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


Class
 
Diplopoda
De Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes
11
18
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Chilognatha
Latreille, 1802
10
17
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Helminthomorpha
Pocock, 1887
10
17
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Merocheta
Cook, 1895
4
9
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Polydesmida
Pocock, 1887
Flat-backed Millipedes
4
9
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for South Brazil
4 Families width 20 Species and 1 Subspecies
Paradoxosomatidae Daday, 188912SpeciesTaxom
Dalodesmidae Cook, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Xystodesmidae Cook, 1895Xystodesmid Millipedes1SpeciesTaxom
Polydesmidae Leach, 1815Flat Millipedes5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for South Brazil
9 Genera with 20 Species
Catharosoma Silvestri, 19294SpeciesTaxom
Gnomeskelus Attems, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Iulidesmus Silvestri, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Koreoaria Verhoeff, 01SpeciesTaxom
Leptodesmus Saussure, 19525SpeciesTaxom
Mestosoma Silvestri, 05SpeciesTaxom
Oeciaconus Hoffman, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Oxidus Cook, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Strongylosoma Brandt, 18981SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Brazil
20 Species and 1 Subspecies
Catharosoma intermedium Carl, 1902
Catharosoma mixtum (Kraus, 1956)⇒ Mestosoma mixtum Kraus, 1956
Catharosoma paraguayense (Silvestri, 1895)⇒ Strongylosoma paraguayense Silvestri, 1895
Catharosoma taeniatum (Brölemann, 1929)⇒ Eucatharosoma taeniatum Brölemann, 1929
Gnomeskelus tuberosus urbanus Lawrence, 1962
Iulidesmus kallistus Attems, 1898
Koreoaria amoea
Leptodesmus bertonii
Leptodesmus decipiens Brölemann, 1901
Leptodesmus dilatatus (Brandt, 1839)⇒ Polydesmus dilatatus Brandt, 1839
Leptodesmus eimeri (Attems, 1898)⇒ Pseudoleptodesmus eimeri Attems, 1898
Leptodesmus therezopolis Chamberlin, 1952
Mestosoma kalliston Attems, 1898
Mestosoma mesorphinum Attems, 1898
Mestosoma mesoxanthum Attems, 1898
Mestosoma myrmekurum Attems, 1898
Mestosoma sanctum
Oeciaconus dyoceragaster Hoffman, 1979
Oxidus gracilis (C. L. Koch, 1847)⇒ Oxidus gigas Attems, 1953
Strongylosoma levisetum Attems, 1898

Subnodes of Polydesmida with occurrences in South Brazil
SuborderChelodesmidea
Cook, 1895
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderDalodesmidea
Hoffman, 1980
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderParadoxosomatidea
Daday, 1889
1
5
12
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderPolydesmidea
Leach, 1815
1
1
5
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