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Checklist for Order Polydesmida Pocock, 1887 (Flat-backed Millipedes)
and region Madagascar (Indian Ocean islands)


Class
 
Diplopoda
De Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes
29
76
325
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Chilognatha
Latreille, 1802
28
75
324
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Helminthomorpha
Pocock, 1887
24
67
211
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Merocheta
Cook, 1895
7
11
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Polydesmida
Pocock, 1887
Flat-backed Millipedes
7
11
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Madagascar
7 Families width 15 Species
Aphelidesmidae Brölemann, 19160SpeciesTaxom
Dalodesmidae Cook, 18963SpeciesTaxom
Xystodesmidae Cook, 1895Xystodesmid Millipedes1SpeciesTaxom
Polydesmidae Leach, 1815Flat Millipedes4SpeciesTaxom
Paradoxosomatidae Daday, 18895SpeciesTaxom
Vaalogonopodidae Verhoeff, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Cryptodesmidae Karsch, 18801SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Madagascar
11 Genera with 15 Species
Aphelidesmus Brolemann, 1898
0SpeciesTaxom
Dalodesmus Cook, 20183SpeciesTaxom
Melaphe Cook, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Nomarchus Attems, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Orthomorpha Bollman, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Oxidus Cook, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Phymatodesmus Saussure & Z..., 19011SpeciesTaxom
Polydesmus Latreille, 1961Flat Backed Millipedes2SpeciesTaxom
Pterodesmus Cook, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Spanobrachium Attems, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Strongylosoma Brandt, 18301SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Madagascar
15 Species
Dalodesmus hamatus Brandt, 1841
Dalodesmus hova Saussure & Z..., 1897
Dalodesmus voeltzkowi Mesibov, Wes..., 2018
Melaphe castianeira Hoffman & Lo..., 1968
Nomarchus denticulatus Koch, C. L., 1847
Orthomorpha coarctata (DeSaussure, 1860)⇒ Asiomorpha coarctata DeSaussure, 1860
Orthomorpha gracilis C. L. Koch, 1847
Oxidus gigas Attems, 1953
Oxidus gracilis (C. L. Koch, 1847)⇒ Oxidus gigas Attems, 1953
Phymatodesmus sakalava Saussure & Z..., 1901
Polydesmus inconstans Latzel, 1884Bridge Creek chaparral
Polydesmus renschi (Tabacaru & N..., 1961)⇒ Polydesmus subscabratus renschi Schubart, 1934
Pterodesmus hova Saussure & Z..., 1901
Spanobrachium collaris Koch, C. L., 1847
Strongylosoma stigmatosus Eichwald, 1830

Subnodes of Polydesmida with occurrences in Madagascar
SuborderChelodesmidea
Cook, 1895
2
2
1
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderDalodesmidea
Hoffman, 1980
1
1
3
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderParadoxosomatidea
Daday, 1889
1
3
5
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderPolydesmidea
Leach, 1815
2
4
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyVaalogonopodidae
Verhoeff, 1940
1
1
Genus
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