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Checklist for Order Polydesmida Pocock, 1887 (Flat-backed Millipedes)
and region Luxembourg (Benelux)


Class
 
Diplopoda
De Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes
15
41
67
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Chilognatha
Latreille, 1802
14
39
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Helminthomorpha
Pocock, 1887
13
36
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Merocheta
Cook, 1895
4
8
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Polydesmida
Pocock, 1887
Flat-backed Millipedes
4
8
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Luxembourg
4 Families width 11 Species
Polydesmidae Leach, 1815Flat Millipedes8SpeciesTaxom
Macrosternodesmidae Brölemann, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Paradoxosomatidae (Daday, 1889)1SpeciesTaxom
Platyrhacidae Pocock, 18951SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Luxembourg
8 Genera with 11 Species
Brachydesmus Heller, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Eubrachydesmus Attems, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Nomarchus Attems, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Ophiodesmus Cook, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Oxidus Cook, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Platyrhacus Koch, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Polydesmus Latreille, 1847Flat Backed Millipedes4SpeciesTaxom
Propolydesmus Verhoeff, 18471SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Luxembourg
11 Species
Brachydesmus superus Latzel, 1884Flat brown millipede
Eubrachydesmus superus (Latzel, 1884)⇒ Brachydesmus superus Latzel, 1884
Nomarchus denticulatus Koch, C. L., 1847
Ophiodesmus albonanus Latzel, 1895
Oxidus gracilis (C. L. Koch, 1847)⇒ Oxidus gigas Attems, 1953
Platyrhacus helophorus Attems, 1899
Polydesmus angustus Latzel, 1884Bridge Creek chaparral
Polydesmus denticulatus C. L. Koch, 1847Seaside joyweed
Polydesmus inconstans Latzel, 1884Bridge Creek chaparral
Polydesmus testaceus (C. L. Koch, 1847)⇒ Propolydesmus testaceus C. L. Koch, 1847
Propolydesmus testaceus C. L. Koch, 1847

Subnodes of Polydesmida with occurrences in Luxembourg
SuborderChelodesmidea
Cook, 1895
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderParadoxosomatidea
Daday, 1889
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderPolydesmidea
Leach, 1815
2
6
9
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