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


Class
 
Diplopoda
De Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes
17
36
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Chilognatha
Latreille, 1802
16
35
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Helminthomorpha
Pocock, 1887
16
35
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Merocheta
Cook, 1895
5
10
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Polydesmida
Pocock, 1887
Flat-backed Millipedes
5
10
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Southern Ontario
5 Families width 14 Species and 1 Subspecies
Xystodesmidae Cook, 1895Xystodesmid Millipedes4SpeciesTaxom
Polydesmidae Leach, 1815Flat Millipedes7SpeciesTaxom
Oxydesmidae Cook, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Paradoxosomatidae (Daday, 1889)1SpeciesTaxom
Platyrhacidae Pocock, 18951SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Southern Ontario
10 Genera with 14 Species
Apheloria Chamberlin, 17701SpeciesTaxom
Eubrachydesmus Attems, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Melaphe Cook, 19682SpeciesTaxom
Orodesminus Hoffman, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Oxidus Cook, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Platyrhacus Koch, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Pleuroloma Rafinesque, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Polydesmus Latreille, 1847Flat Backed Millipedes3SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopolydesmus Attems, 18212SpeciesTaxom
Scytonotus Koch, 18211SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Ontario
14 Species and 1 Subspecies
Apheloria virginiensis Drury, 1770Black-And-Gold Flat Millipede
Eubrachydesmus superus (Latzel, 1884)⇒ Brachydesmus superus Latzel, 1884
Melaphe apamea Hoffman & Lo..., 1968
Melaphe castianeira Hoffman & Lo..., 1968
Orodesminus macrolophus macrolophus Attems, 1931
Oxidus gracilis (C. L. Koch, 1847)⇒ Oxidus gigas Attems, 1953
Platyrhacus helophorus Attems, 1899
Pleuroloma flavipes Rafinesque, 1820Barren milkvetch
Polydesmus angustus Latzel, 1884Bridge Creek chaparral
Polydesmus inconstans Latzel, 1884Bridge Creek chaparral
Polydesmus moniliaris C. L. Koch, 1847
Pseudopolydesmus canadensis Newport, 1844Canadian Flat-Back Millipede
Pseudopolydesmus serratus Say, 1821Common Pink Flat-Back Millipede
Scytonotus granulatus Say, 1821Granulated Millipede

Subnodes of Polydesmida with occurrences in Southern Ontario
SuborderChelodesmidea
Cook, 1895
2
4
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderParadoxosomatidea
Daday, 1889
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderPolydesmidea
Leach, 1815
1
4
7
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyOxydesmidae
Cook, 1895
1
1
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