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


Class
 
Diplopoda
De Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes
19
38
77
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Chilognatha
Latreille, 1802
18
36
72
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Helminthomorpha
Pocock, 1887
15
32
67
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Merocheta
Cook, 1895
4
8
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Polydesmida
Pocock, 1887
Flat-backed Millipedes
4
8
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Iran
4 Families width 21 Species
Polydesmidae (Leach, 1815)Flat Millipedes4SpeciesTaxom
Paradoxosomatidae (Daday, 1889)15SpeciesTaxom
Xystodesmidae Cook, 1895Xystodesmid Millipedes1SpeciesTaxom
Platyrhacidae Pocock, 18951SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Iran
8 Genera with 21 Species
Brachydesmus Heller, 19513SpeciesTaxom
Lohmanderodesmus Schubart, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Melaphe Cook, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Oxidus Cook, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Platyrhacus Koch, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Polydesmus Latreille, 1869Flat Backed Millipedes1SpeciesTaxom
Strongylosoma Brandt, 19517SpeciesTaxom
Tetrarthrosoma Verhoeff, 18695SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Iran
21 Species
Brachydesmus ferrugineus Lohmander, 1936
Brachydesmus kalischewskyi Lignau, 1914
Brachydesmus pigmentatus Attems, 1951
Lohmanderodesmus setiger Attems, 1951
Melaphe apamea Hoffman & Lo..., 1968
Oxidus gigas Attems, 1953
Oxidus gracilis (C. L. Koch, 1847)⇒ Oxidus gigas Attems, 1953
Platyrhacus helophorus Attems, 1899
Polydesmus persicus (Humbert & Sa..., 1869)⇒ Tetrarthrosoma persicum Humbert & Sa..., 1869
Strongylosoma kordylamythrum Attems, 1898
Strongylosoma lenkoranum Attems, 1898
Strongylosoma maceratum (Attems, 1951)⇒ Tetrarthrosoma maceratum Attems, 1951
Strongylosoma persicum (Humbert & Sa..., 1869)⇒ Tetrarthrosoma persicum Humbert & Sa..., 1869
Strongylosoma setigerum (Attems, 1951)⇒ Lohmanderodesmus setiger Attems, 1951
Strongylosoma syriacum Humbert & Sa..., 1869
Strongylosoma uniseriale Attems, 1951
Tetrarthrosoma asproengaeum Hoffman & Lo..., 1968
Tetrarthrosoma broelemanni Verhoeff, 1940
Tetrarthrosoma maceratum Attems, 1951
Tetrarthrosoma persicum Humbert & Sa..., 1869
Tetrarthrosoma syriacum (Humbert & De..., 1869)⇒ Tetrarthrosoma asproengaeum Hoffman & Lo..., 1968

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

Taxom

SuborderParadoxosomatidea
Daday, 1889
1
4
15
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderPolydesmidea
Leach, 1815
1
2
4
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