AntsAntsArachnidsArachnids
BeesBeesBeetlesBeetles
BookliceBookliceBugsBugs
BumblebeesBumblebeesButterfliesButterflies
CicadasCicadasCrane fliesCrane flies
DragonfliesDragonfliesEarwigsEarwigs
FliesFliesIsopodsIsopods
LocustsLocustsMantisesMantises
MayfliesMayfliesMosquitoesMosquitoes
MyriapodsMyriapodsNet-wingedNet-winged
Plant-parasiticPlant-parasiticScorpion fliesScorpion flies
TermitesTermitesWaspsWasps
INSECTOIDGERENGDARK LIGHT
Home Arthropoda Imprint Contact
TAXFAMGENSPESUB
Checklist for Order Polydesmida Pocock, 1887 (Flat-backed Millipedes)
and region Portugal (Iberian Peninsula)


Class
 
Diplopoda
De Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes
25
62
159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Chilognatha
Latreille, 1802
24
61
156
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Helminthomorpha
Pocock, 1887
22
56
146
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Merocheta
Cook, 1895
6
14
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Polydesmida
Pocock, 1887
Flat-backed Millipedes
6
14
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Portugal
6 Families width 32 Species and 1 Subspecies
Polydesmidae Leach, 1815Flat Millipedes18SpeciesTaxom
Chelodesmidae Cook, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgodesmidae Silvestri, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Xystodesmidae Cook, 1895Xystodesmid Millipedes1SpeciesTaxom
Paradoxosomatidae Daday, 18899SpeciesTaxom
Platyrhacidae Pocock, 18951SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Portugal
14 Genera with 32 Species
Brachydesmus Heller, 18843SpeciesTaxom
Brasilodesmus Brolemann, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Cynedesmus Cook, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Eubrachydesmus Attems, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Henrisaussurea Hoffman, 01SpeciesTaxom
Leptodesmus Saussure, 19312SpeciesTaxom
Melaphe Cook, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Oranmorpha Verhoeff, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Oxidus Cook, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Platyrhacus Koch, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Polydesmus Latreille, 1970Flat Backed Millipedes10SpeciesTaxom
Propolydesmus Verhoeff, 18933SpeciesTaxom
Stosatea Gray, 18862SpeciesTaxom
Strongylosoma Brandt, 18923SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Portugal
32 Species and 1 Subspecies
Brachydesmus broelemanni Verhoeff, 1895
Brachydesmus proximus Latzel, 1889
Brachydesmus superus Latzel, 1884Flat brown millipede
Brasilodesmus corrugatus Attems, 1931
Cynedesmus formicola Cook, 1896
Eubrachydesmus superus (Latzel, 1884)⇒ Brachydesmus superus Latzel, 1884
Henrisaussurea teresa
Leptodesmus centropus Attems, 1898
Leptodesmus corrugatus (Attems, 1931)⇒ Brasilodesmus corrugatus Attems, 1931
Melaphe castianeira Hoffman & Lo..., 1968
Oranmorpha guerinii (Gervais, 1836)⇒ Strongylosoma guerini Gervais, 1836
Oranmorpha lusitanum Verhoeff, 1892
Oxidus gigas Attems, 1953
Oxidus gracilis (C. L. Koch, 1847)⇒ Oxidus gigas Attems, 1953
Platyrhacus helophorus Attems, 1899
Polydesmus angustus Latzel, 1884Bridge Creek chaparral
Polydesmus brincki (Demange, 1970)⇒ Propolydesmus laevidentatus Loksa, 1967
Polydesmus coriaceus (Porat, 1871)⇒ Polydesmus inconstans Latzel, 1884
Polydesmus gallicus Latzel, 1884
Polydesmus gallicus atlanticus Brölemann, 1910
Polydesmus guerinii (Gervais, 1836)⇒ Strongylosoma guerini Gervais, 1836
Polydesmus inconstans Latzel, 1884Bridge Creek chaparral
Polydesmus miguelinus (Attems, 1912)⇒ Propolydesmus miguelinus Attems, 1908
Polydesmus pectiniger (Verhoeff, 1893)⇒ Propolydesmus pectiniger Verhoeff, 1893
Polydesmus ribeiraensis Demange, 1970
Propolydesmus laevidentatus Loksa, 1967
Propolydesmus miguelinus Attems, 1908
Propolydesmus pectiniger Verhoeff, 1893
Stosatea bertkaui Verhoeff, 1892
Stosatea italicum Latzel, 1886
Strongylosoma bertkaui Verhoeff, 1892
Strongylosoma guerini Gervais, 1836
Strongylosoma lusitanum Verhoeff, 1892

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

Taxom

SuborderParadoxosomatidea
Daday, 1889
1
4
9
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderPolydesmidea
Leach, 1815
2
6
19
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