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


Class
 
Diplopoda
De Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes
17
31
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Chilognatha
Latreille, 1802
17
31
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Helminthomorpha
Pocock, 1887
17
31
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Merocheta
Cook, 1895
9
16
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Polydesmida
Pocock, 1887
Flat-backed Millipedes
9
16
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Suriname
9 Families width 23 Species and 4 Subspecies
Aphelidesmidae Brölemann, 19166SpeciesTaxom
Paradoxosomatidae Daday, 18893SpeciesTaxom
Euryuridae Pocock, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Haplodesmidae (Cook, 1895)2SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgodesmidae Silvestri, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Dalodesmidae Cook, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Chelodesmidae Cook, 18957SpeciesTaxom
Platyrhacidae Pocock, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Polydesmidae Leach, 1815Flat Millipedes0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Suriname
16 Genera with 23 Species
Aphelidesmus Brolemann, 19502SpeciesTaxom
Asiomorpha Verhoeff, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Auturus Chamberlin, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Chondromorpha Silvestri, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Cylindrodesmus Pocock, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Cynedesmus Cook, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Gnomeskelus Attems, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Haematotropis Jeekel, 18643SpeciesTaxom
Inodesmus Cook, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Leptherpum Attems, 19505SpeciesTaxom
Ochrotropis Jeekel, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Onciurosoma Silvestri, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Polylepis Bollman, 01SpeciesTaxom
Poratia Cook & Cook, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Priodesmus Cook, 19314SpeciesTaxom
Stenonia Gray, 1843
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Suriname
23 Species and 4 Subspecies
Aphelidesmus convexus Jeekel, 1950
Aphelidesmus surinamensis Jeekel, 1950
Asiomorpha coarctata DeSaussure, 1860Fringed mountainsnail
Auturus louisianus phanus Chamberlin, 1942
Chondromorpha xanthotricha Attems, 1898
Cylindrodesmus hirsutus Pocock, 1889
Cynedesmus simplex Loomis, 1934
Gnomeskelus tuberosus urbanus Lawrence, 1962
Haematotropis aurorea Jeekel, 2000
Haematotropis auroreus (Jeekel, 2000)⇒ Haematotropis aurorea Jeekel, 2000
Haematotropis callipus Peters, 1864
Inodesmus peduncularis (Loomis, 1934)⇒ Cylindrodesmus hirsutus Pocock, 1889
Leptherpum carinovatum (Attems, 1898)⇒ Leptherpum staheli Jeekel, 1950
Leptherpum carinovatum staheli (Jeekel, 1950)⇒ Leptherpum staheli Jeekel, 1950
Leptherpum geijskesi Jeekel, 1963
Leptherpum loomisi Jeekel, 1963
Leptherpum staheli Jeekel, 1950
Ochrotropis convexus Jeekel, 1950
Onciurosoma crassipes Jeekel, 1963
Polylepis scaurus
Poratia digitata Porat, 1889Mottled seahare
Priodesmus acus Cook, 1896
Priodesmus acus rutilipes (Jeekel, 1959)⇒ Priodesmus acus Cook, 1896
Priodesmus haematopterus Jeekel, 1963
Priodesmus papillosus Attems, 1931

Subnodes of Polydesmida with occurrences in Suriname
SuborderChelodesmidea
Cook, 1895
4
7
15
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderDalodesmidea
Hoffman, 1980
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderParadoxosomatidea
Daday, 1889
1
3
3
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderPolydesmidea
Leach, 1815
3
5
4
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