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Checklist for Order Polydesmida Pocock, 1887 (Flat-backed Millipedes)
and region Heredia (Costa Rica)


Class
 
Diplopoda
De Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes
8
8
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Chilognatha
Latreille, 1802
8
8
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Helminthomorpha
Pocock, 1887
7
7
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

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

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


List of families for Heredia
4 Families width 4 Species and 2 Subspecies
Rhachodesmidae Carl, 19030SpeciesTaxom
Euryuridae Pocock, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Dalodesmidae Cook, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Platyrhacidae Pocock, 18952SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Heredia
4 Genera with 4 Species
Aceratophallus Carl, 1902
0SpeciesTaxom
Auturus Chamberlin, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Gnomeskelus Attems, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Nyssodesmus Cook, 18642SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Heredia
4 Species and 2 Subspecies
Auturus louisianus phanus Chamberlin, 1942
Gnomeskelus tuberosus urbanus Lawrence, 1962
Nyssodesmus alboalatus Cook, 1896Mormon Island chaparral
Nyssodesmus python Peters, 1864Large forest-floor millipede

Subnodes of Polydesmida with occurrences in Heredia
SuborderChelodesmidea
Cook, 1895
3
3
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderDalodesmidea
Hoffman, 1980
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