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


Class
 
Diplopoda
De Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes
6
14
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Chilognatha
Latreille, 1802
5
13
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Helminthomorpha
Pocock, 1887
4
11
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Merocheta
Cook, 1895
3
5
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Polydesmida
Pocock, 1887
Flat-backed Millipedes
3
5
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cyprus
3 Families width 9 Species
Polydesmidae (Leach, 1815)Flat Millipedes1SpeciesTaxom
Xystodesmidae Cook, 1895Xystodesmid Millipedes2SpeciesTaxom
Paradoxosomatidae (Daday, 1889)6SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cyprus
5 Genera with 9 Species
Leptodesmus Saussure, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Melaphe Cook, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Oxidus Cook, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Strongylosoma Brandt, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Tetrarthrosoma Verhoeff, 18694SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cyprus
9 Species
Leptodesmus cyprius (Humbert & Sa..., 1869)⇒ Melaphe cypria Humbert & Sa..., 1869
Melaphe cypria Humbert & Sa..., 1869
Melaphe vestita C. L. Koch, 1847
Oxidus gracilis (C. L. Koch, 1847)⇒ Oxidus gigas Attems, 1953
Strongylosoma cyprium Verhoeff, 1902
Tetrarthrosoma asproengaeum Hoffman & Lo..., 1968
Tetrarthrosoma cyprium Verhoeff, 1902
Tetrarthrosoma malickyi Strasser, 1979
Tetrarthrosoma syriacum (Humbert & De..., 1869)⇒ Tetrarthrosoma asproengaeum Hoffman & Lo..., 1968

Subnodes of Polydesmida with occurrences in Cyprus
SuborderChelodesmidea
Cook, 1895
1
1
2
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderParadoxosomatidea
Daday, 1889
1
3
6
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderPolydesmidea
Leach, 1815
1
1
1
Family
Genus
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