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


Class
 
Diplopoda
De Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes
15
39
74
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Chilognatha
Latreille, 1802
15
39
74
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Helminthomorpha
Pocock, 1887
14
38
68
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Merocheta
Cook, 1895
6
13
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Polydesmida
Pocock, 1887
Flat-backed Millipedes
6
13
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mozambique
6 Families width 17 Species and 1 Subspecies
Gomphodesmidae Cook, 18964SpeciesTaxom
Dalodesmidae Cook, 18963SpeciesTaxom
Paradoxosomatidae Daday, 18895SpeciesTaxom
Oxydesmidae Cook, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Xystodesmidae Cook, 1895Xystodesmid Millipedes1SpeciesTaxom
Polydesmidae Leach, 1815Flat Millipedes2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Mozambique
13 Genera with 17 Species
Aulodesmus Cook, 19663SpeciesTaxom
Gnomeskelus Attems, 19283SpeciesTaxom
Habrodesmus Cook, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Lyodesmus Cook, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Melaphe Cook, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Neodesmus Cook, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Orodesminus Hoffman, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Orthomorpha Bollman, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Phaeodesmus Cook, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Podochresimus Attems, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Polydesmus Latreille, 1927Flat Backed Millipedes1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopolydesmus Attems, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Strongylosoma Brandt, 1833
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mozambique
17 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aulodesmus mossambicus Peters, 1855
Aulodesmus oxygonus Peters, 1862
Aulodesmus perarmatus Hoffman, 1966
Gnomeskelus dentipes Attems, 1928
Gnomeskelus silvaticus Attems, 1928
Gnomeskelus spinifer Attems, 1928
Habrodesmus aculeatus Peters, 1864
Lyodesmus austrinus Hoffman, 1978
Melaphe castianeira Hoffman & Lo..., 1968
Neodesmus juvenis Cook, 1897
Orodesminus macrolophus macrolophus Attems, 1931
Orthomorpha longipes Attems, 1896
Phaeodesmus alatus Attems, 1928
Phaeodesmus longipes (Attems, 1896)⇒ Orthomorpha longipes Attems, 1896
Podochresimus alatus Attems, 1928
Polydesmus stiphropus Attems, 1927
Pseudopolydesmus euthetus Chamberlin, 1942San Carlos threeband

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

Taxom

SuborderDalodesmidea
Hoffman, 1980
1
1
3
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderParadoxosomatidea
Daday, 1889
1
5
5
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderPolydesmidea
Leach, 1815
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyGomphodesmidae
Cook, 1896
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyOxydesmidae
Cook, 1895
2
2
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