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


Class
 
Diplopoda
De Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes
13
23
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Chilognatha
Latreille, 1802
13
23
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Helminthomorpha
Pocock, 1887
12
22
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Merocheta
Cook, 1895
7
16
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Polydesmida
Pocock, 1887
Flat-backed Millipedes
7
16
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for East India
7 Families width 11 Species
Pyrgodesmidae Silvestri, 18960SpeciesTaxom
Xystodesmidae Cook, 1895Xystodesmid Millipedes0SpeciesTaxom
Paradoxosomatidae Daday, 18894SpeciesTaxom
Euryuridae Pocock, 19090SpeciesTaxom
Polydesmidae Leach, 1815Flat Millipedes6SpeciesTaxom
Platyrhacidae Pocock, 18950SpeciesTaxom
Gomphodesmidae Cook, 18961SpeciesTaxom


Genera for East India
16 Genera with 11 Species
Ampelodesmus Miyosi, 1956
0SpeciesTaxom
Apheloria Chamberlin, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Asiomorpha Verhoeff, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Auturus Chamberlin, 1942
0SpeciesTaxom
Eubrachydesmus Attems, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Habrodesmus Cook, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Motyxia Chamberlin, 1941
Sierra luminous millipedes0SpeciesTaxom
Nomarchus Attems, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Oxidus Cook, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Platyrhacus Koch, 1847
0SpeciesTaxom
Polydesmus Latreille, 1884Flat Backed Millipedes3SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopolydesmus Attems, 18211SpeciesTaxom
Sphenodesmus Cook, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Streptogonopus Attems, 1914
0SpeciesTaxom
Strongylosoma Brandt, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Tymbodesmus Cook, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for East India
11 Species
Asiomorpha coarctata DeSaussure, 1860Fringed mountainsnail
Eubrachydesmus superus (Latzel, 1884)⇒ Brachydesmus superus Latzel, 1884
Habrodesmus falx Cook, 1896
Nomarchus denticulatus Koch, C. L., 1847
Oxidus gracilis (C. L. Koch, 1847)⇒ Oxidus gigas Attems, 1953
Polydesmus angustus Latzel, 1884Bridge Creek chaparral
Polydesmus complanatus (Linnaeus, 1761)⇒ Polydesmus monticola Latzel, 1884
Polydesmus inconstans Latzel, 1884Bridge Creek chaparral
Pseudopolydesmus serratus Say, 1821Common Pink Flat-Back Millipede
Sphenodesmus sheribongensis Schiøtz, 1966
Strongylosoma stigmatosus Eichwald, 1830

Subnodes of Polydesmida with occurrences in East India
SuborderChelodesmidea
Cook, 1895
3
4
0
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderParadoxosomatidea
Daday, 1889
1
5
4
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderPolydesmidea
Leach, 1815
2
5
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyGomphodesmidae
Cook, 1896
2
1
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