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


Class
 
Diplopoda
De Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes
31
104
219
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Chilognatha
Latreille, 1802
30
101
216
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Helminthomorpha
Pocock, 1887
26
88
151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Merocheta
Cook, 1895
9
37
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Polydesmida
Pocock, 1887
Flat-backed Millipedes
9
37
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for India
9 Families width 50 Species and 1 Subspecies
Pyrgodesmidae Silvestri, 18960SpeciesTaxom
Paradoxosomatidae Daday, 188936SpeciesTaxom
Xystodesmidae Cook, 1895Xystodesmid Millipedes1SpeciesTaxom
Euryuridae Pocock, 19090SpeciesTaxom
Polydesmidae Leach, 1815Flat Millipedes8SpeciesTaxom
Haplodesmidae Cook, 18953SpeciesTaxom
Platyrhacidae Pocock, 18950SpeciesTaxom
Gomphodesmidae Cook, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Fuhrmannodesmidae Brölemann, 19161SpeciesTaxom


Genera for India
37 Genera with 50 Species
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Ampelodesmus Miyosi, 1956
0SpeciesTaxom
Anoplodesmus Pocock, 18923SpeciesTaxom
Apheloria Chamberlin, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Asiomorpha Verhoeff, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Auturus Chamberlin, 1942
0SpeciesTaxom
Chondromorpha Silvestri, 18983SpeciesTaxom
Desmoxytes Chamberlin, 1895Dragon millipedes1SpeciesTaxom
Eubrachydesmus Attems, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Habrodesmus Cook, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Haplosomides Attems, 1903
0SpeciesTaxom
Jonespeltis Verhoeff, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Kaschmiriosoma Schubart, 19363SpeciesTaxom
Koponenius Golovatch & ..., 20141SpeciesTaxom
Kronopolites Attems, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Leptodesmus Saussure, 1859
0SpeciesTaxom
Mandarinopus Verhoeff, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Melaphe Cook, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Motyxia Chamberlin, 1941
Sierra luminous millipedes0SpeciesTaxom
Nomarchus Attems, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Orthomorpha Bollman, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Oxidus Cook, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Paranedyopus Carl, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Platyrhacus Koch, 1847
0SpeciesTaxom
Polydesmopeltis Verhoeff, 19363SpeciesTaxom
Polydesmus Latreille, 1937Flat Backed Millipedes5SpeciesTaxom
Polydrepanum Carl, 19323SpeciesTaxom
Prionopeltis Hawle, 19202SpeciesTaxom
Prosopodesmus Silvestri, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopolydesmus Attems, 18211SpeciesTaxom
Rhacophorus Kuhl & Hasselt, 1822
0SpeciesTaxom
Sphenodesmus Cook, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Streptogonopus Attems, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Strongylosoma Brandt, 18303SpeciesTaxom
Sundanina Attems, 19414SpeciesTaxom
Telodrepanum Carl, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Topalodesmus Golovatch, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Tymbodesmus Cook, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for India
50 Species and 1 Subspecies
Anoplodesmus saussurii Humbert, 1865
Anoplodesmus splendidus Verhoeff, 1936
Anoplodesmus tanjoricus Pocock, 1892
Asiomorpha coarctata DeSaussure, 1860Fringed mountainsnail
Chondromorpha atopus Chamberlin, 1920
Chondromorpha indus Chamberlin, 1920
Chondromorpha xanthotricha Attems, 1898
Desmoxytes planata Pocock, 1895
Eubrachydesmus superus (Latzel, 1884)⇒ Brachydesmus superus Latzel, 1884
Habrodesmus falx Cook, 1896
Jonespeltis splendidus Verhoeff, 1936
Kaschmiriosoma contortipes Schubart, 1935
Kaschmiriosoma nulla Attems, 1936
Kaschmiriosoma pleuropterum Attems, 1936
Koponenius unicornis Golovatch & ..., 2014
Kronopolites occidentalis Golovatch, 1983
Mandarinopus gracilipes Verhoeff, 1933
Melaphe apamea Hoffman & Lo..., 1968
Nomarchus denticulatus Koch, C. L., 1847
Orthomorpha bimontana Carl, 1932
Orthomorpha coarctata (DeSaussure, 1860)⇒ Asiomorpha coarctata DeSaussure, 1860
Oxidus gigas Attems, 1953
Oxidus gracilis (C. L. Koch, 1847)⇒ Oxidus gigas Attems, 1953
Paranedyopus simplex Humbert, 1865
Polydesmopeltis kelaarti (Verhoeff, 1936)⇒ Polydesmus kelaarti Humbert, 1865
Polydesmopeltis kelaarti longipes Verhoeff, 1936
Polydesmopeltis xanthotrichus (Verhoeff, 1936)⇒ Chondromorpha xanthotricha Attems, 1898
Polydesmus angustus Latzel, 1884Bridge Creek chaparral
Polydesmus complanatus (Linnaeus, 1761)⇒ Polydesmus monticola Latzel, 1884
Polydesmus inconstans Latzel, 1884Bridge Creek chaparral
Polydesmus kelaarti Humbert, 1865
Polydesmus wardaranus Verhoeff, 1937
Polydrepanum fissum Sankaran & S..., 2018
Polydrepanum implicatum Carl, 1941
Polydrepanum tamulum Carl, 1932
Prionopeltis atopus Chamberlin, 1920
Prionopeltis indus Chamberlin, 1920
Prosopodesmus jacobsoni Silvestri, 1910Millipede
Prosopodesmus jakobsoni Silvestri, 1910
Pseudopolydesmus serratus Say, 1821Common Pink Flat-Back Millipede
Sphenodesmus sheribongensis Schiøtz, 1966
Streptogonopus contortipes Attems, 1898
Strongylosoma coarctatum (Saussure, 1860)⇒ Asiomorpha coarctata DeSaussure, 1860
Strongylosoma contortipes Attems, 1898
Strongylosoma stigmatosus Eichwald, 1830
Sundanina granulifera Attems, 1936
Sundanina hirta Carl, 1932
Sundanina laevisulcata Carl, 1932
Sundanina trifida Carl, 1941
Telodrepanum implicatum Carl, 1941
Topalodesmus communis Golovatch, 1988

Subnodes of Polydesmida with occurrences in India
SuborderChelodesmidea
Cook, 1895
3
5
1
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderParadoxosomatidea
Daday, 1889
1
20
36
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderPolydesmidea
Leach, 1815
4
10
12
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