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Checklist for Order Polydesmida Pocock, 1887 (Flat-backed Millipedes)
and region Papua New Guinea (Melanesia)


Class
 
Diplopoda
De Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes
15
35
85
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Chilognatha
Latreille, 1802
15
35
85
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Helminthomorpha
Pocock, 1887
14
34
85
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Merocheta
Cook, 1895
5
18
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Polydesmida
Pocock, 1887
Flat-backed Millipedes
5
18
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Papua New Guinea
5 Families width 26 Species
Paradoxosomatidae Daday, 188910SpeciesTaxom
Chelodesmidae Cook, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Platyrhacidae Pocock, 189512SpeciesTaxom
Haplodesmidae Cook, 18953SpeciesTaxom
Polydesmidae Leach, 1815Flat Millipedes0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Papua New Guinea
18 Genera with 26 Species
Aschistodesmus Pocock, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Asiomorpha Verhoeff, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Biporodesmus Attems, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Caloma Chamberlin, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Clastrorhacus Hoffmann, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Cylindrodesmus Pocock, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Doratodesmus Cook, 19782SpeciesTaxom
Eustrongylosoma Silvestri, 20091SpeciesTaxom
Eutrichodesmus Silvestri, 1910
0SpeciesTaxom
Opisthodolichopus Verhoeff, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Orthomorpha Bollman, 19452SpeciesTaxom
Parazodesmus Pocock, 19972SpeciesTaxom
Phyllocladosoma Jeekel, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Platyrhacus Koch, 19189SpeciesTaxom
Rhacophorus Kuhl & Hasselt, 1822
0SpeciesTaxom
Selminosoma Hoffman, 1978
0SpeciesTaxom
Solomonosoma Chamberlin, 1920
0SpeciesTaxom
Tectoporus Carl, 20092SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Papua New Guinea
26 Species
Aschistodesmus atyches Chamberlin, 1945
Asiomorpha coarctata DeSaussure, 1860Fringed mountainsnail
Biporodesmus aporus Kraus, 1954
Caloma agametum Chamberlin, 1945
Clastrorhacus acmophorus Chamberlin, 1945
Cylindrodesmus hirsutus Pocock, 1889
Doratodesmus hispidus Hoffman, 1978
Doratodesmus pholeter Hoffman, 1978
Eustrongylosoma beroni Golovatch & ..., 2009
Opisthodolichopus eupistum Chamberlin, 1945
Orthomorpha coarctata (DeSaussure, 1860)⇒ Asiomorpha coarctata DeSaussure, 1860
Orthomorpha eupistum Chamberlin, 1945
Parazodesmus orestes Hoffman, 1997
Parazodesmus vaisisi Hoffman, 1997
Phyllocladosoma annulatipes Verhoeff, 1924
Platyrhacus acmophorus Chamberlin, 1945
Platyrhacus agametes
Platyrhacus crassacus Attems, 1914
Platyrhacus declivus Attems, 1917
Platyrhacus ethodus Chamberlin, 1945
Platyrhacus margaritatus Pocock, 1897
Platyrhacus quincuplex Attems, 1914
Platyrhacus rimosus Attems, 1915
Platyrhacus vicinus Carl, 1918
Tectoporus fugilil Golovatch & ..., 2009
Tectoporus jeekeli Golovatch & ..., 2009

Subnodes of Polydesmida with occurrences in Papua New Guinea
SuborderChelodesmidea
Cook, 1895
2
4
13
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderParadoxosomatidea
Daday, 1889
1
10
10
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderPolydesmidea
Leach, 1815
2
4
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