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Checklist for Order Polydesmida Pocock, 1887 (Flat-backed Millipedes)
and region New Mexico (Southwest USA, USA)


Class
 
Diplopoda
De Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes
14
22
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Chilognatha
Latreille, 1802
13
21
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Helminthomorpha
Pocock, 1887
13
21
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Merocheta
Cook, 1895
4
9
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Polydesmida
Pocock, 1887
Flat-backed Millipedes
4
9
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for New Mexico
4 Families width 8 Species
Xystodesmidae Cook, 1895Xystodesmid Millipedes5SpeciesTaxom
Paradoxosomatidae Daday, 18890SpeciesTaxom
Platyrhacidae Pocock, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Polydesmidae Leach, 1815Flat Millipedes2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for New Mexico
8 Genera with 8 Species
Aporiaria Chamberlin, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Fontaria Gray, 1832
0SpeciesTaxom
Melaphe Cook, 19682SpeciesTaxom
Nannaria Chamberlin, 1938Twisted-Claw Millipedes1SpeciesTaxom
Platyrhacus Koch, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Speodesmus Loomis, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Stenodesmus DeSaussure, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Utadesmus Chamberlin &..., 19501SpeciesTaxom


Species list for New Mexico
8 Species
Aporiaria anamesa Chamberlin &..., 1941
Melaphe apamea Hoffman & Lo..., 1968
Melaphe castianeira Hoffman & Lo..., 1968
Nannaria ursa (Chamberlin, 1938)⇒ Stenodesmus tuobitus Chamberlin, 1910
Platyrhacus helophorus Attems, 1899
Speodesmus tuganbius Chamberlin, 1952Schell Creek mountainsnail
Stenodesmus tuobitus Chamberlin, 1910Joshua Tree desertsnail
Utadesmus hoffi Chamberlin &..., 1950Tulare shoulderband

Subnodes of Polydesmida with occurrences in New Mexico
SuborderChelodesmidea
Cook, 1895
2
6
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderParadoxosomatidea
Daday, 1889
1
1
0
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderPolydesmidea
Leach, 1815
1
2
2
Family
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