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Checklist for Order Polydesmida Pocock, 1887 (Flat-backed Millipedes)
and region Guyana (Northern South America)


Class
 
Diplopoda
De Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes
19
38
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Chilognatha
Latreille, 1802
19
38
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Helminthomorpha
Pocock, 1887
18
37
49
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Merocheta
Cook, 1895
7
17
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Polydesmida
Pocock, 1887
Flat-backed Millipedes
7
17
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Guyana
7 Families width 19 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aphelidesmidae Brölemann, 19162SpeciesTaxom
Paradoxosomatidae (Daday, 1889)2SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgodesmidae (Silvestri, 1896)7SpeciesTaxom
Dalodesmidae Cook, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Xystodesmidae Cook, 1895Xystodesmid Millipedes2SpeciesTaxom
Platyrhacidae (Pocock, 1895)3SpeciesTaxom
Chelodesmidae Cook, 18952SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Guyana
17 Genera with 19 Species
Aphelidesmus Brolemann, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Asiomorpha Verhoeff, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Cliodesmus Chamberlin, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Gasatomus Chamberlin, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Gnomeskelus Attems, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Guianonus Chamberlin, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Koreoaria Verhoeff, 01SpeciesTaxom
Leuritus Chamberlin, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Melaphe Cook, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Ochrotropis Jeekel, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Orthomorpha Bollman, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Platyrhacus Koch, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Poratia Cook & Cook, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Rhyphodesmus Cook, 18322SpeciesTaxom
Stenitus Chamberlin, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Tidopterus Chamberlin, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Zigwadesmus Chamberlin, 19232SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Guyana
19 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aphelidesmus guianensis Chamberlin, 1923
Asiomorpha coarctata DeSaussure, 1860Fringed mountainsnail
Cliodesmus cryptopygus Chamberlin, 1923
Gasatomus emersoni Chamberlin, 1923
Gnomeskelus tuberosus urbanus Lawrence, 1962
Guianonus ectoporus Chamberlin, 1923
Koreoaria amoea
Leuritus termitophilus Chamberlin, 1923
Melaphe castianeira Hoffman & Lo..., 1968
Ochrotropis guianensis Chamberlin, 1923
Orthomorpha coarctata (DeSaussure, 1860)⇒ Asiomorpha coarctata DeSaussure, 1860
Platyrhacus druryi Gray, 1832
Poratia sequens Chamberlin, 1923
Rhyphodesmus amphelictus (Chamberlin, 1923)⇒ Platyrhacus druryi Gray, 1832
Rhyphodesmus drurii (Gray, 1832)⇒ Platyrhacus druryi Gray, 1832
Stenitus guiananus Chamberlin, 1923
Tidopterus sequens (Chamberlin, 1923)⇒ Poratia sequens Chamberlin, 1923
Zigwadesmus guiananus Chamberlin, 1923
Zigwadesmus modestus Chamberlin, 1923

Subnodes of Polydesmida with occurrences in Guyana
SuborderChelodesmidea
Cook, 1895
4
7
9
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderDalodesmidea
Hoffman, 1980
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderParadoxosomatidea
Daday, 1889
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderPolydesmidea
Leach, 1815
1
7
7
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