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Checklist for Order Polydesmida Pocock, 1887 (Flat-backed Millipedes)
and region Utah (West USA, USA)


Class
 
Diplopoda
De Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes
21
28
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Chilognatha
Latreille, 1802
20
27
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Helminthomorpha
Pocock, 1887
20
27
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Merocheta
Cook, 1895
5
8
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Polydesmida
Pocock, 1887
Flat-backed Millipedes
5
8
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Utah
5 Families width 10 Species
Xystodesmidae Cook, 1895Xystodesmid Millipedes2SpeciesTaxom
Paradoxosomatidae (Daday, 1889)1SpeciesTaxom
Macrosternodesmidae Brölemann, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Platyrhacidae Pocock, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Polydesmidae Leach, 1815Flat Millipedes5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Utah
8 Genera with 10 Species
Cherokia Chamberlin, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Melaphe Cook, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Oxidus Cook, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Packardesmus1SpeciesTaxom
Platyrhacus Koch, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Polydesmus Latreille, 1884Flat Backed Millipedes2SpeciesTaxom
Scytonotus Koch, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Utadesmus Chamberlin &..., 19301SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Utah
10 Species
Cherokia georgiana Chamberlin, 1939Antilles glass-slug
Melaphe castianeira Hoffman & Lo..., 1968
Oxidus gracilis (C. L. Koch, 1847)⇒ Oxidus gigas Attems, 1953
Packardesmus cavicola Packard, 1877
Platyrhacus helophorus Attems, 1899
Polydesmus cavicola Packard, 1877
Polydesmus inconstans Latzel, 1884Bridge Creek chaparral
Scytonotus orthodox (Chamberlin, 1925)⇒ Scytonotus piger Chamberlin, 1910
Scytonotus piger Chamberlin, 1910
Utadesmus henriensis Chamberlin, 1930

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

Taxom

SuborderParadoxosomatidea
Daday, 1889
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderPolydesmidea
Leach, 1815
2
4
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