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Checklist for Order Polydesmida Pocock, 1887 (Flat-backed Millipedes)
and region Natal (Kwazulu-Natal)


Class
 
Diplopoda
De Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes
11
19
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Chilognatha
Latreille, 1802
10
18
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Helminthomorpha
Pocock, 1887
8
16
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Merocheta
Cook, 1895
2
6
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Polydesmida
Pocock, 1887
Flat-backed Millipedes
2
6
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Natal
2 Families width 19 Species
Dalodesmidae Cook, 189614SpeciesTaxom
Gomphodesmidae Cook, 18965SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Natal
6 Genera with 19 Species
Allawrencius Verhoeff, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Gnomeskelus Attems, 193910SpeciesTaxom
Platytarrus Attems, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Rhopaloskelus Verhoeff, 19282SpeciesTaxom
Ulodesmus Cook, 19535SpeciesTaxom
Vanhoeffenia Attems, 1908
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Natal
19 Species
Allawrencius nodulosus Verhoeff, 1939
Gnomeskelus attemsii Verhoeff, 1939
Gnomeskelus burius Verhoeff, 1939
Gnomeskelus circulipes Verhoeff, 1939
Gnomeskelus globifer Attems, 1928
Gnomeskelus hamuliger Verhoeff, 1939
Gnomeskelus harpagonifer Verhoeff, 1939
Gnomeskelus medius Verhoeff, 1939
Gnomeskelus natalicus Attems, 1928
Gnomeskelus petersii Verhoeff, 1940
Gnomeskelus serratus Verhoeff, 1939
Platytarrus guduensis Schubart, 1956
Rhopaloskelus biseriatus Verhoeff, 1939
Rhopaloskelus terreus Attems, 1928
Ulodesmus biconus Attems, 1928
Ulodesmus bispinosus Attems, 1928
Ulodesmus lawrencei Verhoeff, 1939
Ulodesmus micramma (Cook, 1897)⇒ Ulodesmus zuluensis Lawrence, 1962
Ulodesmus securifer Lawrence, 1953

Subnodes of Polydesmida with occurrences in Natal
SuborderDalodesmidea
Hoffman, 1980
1
5
14
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyGomphodesmidae
Cook, 1896
1
5
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