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Checklist for Order Polydesmida Pocock, 1887 (Flat-backed Millipedes)
and region Paraguay (Northern South America)


Class
 
Diplopoda
De Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes
9
26
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Chilognatha
Latreille, 1802
8
25
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Helminthomorpha
Pocock, 1887
8
25
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Merocheta
Cook, 1895
3
12
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Polydesmida
Pocock, 1887
Flat-backed Millipedes
3
12
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Paraguay
3 Families width 25 Species
Chelodesmidae Cook, 18956SpeciesTaxom
Paradoxosomatidae Daday, 188913SpeciesTaxom
Polydesmidae Leach, 1815Flat Millipedes6SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Paraguay
12 Genera with 25 Species
Brachyurodesmus Silvestri, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Camptomorphoides Schubart, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Catharosoma Silvestri, 19024SpeciesTaxom
Cyclorhabdoides Schubart, 01SpeciesTaxom
Habrodesmus Cook, 18982SpeciesTaxom
Iulidesmus Silvestri, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Leiodesmus Silvestri, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Leiosoma Stephens, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Leptodesmus Saussure, 18986SpeciesTaxom
Mestosoma Silvestri, 18982SpeciesTaxom
Sandalodesmus Silvestri, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Strongylosoma Brandt, 18983SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Paraguay
25 Species
Brachyurodesmus parallelus (Attems, 1898)⇒ Leptodesmus parallelus Attems, 1898
Camptomorphoides bohlsi Attems, 1898
Catharosoma hoffmani (Kraus, 1956)⇒ Mestosoma hoffmani Kraus, 1956
Catharosoma paraguayense (Silvestri, 1895)⇒ Strongylosoma paraguayense Silvestri, 1895
Catharosoma paraguayensis
Catharosoma peraccae (Silvestri, 1902)⇒ Mestosoma peraccae Silvestrii, 1902
Cyclorhabdoides validus
Habrodesmus pulvillatus (Attems, 1898)⇒ Mestosoma pulvillatum Attems, 1898
Habrodesmus vittatus (Attems, 1898)⇒ Strongylosoma vittatum Attems, 1898
Iulidesmus pulvillatus Attems, 1898
Leiodesmus salvadorii (Silvestri, 1895)⇒ Sandalodesmus salvadorii Silvestri, 1895
Leiosoma paraguayense Silvestri, 1895
Leptodesmus bertonii
Leptodesmus bohlsi Attems, 1898
Leptodesmus bovei
Leptodesmus parallelus Attems, 1898
Leptodesmus salvadorii
Leptodesmus validus Attems, 1898
Mestosoma peraccae Silvestrii, 1902
Mestosoma pulvillatum Attems, 1898
Sandalodesmus avilectus Hoffman, 1982
Sandalodesmus salvadorii Silvestri, 1895
Strongylosoma paraguayense Silvestri, 1895
Strongylosoma pulvillatum (Attems, 1898)⇒ Mestosoma pulvillatum Attems, 1898
Strongylosoma vittatum Attems, 1898

Subnodes of Polydesmida with occurrences in Paraguay
SuborderChelodesmidea
Cook, 1895
1
5
6
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderParadoxosomatidea
Daday, 1889
1
6
13
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderPolydesmidea
Leach, 1815
1
1
6
Family
Genus
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