaxom
Lyodesmus Cook, 19297SpeciesTaxom
Mabocus Chamberlin, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Mesodesmus Carl, 19533SpeciesTaxom
Mimodesmus Cook, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Mitumbagomphus Hoffman, 19293SpeciesTaxom
Molyrogomphus Hoffman, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Morogorius Verhoeff, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Morphotelus Chamberlin, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Nematogomphus Hoffman, 19272SpeciesTaxom
Neocordyloporus Carl, 19523SpeciesTaxom
Nonnodesmus Attems, 19582SpeciesTaxom
Oreiadessa Hoffman, 19273SpeciesTaxom
Oxydesmus Humbert & Sa..., 19297SpeciesTaxom
Paltophorus Attems, 19523SpeciesTaxom
Paracordyloporus Brölemann, 19296SpeciesTaxom
Paractenodesmus Hoffman, 19272SpeciesTaxom
Paradesmus Saussure, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Peridontopyge Silvestri, 19352SpeciesTaxom
Phaeodesmus Cook, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Pimodesmus Chamberlin, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Plagiodesmus Cook, 193713SpeciesTaxom
Polydesmus Latreille, 1927Flat Backed Millipedes1SpeciesTaxom
Prepodesmus Cook, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Proagomphus Hoffman, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Psephenodesmus Hoffman, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Pterodesmus Cook, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Scolopopleura Attems, 19129SpeciesTaxom
Sigmodesmus Chamberlin, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeroparia Attems, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Sphenodesmus Cook, 19273SpeciesTaxom
Streptelopus Hoffman, 20053SpeciesTaxom
Suohelisoma Hoffman, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Tymbodesmus Cook, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Virungula Hoffman, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Wubidesmus Chamberlin, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Xanthodesmus Cook, 19272SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Congo
151 Species and 5 Subspecies
Aklerobunus spectabilis Attems, 1929
Aklerobunus sphinx Verhoeff, 1941
Anaclastopus neglectus Attems, 1934
Aporodesmus gabonicus Lucas, 1858
Arthroxydesmus crinitus Attems, 1927
Arthroxydesmus obscurus Attems, 1952
Astrodesmus hirsutipes Verhoeff, 1941
Astrodesmus noduliger Verhoeff, 1941
Aulodesmus levigatus Attems, 1937
Aulodesmus rugosus Attems, 1929
Aulodesmus tuberosus Attems, 1938
Basacantha cervina Demange, 1965
Basacantha decora Attems, 1929
Basacantha dessaillyi Demange, 1965
Basacantha paucistachys Loksa, 1967
Basacantha taeniatus Loksa, 1967
Basacantha tuberculifer Loksa, 1967
Brachytelopus parvulus Attems, 1929
Cnemodesmus thysanopus (Cook & Collins, 1893)⇒ Paradesmus thysanopus Cook & Collins, 1893
Congoromus amplexiramus Chamberlin, 1927
Congoromus flabellatus Cook, 1895
Cordyloporus corruptus Attems, 1937
Cordyloporus dubius Attems, 1937
Cordyloporus laciniosus Attems, 1937
Cordyloporus terreus Attems, 1937
Cryptodesmus mecklenbergi
Cryptodesmus mecklenburgii Attems, 1912
Crystallomus schoutedeni Attems, 1937
Ctenodesmus kibonotanus Attems, 1909
Doidesmus explorator Chamberlin, 1927
Entelopus niger Attems, 1953
Eucordyloporus aglaus Chamberlin, 1927
Eucordyloporus cervinus Attems, 1912
Eucordyloporus cornuatus Attems, 1937
Eucordyloporus imperfectus Attems, 1937
Eucordyloporus lisalanus Attems, 1937
Eucordyloporus serratus Attems, 1937
Exaesiotylus virilis Hoffman, 2005
Gitadesmus gracilliramus (Chamberlin, 1927)⇒ Scolopopleura gracillirama Chamberlin, 1927
Gomphodesmus harrisi (Verhoeff, 1941)⇒ Agrophogonus harrisi Verhoeff, 1941
Gomphodesmus lissonotus Kraus, 1958
Graphidochirus dissolutus Attems, 1952
Graphidochirus granulosus Attems, 1937
Graphidochirus spadix Attems, 1929
Habrodesmus cagnii Silvestri, 1907
Habrodesmus faradjensis Chamberlin, 1927
Habrodesmus garambanus (Chamberlin, 1927)⇒ Xanthodesmus garambanus Chamberlin, 1927
Habrodesmus latilobus (Chamberlin, 1927)⇒ Habrodesmus cagnii Silvestri, 1907
Habrodesmus somber (Chamberlin, 1927)⇒ Habrodesmus cagnii Silvestri, 1907
Habrodesmus viabilis (Chamberlin, 1927)⇒ Xanthodesmus faradjensis viabilis Chamberlin, 1927
Haplogomphodesmus lissonotus Kraus, 1959
Himatiopus iuloideus Verhoeff, 1941
Kisantus tridens Attems, 1937
Kisantus velifer Loksa, 1967
Lacnodesmus campi Cook, 1895
Lacnodesmus campii Cook, 1895
Lacnodesmus flabellatus
Lacnodesmus mazolanus Attems, 1929
Lacnodesmus sicarius Attems, 1927
