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Checklist for Order Polydesmida Pocock, 1887 (Flat-backed Millipedes)
and region North Carolina (USA)


Class
 
Diplopoda
De Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes
27
64
129
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Chilognatha
Latreille, 1802
26
63
128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Helminthomorpha
Pocock, 1887
25
62
127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Merocheta
Cook, 1895
8
33
84
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Polydesmida
Pocock, 1887
Flat-backed Millipedes
8
33
84
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for North Carolina
8 Families width 84 Species and 2 Subspecies
Xystodesmidae Cook, 1895Xystodesmid Millipedes65SpeciesTaxom
Euryuridae Pocock, 19095SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgodesmidae Silvestri, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Polydesmidae Leach, 1815Flat Millipedes8SpeciesTaxom
Eurymerodesmidae Causey, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Dalodesmidae Cook, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Macrosternodesmidae Brölemann, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Paradoxosomatidae (Daday, 1889)1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for North Carolina
33 Genera with 84 Species
#ABCDEFGLMNOPST
Apheloria Chamberlin, 19404SpeciesTaxom
Appalachioria Marek & Bond, 2006
Appalachian Mimic Millipedes0SpeciesTaxom
Auturus Chamberlin, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Boraria Chamberlin, 18966SpeciesTaxom
Botrydesmus Loomis, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Brachoria Chamberlin, 1959Appalachian mimic millipedes2SpeciesTaxom
Brachydesmus Heller, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Cherokia Chamberlin, 18893SpeciesTaxom
Croatania Shelley, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Deltotaria Causey, 05SpeciesTaxom
Dicellarius Chamberlin, 19461SpeciesTaxom
Dixioria Chamberlin, 19565SpeciesTaxom
Erdelyia Hoffman, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Eurymerodesmus Brolemann, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Euryurus C. L. Koch, 19784SpeciesTaxom
Falloria Hoffman, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Furcillaria Shelley, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Gyalostethus Hoffman, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Lissodesmus Chamberlin, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Melaphe Cook, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Mimuloria Chamberlin, 19402SpeciesTaxom
Nannaria Chamberlin, 1942Twisted-Claw Millipedes6SpeciesTaxom
Ophiodesmus Cook, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Oxidus Cook, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Parvulodesmus Shelley, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Pleuroloma Rafinesque, 19802SpeciesTaxom
Polydesmus Latreille, 1884Flat Backed Millipedes1SpeciesTaxom
Prionogonus Shelley, 19814SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopolydesmus Attems, 18214SpeciesTaxom
Scytonotus Koch, 18212SpeciesTaxom
Sigiria Chamberlin, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Sigmoria Chamberlin, 1981Sigmoid Millipedes19SpeciesTaxom
Tasmaniosoma Verhoeff, 20101SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Carolina
84 Species and 2 Subspecies
Apheloria intermedia Hoffman, 1948
Apheloria montana Bollman, 1888Mineral Creek mountainsnail
Apheloria tigana Chamberlin, 1939
Apheloria waccamana Chamberlin, 1940
Auturus erythropygos Chamberlin, 1951Anza shoulderband
Boraria carolina (Chamberlin, 1939)⇒ Boraria stricta Brölemann, 1896
Boraria deturkiana Causey, 1942
Boraria geniculata Chamberlin, 1939
Boraria infesta Chamberlin, 1918Sierra shoulderband
Boraria media (Chamberlin, 1918)⇒ Boraria stricta Brölemann, 1896
Boraria stricta Brölemann, 1896
Botrydesmus conifer Loomis, 1964
Brachoria hendrixsoni MAREK, 2010
Brachoria separanda (Keeton, 1959)⇒ Brachoria versicolor Hoffman, 1963
Brachydesmus dux (Chamberlin, 1940)⇒ Brachydesmus superus Latzel, 1884
