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


Class
 
Diplopoda
De Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes
27
107
452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Chilognatha
Latreille, 1802
25
100
445
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Helminthomorpha
Pocock, 1887
22
95
389
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Merocheta
Cook, 1895
8
40
104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Polydesmida
Pocock, 1887
Flat-backed Millipedes
8
40
104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Southern Africa
8 Families width 104 Species and 10 Subspecies
Dalodesmidae Cook, 189650SpeciesTaxom
Oxydesmidae Cook, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Gomphodesmidae Cook, 189631SpeciesTaxom
Paradoxosomatidae Daday, 188912SpeciesTaxom
Xystodesmidae Cook, 1895Xystodesmid Millipedes2SpeciesTaxom
Polydesmidae Leach, 1815Flat Millipedes3SpeciesTaxom
Vaalogonopodidae Verhoeff, 19404SpeciesTaxom
Platyrhacidae Pocock, 18951SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Southern Africa
40 Genera with 104 Species
#ABCDEGHIMOPRTUV
Allawrencius Verhoeff, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Amurus Attems, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Antiphonus Attems, 19014SpeciesTaxom
Blysmopeltis Johns, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Boreohesperus Shear, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Cnemodesmus Cook, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Deltotaria Causey, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Dendrocaffrus Hoffman, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Doryskelus Schubart, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Drakensius Verhoeff, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Eubrachydesmus Attems, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Gnomeskelus Attems, 193930SpeciesTaxom
Gonokollesis Attems, 19282SpeciesTaxom
Habrodesmus Cook, 19442SpeciesTaxom
Harpethrix Attems, 19282SpeciesTaxom
Helictogomphus Hoffman, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Ischnocaffrus Hoffman, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Ithynteria Hoffman, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Melaphe Cook, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Orthomorpha Bollman, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Oxidus Cook, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Pagioprium Attems, 19441SpeciesTaxom
Perbrinckiella Schubart, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Phaeodesmus Cook, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Philocaffrus Attems, 19284SpeciesTaxom
Phygoxerotes Verhoeff, 19533SpeciesTaxom
Platyrhacus Koch, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Platytarropus Verhoeff, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Platytarrus Attems, 19563SpeciesTaxom
Podochresimus Attems, 19283SpeciesTaxom
Polydesmus Latreille, 1927Flat Backed Millipedes1SpeciesTaxom
Praeterpediculus Vohland, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopolydesmus Attems, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Rhopaloskelus Verhoeff, 19282SpeciesTaxom
Tylopus Jeekel, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Tzitzikamina Schubart, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Ulodesmus Cook, 196229SpeciesTaxom
Vaalogomphus Hoffman, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Vaalogonopus Verhoeff, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Vanhoeffenia Attems, 1908
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Africa
104 Species and 10 Subspecies
Allawrencius nodulosus Verhoeff, 1939
Amurus drepanopus Attems, 1909
Antiphonus capensis Lawrence, 1959
Antiphonus circulus Attems, 1928
Antiphonus conatus Attems, 1928
Antiphonus diploconus Attems, 1901
Blysmopeltis systropha Johns, 1970
Boreohesperus capensis Shear, 1992
Cnemodesmus riparius Shelley & Cr..., 1996
Deltotaria brimleii tela Causey, 1950
Dendrocaffrus divisus Attems, 1928
Doryskelus hottentottus Schubart, 1956
Drakensius tugelanus Verhoeff, 1939
Eubrachydesmus superus (Latzel, 1884)⇒ Brachydesmus superus Latzel, 1884
Gnomeskelus arcuatus Verhoeff, 1939
Gnomeskelus attemsii Verhoeff, 1939
Gnomeskelus burius Verhoeff, 1939
Gnomeskelus ceresinus Attems, 1928
