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Checklist for Order Polydesmida Pocock, 1887 (Flat-backed Millipedes)
and region Louisiana (USA)


Class
 
Diplopoda
De Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes
20
34
58
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Chilognatha
Latreille, 1802
20
34
58
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Helminthomorpha
Pocock, 1887
20
34
58
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Merocheta
Cook, 1895
8
18
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Polydesmida
Pocock, 1887
Flat-backed Millipedes
8
18
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Louisiana
8 Families width 36 Species and 1 Subspecies
Euryuridae (Pocock, 1909)3SpeciesTaxom
Xystodesmidae (Cook, 1895)Xystodesmid Millipedes10SpeciesTaxom
Eurymerodesmidae Causey, 19517SpeciesTaxom
Paradoxosomatidae (Daday, 1889)4SpeciesTaxom
Dalodesmidae Cook, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgodesmidae Silvestri, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Platyrhacidae Pocock, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Polydesmidae Leach, 1815Flat Millipedes8SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Louisiana
18 Genera with 36 Species
Auturus Chamberlin, 19422SpeciesTaxom
Brachoria Chamberlin, 1939Appalachian mimic millipedes1SpeciesTaxom
Eurymerodesmus Brolemann, 19427SpeciesTaxom
Euryurus C. L. Koch, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Fontaria Gray, 18883SpeciesTaxom
Furcillaria Shelley, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Gnomeskelus Attems, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Harpaphe Cook, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Koreoaria Verhoeff, 01SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecodesmus Silvestri, 19592SpeciesTaxom
Oxidus Cook, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Pachydesmus Cook, 19423SpeciesTaxom
Platyrhacus Koch, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopolydesmus Attems, 18217SpeciesTaxom
Scytonotus Koch, 18211SpeciesTaxom
Sigmocheir Chamberlin, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Thrinaxoria Chamberlin &..., 19181SpeciesTaxom
Zinaria Chamberlin, 19421SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Louisiana
36 Species and 1 Subspecies
Auturus dixianus Chamberlin, 1942
Auturus scotius Chamberlin, 1942
Brachoria initialis Chamerlin, 1939
Eurymerodesmus amplus Causey, 1952
Eurymerodesmus angularis Causey, 1951Posta Quemada talussnail
Eurymerodesmus creolus (Chamberlin, 1942)⇒ Eurymerodesmus birdi birdi Chamberlin, 1931
Eurymerodesmus louisianae (Chamberlin, 1942)⇒ Eurymerodesmus varius louisianae Chamberlin, 1942
Eurymerodesmus paroicus Chamberlin, 1942
Eurymerodesmus simplex Chamberlin, 1920
Eurymerodesmus varius Chamberlin, 1942Coalinga shoulderband
Euryurus louisianus (Chamberlin, 1918)⇒ Auturus louisianus louisianus Chamberlin, 1918
Fontaria clara (Chamberlin, 1918)⇒ Pachydesmus clarus Chamberlin, 1918
Fontaria louisiana (Chamberlin, 1918)⇒ Pachydesmus crassicutis crassicutis Wood, 1864
Fontaria tallulah (Bollman, 1888)⇒ Cherokia georgiana georgiana Bollman, 1889
Furcillaria convoluta Shelley, 1981
Gnomeskelus tuberosus urbanus Lawrence, 1962
Harpaphe clara (Chamberlin, 1949)⇒ Harpaphe haydeniana scotia Chamberlin, 1941
Koreoaria amoea
Myrmecodesmus cajuni Loomis, 1944
Myrmecodesmus digitatus Loomis, 1959Papago talussnail
Oxidus gracilis (C. L. Koch, 1847)⇒ Oxidus gigas Attems, 1953
Pachydesmus crassicutis Hoffman, 1958Elegant helicellid
Pachydesmus kisatchinsis (Chamberlin, 1942)⇒ Pachydesmus clarus Chamberlin, 1918
Pachydesmus simulans (Chamberlin, 1942)⇒ Pachydesmus crassicutis crassicutis Wood, 1864
Platyrhacus helophorus Attems, 1899
Pseudopolydesmus bidens (Loomis, 1959)⇒ Pseudopolydesmus caddo Chamberlin, 1949
Pseudopolydesmus caddo Chamberlin, 1949
Pseudopolydesmus natchitoches Chamberlin, 1942San Carlos threeband
Pseudopolydesmus neoterus Chamberlin, 1942Coalinga shoulderband
Pseudopolydesmus paroicus Chamberlin, 1942San Carlos threeband
Pseudopolydesmus pinetorum Bollman, 1888
Pseudopolydesmus serratus Say, 1821Common Pink Flat-Back Millipede
Scytonotus granulatus Say, 1821Granulated Millipede
Sigmocheir furcata Shelley, 1995
Thrinaxoria lampra Chamberlin, 1918Sierra shoulderband
Zinaria aberrans (Chamberlin, 1942)⇒ Thrinaxoria lampra Chamberlin, 1918

Subnodes of Polydesmida with occurrences in Louisiana
SuborderChelodesmidea
Cook, 1895
4
12
21
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderDalodesmidea
Hoffman, 1980
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderParadoxosomatidea
Daday, 1889
1
2
4
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderPolydesmidea
Leach, 1815
2
3
10
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