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


Class
 
Diplopoda
De Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes
13
21
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Chilognatha
Latreille, 1802
13
21
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Helminthomorpha
Pocock, 1887
13
21
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Merocheta
Cook, 1895
6
11
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Polydesmida
Pocock, 1887
Flat-backed Millipedes
6
11
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Nigeria
6 Families width 17 Species and 2 Subspecies
Chelodesmidae Cook, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Cryptodesmidae Karsch, 18802SpeciesTaxom
Campodesmidae Cook, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Oxydesmidae Cook, 18958SpeciesTaxom
Gomphodesmidae Cook, 18963SpeciesTaxom
Paradoxosomatidae Daday, 18891SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Nigeria
11 Genera with 17 Species
Afolabina Hoffman, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Aporodesmus Porat, 19672SpeciesTaxom
Campodesmus Cook, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Coromus Gervais, 18965SpeciesTaxom
Exochoromus Hoffman, 19902SpeciesTaxom
Heptadesmus Cook, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Neocordyloporus Carl, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Ovoidesmus Schiotz, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Peridontopyge Silvestri, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Tymbodesmus Cook, 20052SpeciesTaxom
Vomorus Hoffman, 19901SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nigeria
17 Species and 2 Subspecies
Afolabina yoruba Hoffman, 1967
Aporodesmus aestivus Hoffman, 1972
Aporodesmus zaria Hoffman, 1967
Campodesmus circuli Schiøtz, 1966
Coromus asaba Cook, 1896
Coromus barbatus Hoffman & Toye, 1990
Coromus malkini Hoffman, 1990
Coromus vittatus kalonotus Attems, 1931
Coromus vittatus vittatus Cook, 1896
Exochoromus grandicollis Hoffman, 1990
Exochoromus lewisi Hoffman, 1990
Heptadesmus vibekeae Hoffman, 1990
Neocordyloporus nigerianus Attems, 1931
Ovoidesmus bifurcatus Schiøtz, 1967
Peridontopyge spinosissima Silvestri, 1897
Tymbodesmus figlinus Cook, 1897
Tymbodesmus orestes Hoffman, 2005
Vomorus spinifer Hoffman, 1990

Subnodes of Polydesmida with occurrences in Nigeria
SuborderChelodesmidea
Cook, 1895
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderParadoxosomatidea
Daday, 1889
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderPolydesmidea
Leach, 1815
1
1
2
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyCampodesmidae
Cook, 1896
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyGomphodesmidae
Cook, 1896
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyOxydesmidae
Cook, 1895
4
8
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