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Checklist for Order Polydesmida Pocock, 1887 (Flat-backed Millipedes)
and region Tamaulipas (Northeast Mexico, Mexico)


Class
 
Diplopoda
De Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes
20
27
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Chilognatha
Latreille, 1802
20
27
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Helminthomorpha
Pocock, 1887
19
26
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Merocheta
Cook, 1895
7
12
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Polydesmida
Pocock, 1887
Flat-backed Millipedes
7
12
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Tamaulipas
7 Families width 15 Species and 1 Subspecies
Paradoxosomatidae Daday, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Dalodesmidae Cook, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Xystodesmidae (Cook, 1895)Xystodesmid Millipedes3SpeciesTaxom
Rhachodesmidae Carl, 19033SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgodesmidae Silvestri, 18964SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeriodesmidae Humbert & De..., 18691SpeciesTaxom
Fuhrmannodesmidae Brölemann, 19162SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Tamaulipas
12 Genera with 15 Species
Asiomorpha Verhoeff, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Gnomeskelus Attems, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Melaphe Cook, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Mexidesmus Loomis, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecodesmus Silvestri, 19774SpeciesTaxom
Pararhachistes Pocock, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Rhysodesmus Cook, 19432SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeriodesmus Peters, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Strongylodesmus DeSaussure, 1859
0SpeciesTaxom
Sumidero Shear, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Tylogoneus Causey, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Unculabes Causey, 19741SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tamaulipas
15 Species and 1 Subspecies
Asiomorpha coarctata DeSaussure, 1860Fringed mountainsnail
Gnomeskelus tuberosus urbanus Lawrence, 1962
Melaphe castianeira Hoffman & Lo..., 1968
Mexidesmus harrisoni Causey, 1971Caribbean bivalved snail
Myrmecodesmus cornutus Shear, 1973
Myrmecodesmus egenus Causey, 1971Caribbean bivalved snail
Myrmecodesmus errabundus Shear, 1973
Myrmecodesmus gelidus Shear, 1977Caribbean bivalved snail
Pararhachistes potosinus Chamberlin, 1943
Rhysodesmus texicolens Chamberlin, 1938San Lorenzo shoulderband
Rhysodesmus viabilis (Chamberlin, 1943)⇒ Rhysodesmus texicolens Chamberlin, 1938
Sphaeriodesmus nortoni Shear, 1974Asian trampsnail
Sumidero pecki Shear, 1974
Tylogoneus oyamel Shear, 1982Texas threetooth
Unculabes causeyae Shear, 1974Asian trampsnail

Subnodes of Polydesmida with occurrences in Tamaulipas
SuborderChelodesmidea
Cook, 1895
3
7
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderDalodesmidea
Hoffman, 1980
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderParadoxosomatidea
Daday, 1889
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderPolydesmidea
Leach, 1815
2
3
6
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