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Checklist for Order Polydesmida Pocock, 1887 (Flat-backed Millipedes)
and region Northwest Argentina (Argentina)


Class
 
Diplopoda
De Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes
12
13
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Chilognatha
Latreille, 1802
12
13
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Helminthomorpha
Pocock, 1887
12
13
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Merocheta
Cook, 1895
7
8
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Polydesmida
Pocock, 1887
Flat-backed Millipedes
7
8
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Northwest Argentina
7 Families width 7 Species
Chelodesmidae Cook, 18950SpeciesTaxom
Polydesmidae (Leach, 1815)Flat Millipedes2SpeciesTaxom
Platyrhacidae Pocock, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Paradoxosomatidae (Daday, 1889)1SpeciesTaxom
Haplodesmidae Cook, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Xystodesmidae Cook, 1895Xystodesmid Millipedes1SpeciesTaxom
Rhachodesmidae Carl, 19031SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Northwest Argentina
8 Genera with 7 Species
Achromoporus Loomis, 1936
0SpeciesTaxom
Eubrachydesmus Attems, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Nyssodesmus Cook, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Oxidus Cook, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Polydesmus Latreille, 1871Flat Backed Millipedes1SpeciesTaxom
Prosopodesmus Silvestri, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Stenodesmus DeSaussure, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Tiphallus Chamberlin, 19731SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northwest Argentina
7 Species
Eubrachydesmus superus (Latzel, 1884)⇒ Brachydesmus superus Latzel, 1884
Nyssodesmus python Peters, 1864Large forest-floor millipede
Oxidus gracilis (C. L. Koch, 1847)⇒ Oxidus gigas Attems, 1953
Polydesmus coriaceus (Porat, 1871)⇒ Polydesmus inconstans Latzel, 1884
Prosopodesmus jacobsoni Silvestri, 1910Millipede
Stenodesmus acuarius Attems, 1931
Tiphallus frivolus Causey, 1973

Subnodes of Polydesmida with occurrences in Northwest Argentina
SuborderChelodesmidea
Cook, 1895
4
4
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderParadoxosomatidea
Daday, 1889
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderPolydesmidea
Leach, 1815
2
3
3
Families
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