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


Class
 
Diplopoda
De Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes
20
37
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Chilognatha
Latreille, 1802
19
36
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Helminthomorpha
Pocock, 1887
18
35
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Merocheta
Cook, 1895
5
15
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Polydesmida
Pocock, 1887
Flat-backed Millipedes
5
15
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Pennsylvania
5 Families width 18 Species
Xystodesmidae (Cook, 1895)Xystodesmid Millipedes7SpeciesTaxom
Paradoxosomatidae (Daday, 1889)2SpeciesTaxom
Euryuridae Pocock, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Platyrhacidae Pocock, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Polydesmidae Leach, 1815Flat Millipedes6SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Pennsylvania
15 Genera with 18 Species
Apheloria Chamberlin, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Cladethosoma Chamberlin, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Euryurus C. L. Koch, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Melaphe Cook, 19682SpeciesTaxom
Nannaria Chamberlin, 1947Twisted-Claw Millipedes1SpeciesTaxom
Oxidus Cook, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Platyrhacus Koch, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Pleuroloma Rafinesque, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Polydesmus Latreille, 1847Flat Backed Millipedes3SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopolydesmus Attems, 18212SpeciesTaxom
Rhysodesmus Cook, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Rudiloria Causey, 1864Brilliant Allegheny Millipedes1SpeciesTaxom
Sabarhacus Hoffman, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Scytonotus Koch, 18211SpeciesTaxom
Zinaria Chamberlin, 19491SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Pennsylvania
18 Species
Cladethosoma (Cladethosoma) lucidum Verhoeff, 1928
Euryurus leachii Gray, 1832Milk snail
Melaphe apamea Hoffman & Lo..., 1968
Melaphe castianeira Hoffman & Lo..., 1968
Nannaria fowleri Chamberlin, 1947Kyle Canyon mountainsnail
Oxidus gracilis (C. L. Koch, 1847)⇒ Oxidus gigas Attems, 1953
Platyrhacus helophorus Attems, 1899
Pleuroloma flavipes Rafinesque, 1820Barren milkvetch
Polydesmus echinogon (Chamberlin, 1942)⇒ Pseudopolydesmus canadensis Newport, 1844
Polydesmus hortus (Williams & H..., 1928)⇒ Polydesmus inconstans Latzel, 1884
Polydesmus moniliaris C. L. Koch, 1847
Pseudopolydesmus canadensis Newport, 1844Canadian Flat-Back Millipede
Pseudopolydesmus serratus Say, 1821Common Pink Flat-Back Millipede
Rhysodesmus quadruplus (Loomis, 1966)⇒ Rhysodesmus texicolens Chamberlin, 1938
Rudiloria trimaculata Wood, 1864Grand Coulee mountainsnail
Sabarhacus derodontus Hoffman, 2001
Scytonotus granulatus Say, 1821Granulated Millipede
Zinaria mima (Chamberlin, 1949)⇒ Pleuroloma flavipes Rafinesque, 1820

Subnodes of Polydesmida with occurrences in Pennsylvania
SuborderChelodesmidea
Cook, 1895
3
10
10
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderParadoxosomatidea
Daday, 1889
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderPolydesmidea
Leach, 1815
1
3
6
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