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Checklist for Order Polydesmida Pocock, 1887 (Flat-backed Millipedes)
and region Transcaucasia (Caucasus)


Class
 
Diplopoda
De Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes
19
50
84
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Chilognatha
Latreille, 1802
18
49
83
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Helminthomorpha
Pocock, 1887
16
47
75
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Merocheta
Cook, 1895
5
16
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Polydesmida
Pocock, 1887
Flat-backed Millipedes
5
16
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Transcaucasia
5 Families width 27 Species
Xystodesmidae Cook, 1895Xystodesmid Millipedes13SpeciesTaxom
Polydesmidae Leach, 1815Flat Millipedes10SpeciesTaxom
Chelodesmidae Cook, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Euryuridae Pocock, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Paradoxosomatidae Daday, 18892SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Transcaucasia
16 Genera with 27 Species
Apheloria Chamberlin, 20181SpeciesTaxom
Brachoria Chamberlin, 1959Appalachian mimic millipedes3SpeciesTaxom
Brachydesmus Heller, 20164SpeciesTaxom
Caralinda Hoffman, 19792SpeciesTaxom
Cheiropus Loomis, 19441SpeciesTaxom
Cherokia Chamberlin, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Cordyloporus Attems, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Deltotaria Causey, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Dicellarius Chamberlin, 19461SpeciesTaxom
Euryurus C. L. Koch, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Oxidus Cook, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Pleuroloma Rafinesque, 18202SpeciesTaxom
Polydesmus Latreille, 1847Flat Backed Millipedes3SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopolydesmus Attems, 18213SpeciesTaxom
Sigmoria Chamberlin, 1976Sigmoid Millipedes1SpeciesTaxom
Strongylosoma Brandt, 18981SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Transcaucasia
27 Species
Apheloria polychroma Marek, Means..., 2018
Brachoria cedra Keeton, 1959Whorled mountainsnail
Brachoria dentata Keeton, 1959Whorled mountainsnail
Brachoria insolita Keeton, 1959Whorled mountainsnail
Brachydesmus assimilis Lohmander, 1936
Brachydesmus furcatus Lohmander, 1936
Brachydesmus kalischewskyi Lignau, 1914
Brachydesmus kvavadzei Golovatch, E..., 2016
Caralinda causeyi (Shelley, 1983)⇒ Caralinda causeyae Shelley, 1983
Caralinda pulchritecta Shelley, 1979Ramsey Canyon talussnail
Cheiropus plancus (Loomis, 1944)⇒ Sigmoria plancus Loomis, 1944
Cherokia georgiana Chamberlin, 1939Antilles glass-slug
Cordyloporus longipes Carl, 1913
Deltotaria lea Hoffman, 1961Sierra sideband
Dicellarius atlanta Chamberlin, 1946Rincon talussnail
Euryurus maculatus C. L. Koch, 1847
Oxidus gracilis (C. L. Koch, 1847)⇒ Oxidus gigas Attems, 1953
Pleuroloma cala Chamberlin, 1939Seagrass elysia
Pleuroloma flavipes Rafinesque, 1820Barren milkvetch
Polydesmus abchasius Attems, 1898
Polydesmus humilidens
Polydesmus polygonatus Gervais, 1847
Pseudopolydesmus canadensis Newport, 1844Canadian Flat-Back Millipede
Pseudopolydesmus erasus Loomis, 1943New Mexico talussnail
Pseudopolydesmus serratus Say, 1821Common Pink Flat-Back Millipede
Sigmoria latior Shelley, 1976Little talussnail
Strongylosoma kordylamythrum Attems, 1898

Subnodes of Polydesmida with occurrences in Transcaucasia
SuborderChelodesmidea
Cook, 1895
3
11
15
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderParadoxosomatidea
Daday, 1889
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderPolydesmidea
Leach, 1815
1
3
10
Family
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