Gnomeskelus circulipes Verhoeff, 1939
Gnomeskelus clavatus Attems, 1928
Gnomeskelus falcifer Verhoeff, 1939
Gnomeskelus furculatus Verhoeff, 1939
Gnomeskelus globifer Attems, 1928
Gnomeskelus hamuliger Verhoeff, 1939
Gnomeskelus harpagonifer Verhoeff, 1939
Gnomeskelus latzeli Verhoeff, 1939
Gnomeskelus lawrencei Verhoeff, 1939
Gnomeskelus medius Verhoeff, 1939
Gnomeskelus montivagus Verhoeff, 1939
Gnomeskelus multidentatus Verhoeff, 1940
Gnomeskelus natalicus Attems, 1928
Gnomeskelus petersii Verhoeff, 1940
Gnomeskelus puteinus Attems, 1928
Gnomeskelus repandus Attems, 1926
Gnomeskelus rhodobates Attems, 1927
Gnomeskelus serratus Verhoeff, 1939
Gnomeskelus silvaticus Attems, 1928
Gnomeskelus spectabilis Verhoeff, 1940
Gnomeskelus swazius Verhoeff, 1940
Gnomeskelus terreus Attems, 1928
Gnomeskelus tuberosus Attems, 1934
Gnomeskelus tugelanus Verhoeff, 1939
Gnomeskelus tugelanus alticolus Verhoeff, 1939
Gnomeskelus tugelanus unicolor Verhoeff, 1939
Gonokollesis nana Attems, 1928
Gonokollesis nanus (Attems, 1928)⇒ Gonokollesis nana Attems, 1928
Habrodesmus niger niger Attems, 1928
Habrodesmus niger semiflavus Attems, 1944
Harpethrix caeca Lawrence, 1962
Harpethrix plana Attems, 1928
Helictogomphus simplex Lawrence, 1953
Ischnocaffrus bifalcatus Attems, 1928
Ithynteria pretoriana Lawrence, 1966
Melaphe castianeira Hoffman & Lo..., 1968
Orthomorpha gracilis C. L. Koch, 1847
Oxidus gracilis (C. L. Koch, 1847)⇒ Oxidus gigas Attems, 1953
Pagioprium millequingentesimum Attems, 1944
Perbrinckiella tzitzikama Schubart, 1956
Phaeodesmus niger (Attems, 1928)⇒ Habrodesmus niger niger Attems, 1928
Philocaffrus bifalcatus Attems, 1928
Philocaffrus destitutus Attems, 1928
Philocaffrus divisus Attems, 1928
Philocaffrus polydesmoides Attems, 1928
Phygoxerotes acuminatus Schubart, 1956
Phygoxerotes nodulosus Verhoeff, 1939
Phygoxerotes ramosus Lawrence, 1953
Platyrhacus helophorus Attems, 1899
Platytarropus polydesmoides Verhoeff, 1939
Platytarrus cryptodesmoides Attems, 1928
Platytarrus guduensis Schubart, 1956
Platytarrus qachasnekensis Schubart, 1956
Podochresimus aculeatus Attems, 1928
Podochresimus fonticinus Attems, 1928
Podochresimus republicanus Attems, 1928
Polydesmus stiphropus Attems, 1927
Praeterpediculus niger Attems, 1928
Pseudopolydesmus euthetus Chamberlin, 1942San Carlos threeband
Rhopaloskelus biseriatus Verhoeff, 1939
Rhopaloskelus terreus Attems, 1928
Tylopus jeekeli Golovatch & ..., 1993
Tzitzikamina lawrencei Schubart, 1956
Ulodesmus anodontus Lawrence, 1953
Ulodesmus biconus Attems, 1928
Ulodesmus bispinosus Attems, 1928
Ulodesmus bothae Lawrence, 1958
Ulodesmus debilis Lawrence, 1962
Ulodesmus denticulatus Verhoeff, 1939
Ulodesmus fossor Lawrence, 1958
Ulodesmus incurvipes Verhoeff, 1940
Ulodesmus lawrencei Verhoeff, 1939
Ulodesmus major Lawrence, 1953
Ulodesmus margatensis Attems, 1934
Ulodesmus micramma (Cook, 1897)⇒ Ulodesmus zuluensis Lawrence, 1962
Ulodesmus micramma micramma Cook, 1897
Ulodesmus micramma microdens Lawrence, 1953
Ulodesmus micramma natalensis Lawrence, 1953
Ulodesmus munroi Lawrence, 1963
Ulodesmus petrinus Hoffman, 2005
Ulodesmus pluridens Lawrence, 1953
Ulodesmus propinquus Lawrence, 1962
Ulodesmus ramidens Lawrence, 1953
Ulodesmus robustus Lawrence, 1958
Ulodesmus schubarti Lawrence, 1958
Ulodesmus securifer Lawrence, 1953
Ulodesmus securifer minor Lawrence, 1953
Ulodesmus securifer securifer Attems, 1928
Ulodesmus singulus Lawrence, 1966
Ulodesmus spiralipes Verhoeff, 1939
Ulodesmus transvaalensis Schubart, 1956
Ulodesmus zuluensis Lawrence, 1962
Vaalogomphus macrodontus Lawrence, 1966
Vaalogonopus camponoti Verhoeff, 1940

Subnodes of Polydesmida with occurrences in Southern Africa
SuborderChelodesmidea
Cook, 1895
2
3
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderDalodesmidea
Hoffman, 1980
1
16
50
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderParadoxosomatidea
Daday, 1889
1
10
12
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderPolydesmidea
Leach, 1815
1
3
3
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyGomphodesmidae
Cook, 1896
5
31
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyOxydesmidae
Cook, 1895
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyVaalogonopodidae
Verhoeff, 1940
2
4
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