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Checklist for Order Polydesmida Pocock, 1887 (Flat-backed Millipedes)
and region Finland (Fennoscandia)


Class
 
Diplopoda
De Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes
11
28
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Chilognatha
Latreille, 1802
10
26
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Helminthomorpha
Pocock, 1887
10
26
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Merocheta
Cook, 1895
4
7
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Polydesmida
Pocock, 1887
Flat-backed Millipedes
4
7
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Finland
4 Families width 12 Species
Polydesmidae Leach, 1815Flat Millipedes8SpeciesTaxom
Xystodesmidae Cook, 1895Xystodesmid Millipedes1SpeciesTaxom
Paradoxosomatidae (Daday, 1889)2SpeciesTaxom
Platyrhacidae Pocock, 18951SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Finland
7 Genera with 12 Species
Brachydesmus Heller, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Eubrachydesmus Attems, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Melaphe Cook, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Nomarchus Attems, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Oxidus Cook, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Platyrhacus Koch, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Polydesmus Latreille, 1884Flat Backed Millipedes5SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Finland
12 Species
Brachydesmus superus Latzel, 1884Flat brown millipede
Eubrachydesmus superus (Latzel, 1884)⇒ Brachydesmus superus Latzel, 1884
Melaphe apamea Hoffman & Lo..., 1968
Nomarchus denticulatus Koch, C. L., 1847
Oxidus gigas Attems, 1953
Oxidus gracilis (C. L. Koch, 1847)⇒ Oxidus gigas Attems, 1953
Platyrhacus helophorus Attems, 1899
Polydesmus angustus Latzel, 1884Bridge Creek chaparral
Polydesmus complanatus (Linnaeus, 1761)⇒ Polydesmus monticola Latzel, 1884
Polydesmus denticulatus C. L. Koch, 1847Seaside joyweed
Polydesmus inconstans Latzel, 1884Bridge Creek chaparral
Polydesmus monticola Latzel, 1884

Subnodes of Polydesmida with occurrences in Finland
SuborderChelodesmidea
Cook, 1895
2
2
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderParadoxosomatidea
Daday, 1889
1
1
2
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderPolydesmidea
Leach, 1815
1
4
8
Family
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