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


Class
 
Diplopoda
De Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes
13
35
87
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Chilognatha
Latreille, 1802
12
34
86
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Helminthomorpha
Pocock, 1887
11
32
83
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Merocheta
Cook, 1895
3
9
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Polydesmida
Pocock, 1887
Flat-backed Millipedes
3
9
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Madeira
3 Families width 16 Species and 1 Subspecies
Polydesmidae Leach, 1815Flat Millipedes9SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgodesmidae Silvestri, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Paradoxosomatidae Daday, 18896SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Madeira
9 Genera with 16 Species
Brachydesmus Heller, 18842SpeciesTaxom
Cynedesmus Cook, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Eubrachydesmus Attems, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Oranmorpha Verhoeff, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Oxidus Cook, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Polydesmus Latreille, 1892Flat Backed Millipedes4SpeciesTaxom
Propolydesmus Verhoeff, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Stosatea Gray, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Strongylosoma Brandt, 18922SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Madeira
16 Species and 1 Subspecies
Brachydesmus proximus Latzel, 1889
Brachydesmus superus Latzel, 1884Flat brown millipede
Cynedesmus formicola Cook, 1896
Eubrachydesmus superus (Latzel, 1884)⇒ Brachydesmus superus Latzel, 1884
Oranmorpha guerinii (Gervais, 1836)⇒ Strongylosoma guerini Gervais, 1836
Oranmorpha lusitanum Verhoeff, 1892
Oxidus gracilis (C. L. Koch, 1847)⇒ Oxidus gigas Attems, 1953
Polydesmus complanatus complanatus Linnaeus, 1761
Polydesmus coriaceus (Porat, 1871)⇒ Polydesmus inconstans Latzel, 1884
Polydesmus guerinii (Gervais, 1836)⇒ Strongylosoma guerini Gervais, 1836
Polydesmus lusitanus Verhoeff, 1892
Propolydesmus laevidentatus Loksa, 1967
Propolydesmus pectiniger Verhoeff, 1893
Stosatea italicum Latzel, 1886
Strongylosoma bertkaui Verhoeff, 1892
Strongylosoma lusitanum Verhoeff, 1892

Subnodes of Polydesmida with occurrences in Madeira
SuborderParadoxosomatidea
Daday, 1889
1
4
6
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderPolydesmidea
Leach, 1815
2
5
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