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Checklist for Order Polydesmida Pocock, 1887 (Flat-backed Millipedes)
and region Sicily (Italy)


Class
 
Diplopoda
De Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes
24
59
118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Chilognatha
Latreille, 1802
22
56
112
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Helminthomorpha
Pocock, 1887
19
50
101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Merocheta
Cook, 1895
6
15
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Polydesmida
Pocock, 1887
Flat-backed Millipedes
6
15
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Sicily
6 Families width 25 Species and 3 Subspecies
Polydesmidae (Leach, 1815)Flat Millipedes12SpeciesTaxom
Oniscodesmidae DeSaussure, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Dalodesmidae Cook, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Haplodesmidae Cook, 18953SpeciesTaxom
Paradoxosomatidae (Daday, 1889)6SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgodesmidae Silvestri, 18962SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Sicily
15 Genera with 25 Species
Acanthotarsius Verhoeff, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Amphitomeus1SpeciesTaxom
Blysmopeltis Johns, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Brachydesmus Heller, 18844SpeciesTaxom
Cylindrodesmus Pocock, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Eubrachydesmus Attems, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Hypsiloporus Loomis, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Inodesmus Cook, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Mastigonodesmus Silvestri, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Nomarchus Attems, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Paradoxosoma Daday, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Polydesmus Latreille, 1847Flat Backed Millipedes6SpeciesTaxom
Poratia Cook & Cook, 19182SpeciesTaxom
Stosatea Gray, 19614SpeciesTaxom
Strongylosoma Brandt, 18861SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sicily
25 Species and 3 Subspecies
Acanthotarsius edentulus C.L.Koch, 1847
Amphitomeus attemsi Schubart, 1934
Blysmopeltis systropha Johns, 1970
Brachydesmus proximus Latzel, 1889
Brachydesmus proximus alnorum Verhoeff, 1907
Brachydesmus proximus brunneus Attems, 1899
Brachydesmus superus Latzel, 1884Flat brown millipede
Cylindrodesmus hirsutus Pocock, 1889
Eubrachydesmus superus (Latzel, 1884)⇒ Brachydesmus superus Latzel, 1884
Hypsiloporus proclivis Loomis, 1961Shasta hesperian
Inodesmus jamaicensis Cook, 1896
Mastigonodesmus destefani destefani Silvestri, 1898
Nomarchus denticulatus Koch, C. L., 1847
Paradoxosoma meridionale Silvestri, 1897
Polydesmus germanicus (Verhoeff, 1896)⇒ Propolydesmus germanicus Verhoeff, 1896
Polydesmus monticola Latzel, 1884
Polydesmus noricus Latzel, 1884
Polydesmus polygamiae Verhoeff, 1937
Polydesmus rubelus Attems, 1902
Polydesmus testaceus (C. L. Koch, 1847)⇒ Propolydesmus testaceus C. L. Koch, 1847
Poratia digitata Porat, 1889Mottled seahare
Poratia granulofrons Chamberlin, 1918Sierra shoulderband
Stosatea granulata Daday, 1889
Stosatea italica Latzel, 1886
Stosatea lagrecai Strasser, 1961
Stosatea nebrodia Strasser, 1961
Strongylosoma italicum (Latzel, 1886)⇒ Stosatea italica Latzel, 1886

Subnodes of Polydesmida with occurrences in Sicily
SuborderDalodesmidea
Hoffman, 1980
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderParadoxosomatidea
Daday, 1889
1
3
6
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderPolydesmidea
Leach, 1815
4
11
18
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