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Checklist for Order Polydesmida Pocock, 1887 (Flat-backed Millipedes)
and region Los Angeles County (California, USA)


Class
 
Diplopoda
De Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes
17
24
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Chilognatha
Latreille, 1802
17
24
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Helminthomorpha
Pocock, 1887
16
23
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Merocheta
Cook, 1895
7
8
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Polydesmida
Pocock, 1887
Flat-backed Millipedes
7
8
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Los Angeles County
7 Families width 8 Species and 1 Subspecies
Dalodesmidae Cook, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Xystodesmidae Cook, 1895Xystodesmid Millipedes2SpeciesTaxom
Nearctodesmidae Chamberlin &..., 19501SpeciesTaxom
Paradoxosomatidae (Daday, 1889)1SpeciesTaxom
Platyrhacidae Pocock, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Polydesmidae (Leach, 1815)Flat Millipedes1SpeciesTaxom
Macrosternodesmidae Brölemann, 19161SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Los Angeles County
8 Genera with 8 Species
Gnomeskelus Attems, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Harpaphe Cook, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Harpogonopus Loomis, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Motyxia Chamberlin, 1944Sierra luminous millipedes1SpeciesTaxom
Oxidus Cook, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Platyrhacus Koch, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Polydesmus Latreille, 1871Flat Backed Millipedes1SpeciesTaxom
Tidesmus Chamberlin, 19431SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Los Angeles County
8 Species and 1 Subspecies
Gnomeskelus tuberosus urbanus Lawrence, 1962
Harpaphe haydeniana Wood, 1864Almond-scented millipede
Harpogonopus confluentus Loomis, 1960
Motyxia monica Chamberlin, 1944
Oxidus gracilis (C. L. Koch, 1847)⇒ Oxidus gigas Attems, 1953
Platyrhacus helophorus Attems, 1899
Polydesmus coriaceus (Porat, 1871)⇒ Polydesmus inconstans Latzel, 1884
Tidesmus episcopus Chamberlin, 1943

Subnodes of Polydesmida with occurrences in Los Angeles County
SuborderChelodesmidea
Cook, 1895
2
3
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderDalodesmidea
Hoffman, 1980
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderParadoxosomatidea
Daday, 1889
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderPolydesmidea
Leach, 1815
3
3
3
Families
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