Lipodesmus sublaevis Cook, 1896
Lisporomus flavipes Attems, 1929
Lisporomus levigatus Attems, 1899
Lyodesmus benedictus Hoffman, 1982
Lyodesmus debilinus Kraus, 1958
Lyodesmus debilis Attems, 1927
Lyodesmus episemus Attems, 1899
Lyodesmus kakandae Hoffman, 1982
Lyodesmus rubidus Attems, 1929
Lyodesmus transitivus Attems, 1929
Mabocus difficilis Kraus, 1958
Mesodesmus brevilobus Attems, 1937
Mesodesmus probus Attems, 1938
Mesodesmus robustus Attems, 1953
Mimodesmus parallelus Cook, 1896
Mitumbagomphus ferus Attems, 1929
Mitumbagomphus katavi Hoffman, 2005
Mitumbagomphus terreus Attems, 1929
Molyrogomphus imbecillus Attems, 1929
Morogorius pallidus Verhoeff, 1941
Morphotelus rotundalatus Kraus, 1958
Nematogomphus badius Attems, 1953
Nematogomphus micromastus Attems, 1927
Neocordyloporus arenaceus Attems, 1937
Neocordyloporus falcatus Attems, 1929
Neocordyloporus yangambinus Attems, 1952
Nonnodesmus margaritulus Kraus, 1958
Nonnodesmus tuberculinus Kraus, 1958
Oreiadessa anomala Attems, 1937
Oreiadessa calligramma Hoffman, 1982
Oreiadessa falcata Attems, 1927
Oxydesmus curtiramus (Chamberlin, 1927)⇒ Psephenodesmus curtiramus Chamberlin, 1927
Oxydesmus deinus (Attems, 1899)⇒ Congoromus flabellatus Cook, 1895
Oxydesmus erroneus Attems, 1953
Oxydesmus euchrus (Chamberlin, 1927)⇒ Lacnodesmus sicarius Attems, 1927
Oxydesmus eutypus (Chamberlin, 1927)⇒ Congoromus flabellatus Cook, 1895
Oxydesmus oatypus (Chamberlin, 1927)⇒ Plagiodesmus oatypus Chamberlin, 1927
Oxydesmus spatulatus (Attems, 1929)⇒ Lisporomus levigatus Attems, 1899
Paltophorus longilobus Attems, 1952
Paltophorus pallidus Attems, 1952
Paltophorus testaceus Attems, 1952
Paracordyloporus capreolus Loksa, 1967
Paracordyloporus diplogon Chamberlin, 1927
Paracordyloporus durus Attems, 1952
Paracordyloporus gladiator Attems, 1929
Paracordyloporus gracilipes Attems, 1937
Paracordyloporus speciosus Attems, 1929
Paractenodesmus eunis Chamberlin, 1927
Paractenodesmus interioris Chamberlin, 1927
Paradesmus fimbriatus Cook & Collins, 1893
Paradesmus thysanopus Cook & Collins, 1893
Peridontopyge leopoldina Attems, 1935
Peridontopyge schoutedenii Attems, 1935
Phaeodesmus neglectus Attems, 1934
Pimodesmus numerosus Kraus, 1958
Plagiodesmus acutior (Chamberlin, 1927)⇒ Plagiodesmus tuberosus antius Chamberlin, 1927
Plagiodesmus antius (Chamberlin, 1927)⇒ Plagiodesmus tuberosus antius Chamberlin, 1927
Plagiodesmus brunneus Attems, 1937
Plagiodesmus medjensis (Chamberlin, 1927)⇒ Plagiodesmus tuberosus antius Chamberlin, 1927
Plagiodesmus oatypus Chamberlin, 1927
Plagiodesmus obliquus (Cook, 1896)⇒ Plagiodesmus occidentalis Karsch, 1881
Plagiodesmus occidentalis Karsch, 1881
Plagiodesmus priolomus Hoffman, 1981
Plagiodesmus silvaticus Attems, 1952
Plagiodesmus tuberosus Attems, 1912
Plagiodesmus tuberosus antius Chamberlin, 1927
Plagiodesmus tuberosus tuberosus Attems, 1912
Plagiodesmus variabilis Attems, 1937
Polydesmus stiphropus Attems, 1927
Prepodesmus upembanus Kraus, 1958
Proagomphus mansuetus Attems, 1953
Psephenodesmus curtiramus Chamberlin, 1927
Pterodesmus moderatus Chamberlin, 1927
Scolopopleura bella Attems, 1953
Scolopopleura gracillirama Chamberlin, 1927
Scolopopleura insignis Attems, 1927
Scolopopleura limbata Attems, 1929
Scolopopleura limbata rubripes Attems, 1929
Scolopopleura monacantha Attems, 1937
Scolopopleura pectinata Attems, 1929
Scolopopleura pulcherrima Attems, 1929
Scolopopleura spinosa Attems, 1912
Sigmodesmus leigon Chamberlin, 1927
Sphaeroparia hexatricha Mauriès & He..., 1996
Sphenodesmus nannus (Chamberlin, 1927)⇒ Sphenodesmus rugulosus nannus Chamberlin, 1927
Sphenodesmus rugulosus Chamberlin, 1927
Sphenodesmus rugulosus nannus Chamberlin, 1927
Streptelopus asperulus Attems, 1929
Streptelopus fratrellus Hoffman, 2005
Streptelopus orobius Hoffman, 2005
Suohelisoma ulugurense Hoffman, 1964
Tymbodesmus falcatus Karsch, 1881
Virungula conifera Attems, 1937
Wubidesmus acarinatus Chamberlin, 1927
Xanthodesmus faradjensis viabilis Chamberlin, 1927
Xanthodesmus garambanus Chamberlin, 1927

Subnodes of Polydesmida with occurrences in Congo
SuborderChelodesmidea
Cook, 1895
1
17
51
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderParadoxosomatidea
Daday, 1889
1
11
20
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderPolydesmidea
Leach, 1815
4
8
10
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyGomphodesmidae
Cook, 1896
15
25
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyOxydesmidae
Cook, 1895
14
45
Genera
Species

Taxom



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