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Checklist for Order Polydesmida Pocock, 1887 (Flat-backed Millipedes)
and region Sierra Leone (West Africa)


Class
 
Diplopoda
De Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes
12
34
46
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Chilognatha
Latreille, 1802
12
34
46
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Helminthomorpha
Pocock, 1887
12
34
46
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Merocheta
Cook, 1895
7
17
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Polydesmida
Pocock, 1887
Flat-backed Millipedes
7
17
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Sierra Leone
7 Families width 23 Species and 4 Subspecies
Paradoxosomatidae (Daday, 1889)8SpeciesTaxom
Chelodesmidae Cook, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Campodesmidae Cook, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Oxydesmidae (Cook, 1895)5SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgodesmidae Silvestri, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Cryptodesmidae Karsch, 18803SpeciesTaxom
Polydesmidae Leach, 1815Flat Millipedes1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Sierra Leone
17 Genera with 23 Species
Asiomorpha Verhoeff, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Benoitesmus Demange & Ma..., 19721SpeciesTaxom
Campodesmus Cook, 19712SpeciesTaxom
Corominus Hoffman, 19667SpeciesTaxom
Duseviulisoma Brölemann, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Habrodesmus Cook, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Orthomorpha Bollman, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Oxydesmus Humbert & Sa..., 19661SpeciesTaxom
Pelodesmus Cook, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Peridontopyge Silvestri, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Pterodesmus Cook, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Scolopopleura Attems, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Stegodesmus Cook, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Strongylosoma Brandt, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Tylodesmus Cook, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Villiersiellina Schubart, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Xanthodesmus Cook, 18981SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sierra Leone
23 Species and 4 Subspecies
Asiomorpha coarctata DeSaussure, 1860Fringed mountainsnail
Benoitesmus gibberosus Demange, 1972
Campodesmus costatus Carl, 1913
Campodesmus cristus Demange, 1971
Corominus demangei Hoffman, 1990
Corominus grayi Newport, 1844
Corominus grayi demangei Hoffman, 1990
Corominus grayi dubitabilis Schubart, 1955
Corominus grayi grayi Newport, 1844
Corominus grayii Newport, 1844
Corominus lividus Demange, 1966
Duseviulisoma volzi Carl, 1913
Habrodesmus physkon Attems, 1898
Orthomorpha coarctata (DeSaussure, 1860)⇒ Asiomorpha coarctata DeSaussure, 1860
Oxydesmus colombi lividus (Demange, 1966)⇒ Corominus lividus Demange, 1966
Pelodesmus fossor Cook, 1896
Peridontopyge guineae Silvestri, 1907
Peridontopyge volzi (Carl, 1913)⇒ Duseviulisoma volzi Carl, 1913
Pterodesmus brownelli Cook, 1896
Pterodesmus brownellii Cook, 1896
Scolopopleura unca Demange, 1966
Stegodesmus leonis Cook, 1896
Strongylosoma physkon (Attems, 1898)⇒ Habrodesmus physkon Attems, 1898
Tylodesmus studeri Carl, 1913
Villiersiellina tonkouia Schubart, 1955
Xanthodesmus physkon (Attems, 1898)⇒ Habrodesmus physkon Attems, 1898

Subnodes of Polydesmida with occurrences in Sierra Leone
SuborderChelodesmidea
Cook, 1895
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderParadoxosomatidea
Daday, 1889
1
7
8
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderPolydesmidea
Leach, 1815
3
5
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyCampodesmidae
Cook, 1896
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyOxydesmidae
Cook, 1895
2
5
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