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Checklist for Order Polydesmida Pocock, 1887 (Flat-backed Millipedes)
and region Macaronesia (North Africa)


Class
 
Diplopoda
De Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes
25
63
141
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Chilognatha
Latreille, 1802
23
60
137
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Helminthomorpha
Pocock, 1887
21
56
128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Merocheta
Cook, 1895
7
20
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Polydesmida
Pocock, 1887
Flat-backed Millipedes
7
20
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Macaronesia
7 Families width 30 Species and 1 Subspecies
Platyrhacidae Pocock, 18955SpeciesTaxom
Polydesmidae Leach, 1815Flat Millipedes16SpeciesTaxom
Chelodesmidae Cook, 18950SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgodesmidae Silvestri, 18963SpeciesTaxom
Haplodesmidae Cook, 18950SpeciesTaxom
Fuhrmannodesmidae Brölemann, 19160SpeciesTaxom
Paradoxosomatidae Daday, 18896SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Macaronesia
20 Genera with 30 Species
Barydesmus Cook, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Brachydesmus Heller, 18842SpeciesTaxom
Chondrodesmus Silvestri, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Cliodesmus Chamberlin, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Cylindrodesmus Pocock, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Cynedesmus Cook, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Dasyodontus Loomis, 1936
0SpeciesTaxom
Docodesmus Cook, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Eubrachydesmus Attems, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Iomus Cook, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Nyssodesmus Cook, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Oranmorpha Verhoeff, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Oxidus Cook, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Platyrhacus Koch, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Polydesmus Latreille, 1970Flat Backed Millipedes9SpeciesTaxom
Propolydesmus Verhoeff, 18934SpeciesTaxom
Psochodesmus Cook, 1896
0SpeciesTaxom
Stosatea Gray, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Strongylosoma Brandt, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Tirodesmus Cook, 18641SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Macaronesia
30 Species and 1 Subspecies
Barydesmus bifasciatus Silvestri, 1897
Brachydesmus proximus Latzel, 1889
Brachydesmus superus Latzel, 1884Flat brown millipede
Cliodesmus cryptopygus Chamberlin, 1923
Cynedesmus formicola Cook, 1896
Docodesmus brodzinskyi W. A. Shear, 1981White-lip gardensnail
Eubrachydesmus superus (Latzel, 1884)⇒ Brachydesmus superus Latzel, 1884
Nyssodesmus valerii Chamberlin, 1923
Oranmorpha guerinii (Gervais, 1836)⇒ Strongylosoma guerini Gervais, 1836
Oranmorpha lusitanum Verhoeff, 1892
Oxidus gracilis (C. L. Koch, 1847)⇒ Oxidus gigas Attems, 1953
Platyrhacus helophorus Attems, 1899
Platyrhacus montivagus Carl, 1902
Polydesmus angustus Latzel, 1884Bridge Creek chaparral
Polydesmus brincki (Demange, 1970)⇒ Propolydesmus laevidentatus Loksa, 1967
Polydesmus complanatus complanatus Linnaeus, 1761
Polydesmus coriaceus (Porat, 1871)⇒ Polydesmus inconstans Latzel, 1884
Polydesmus dismilus (Berlese, 1891)⇒ Propolydesmus dismilus Berlese, 1891
Polydesmus guerinii (Gervais, 1836)⇒ Strongylosoma guerini Gervais, 1836
Polydesmus lusitanus Verhoeff, 1892
Polydesmus miguelinus (Attems, 1912)⇒ Propolydesmus miguelinus Attems, 1908
Polydesmus ribeiraensis Demange, 1970
Propolydesmus dismilus Berlese, 1891
Propolydesmus laevidentatus Loksa, 1967
Propolydesmus miguelinus Attems, 1908
Propolydesmus pectiniger Verhoeff, 1893
Stosatea italicum Latzel, 1886
Strongylosoma bertkaui Verhoeff, 1892
Strongylosoma lusitanum Verhoeff, 1892
Tirodesmus fimbriatus Peters, 1864

Subnodes of Polydesmida with occurrences in Macaronesia
SuborderChelodesmidea
Cook, 1895
2
5
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderParadoxosomatidea
Daday, 1889
1
4
6
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderPolydesmidea
Leach, 1815
4
11
19
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