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Checklist for Order Polydesmida Pocock, 1887 (Flat-backed Millipedes)
and region Nicaragua (Central America)


Class
 		Diplopoda
De Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes		13
15
24		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Chilognatha
Latreille, 1802
13
15
24		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Helminthomorpha
Pocock, 1887
13
15
24		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Merocheta
Cook, 1895
6
6
7		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

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


List of families for Nicaragua
6 Families width 7 Species and 1 Subspecies
Rhachodesmidae Carl, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Paradoxosomatidae Daday, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Chelodesmidae Cook, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Dalodesmidae Cook, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Xystodesmidae Cook, 1895Xystodesmid Millipedes1SpeciesTaxom
Platyrhacidae Pocock, 18951SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Nicaragua
6 Genera with 7 Species
Aceratophallus Carl, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Asiomorpha Verhoeff, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Chondrodesmus Silvestri, 19002SpeciesTaxom
Gnomeskelus Attems, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Melaphe Cook, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Nyssodesmus Cook, 19221SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nicaragua
7 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aceratophallus sumucus Chamberlin, 1956Tollhouse Canyon talussnail
Asiomorpha coarctata DeSaussure, 1860Fringed mountainsnail
Chondrodesmus nicaraguae (Chamberlin, 1924)⇒ Chondrodesmus rodriguezi Brölemann, 1900
Chondrodesmus rodriguezi Brölemann, 1900Sidewinder shoulderband
Gnomeskelus tuberosus urbanus Lawrence, 1962
Melaphe castianeira Hoffman & Lo..., 1968
Nyssodesmus nicaraguanus Chamberlin, 1922

Subnodes of Polydesmida with occurrences in Nicaragua
SuborderChelodesmidea
Cook, 1895
4
4
5		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom

SuborderDalodesmidea
Hoffman, 1980
1
1
1		Family
Genus
Species
Taxom

SuborderParadoxosomatidea
Daday, 1889
1
1
1		Family
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