Cherokia georgiana Chamberlin, 1939Antilles glass-slug
Cherokia georgiana ducilla Chamberlin, 1939
Cherokia georgiana georgiana Bollman, 1889
Croatania catawba Shelley, 1977
Deltotaria dactyligera
Deltotaria lea Hoffman, 1961Sierra sideband
Deltotaria mariana (Hoffman, 1961)⇒ Deltotaria brimleii mariana Hoffman, 1961
Deltotaria tela Causey, 1950
Deltotaria wrighti
Dicellarius atlanta Chamberlin, 1946Rincon talussnail
Dixioria acuminata (Hoffman, 1956)⇒ Dixioria pela acuminata Hoffman, 1956
Dixioria coronata (Hoffman, 1949)⇒ Dixioria pela coronata Hoffman, 1949
Dixioria dactylifera Hoffman, 1956Huachuca talussnail
Dixioria watauga Shelley, 1986Emerald elysia
Dixioria wrighti (Hoffman, 1956)⇒ Dixioria pela wrighti Hoffman, 1956
Erdelyia saucra Hoffman, 1963
Eurymerodesmus hamatilis Loomis, 1969
Euryurus amycus Hoffman, 1978Milk snail
Euryurus carolinensis Saussure, 1859Pygmy mountainsnail
Euryurus leachii Gray, 1832Milk snail
Euryurus orestes Hoffman, 1978Milk snail
Falloria tuberosa (Shelley, 1981)⇒ Sigmoria tuberosa Shelley, 1981
Furcillaria thrinax Shelley, 1982
Gyalostethus monticolens (Chamberlin, 1951)⇒ Boraria monticolens Chamberlin, 1951
Lissodesmus adrianae Jeekel, 1984
Melaphe castianeira Hoffman & Lo..., 1968
Mimuloria ducilla (Chamberlin, 1939)⇒ Cherokia georgiana ducilla Chamberlin, 1939
Mimuloria furcifer (Chamberlin, 1940)⇒ Cherokia georgiana georgiana Bollman, 1889
Nannaria austricola Hoffman, 1950Shasta chaparral
Nannaria conservata Chamberlin, 1940Cape Fear threetooth
Nannaria domestica Shelley, 1975
Nannaria minor Chamberlin, 1918Redwood hesperian
Nannaria morrisoni Hoffman, 1948Ornate elysia
Nannaria scutellaria Causey, 1942
Ophiodesmus albonanus Latzel, 1895
Oxidus gracilis (C. L. Koch, 1847)⇒ Oxidus gigas Attems, 1953
Parvulodesmus stephani Shelley, 2001
Pleuroloma flavipes Rafinesque, 1820Barren milkvetch
Pleuroloma pinicola Shelley, 1980Blue-spot oxynoe
Polydesmus inconstans Latzel, 1884Bridge Creek chaparral
Prionogonus divaricatus Shelley, 1982
Prionogonus divergens Chamberlin, 1939Seagrass elysia
Prionogonus haerens Shelley, 1982
Prionogonus stibarophallus Shelley, 1981
Pseudopolydesmus canadensis Newport, 1844Canadian Flat-Back Millipede
Pseudopolydesmus erasus Loomis, 1943New Mexico talussnail
Pseudopolydesmus pinetorum Bollman, 1888
Pseudopolydesmus serratus Say, 1821Common Pink Flat-Back Millipede
Scytonotus australis Hoffman, 1962
Scytonotus granulatus Say, 1821Granulated Millipede
Sigiria scorpio Chamberlin, 1939
Sigmoria aberrans (Chamberlin, 1939)⇒ Sigmoria latior latior Brölemann, 1900
Sigmoria areolata Shelley, 1981
Sigmoria aspila
Sigmoria austrimontis Shelley, 1981
Sigmoria brachygon Chamberlin, 1940
Sigmoria conclusa (Chamberlin, 1939)⇒ Sigmoria latior latior Brölemann, 1900
Sigmoria inornata Shelley, 1985
Sigmoria latior Shelley, 1976Little talussnail
Sigmoria mariona (Chamberlin, 1939)⇒ Sigmoria latior munda Chamberlin, 1939
Sigmoria munda (Chamberlin, 1939)⇒ Sigmoria latior munda Chamberlin, 1939
Sigmoria nantahalae Hoffman, 1958Lowe Canyon shoulderband
Sigmoria nigrimontis Shelley, 1981Antilles oxynoe
Sigmoria rubromarginata (Bollman, 1888)⇒ Sigmoria austrimontis Shelley, 1981
Sigmoria sigirioides Shelley, 1981
Sigmoria simplex (Shelley, 1981)⇒ Croatania simplex Shelley, 1977
Sigmoria stenogon Chamberlin, 1942Coalinga shoulderband
Sigmoria stenoloba Shelley, 1981
Sigmoria triangulata Shelley, 1981
Sigmoria truncata Shelley, 1981
Tasmaniosoma cacofonix Mesibov, 2010

Subnodes of Polydesmida with occurrences in North Carolina
SuborderChelodesmidea
Cook, 1895
3
24
71
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderDalodesmidea
Hoffman, 1980
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderParadoxosomatidea
Daday, 1889
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderPolydesmidea
Leach, 1815
3
6
10
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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Polydesmida at dyntaxa.se
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Polydesmida at irmng.org
Polydesmida at itis.gov