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


Class
 
Diplopoda
De Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes
18
34
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Chilognatha
Latreille, 1802
17
33
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Helminthomorpha
Pocock, 1887
17
33
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Merocheta
Cook, 1895
5
10
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Polydesmida
Pocock, 1887
Flat-backed Millipedes
5
10
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Northwest Mexico
5 Families width 10 Species and 1 Subspecies
Paradoxosomatidae (Daday, 1889)3SpeciesTaxom
Dalodesmidae Cook, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgodesmidae Silvestri, 18963SpeciesTaxom
Xystodesmidae Cook, 1895Xystodesmid Millipedes2SpeciesTaxom
Platyrhacidae Pocock, 18951SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Northwest Mexico
10 Genera with 10 Species
Asiomorpha Verhoeff, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Chondromorpha Silvestri, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Gnomeskelus Attems, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Kapyrodesmus Attems, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Melaphe Cook, 19682SpeciesTaxom
Oxidus Cook, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Platyrhacus Koch, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Poratia Cook & Cook, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Rhysodesmus Cook, 1896
0SpeciesTaxom
Xerodesmus Chamberlin, 19231SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northwest Mexico
10 Species and 1 Subspecies
Asiomorpha coarctata DeSaussure, 1860Fringed mountainsnail
Chondromorpha xanthotricha Attems, 1898
Gnomeskelus tuberosus urbanus Lawrence, 1962
Kapyrodesmus mulegensis (Chamberlin, 1923)⇒ Poratia mulegensis Chamberlin, 1923
Melaphe apamea Hoffman & Lo..., 1968
Melaphe castianeira Hoffman & Lo..., 1968
Oxidus gracilis (C. L. Koch, 1847)⇒ Oxidus gigas Attems, 1953
Platyrhacus helophorus Attems, 1899
Poratia mulegensis Chamberlin, 1923
Xerodesmus mulejensis Chamberlin, 1923

Subnodes of Polydesmida with occurrences in Northwest Mexico
SuborderChelodesmidea
Cook, 1895
2
3
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderDalodesmidea
Hoffman, 1980
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderParadoxosomatidea
Daday, 1889
1
3
3
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderPolydesmidea
Leach, 1815
1
3
3
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