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


Class
 
Diplopoda
De Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes
19
54
110
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Chilognatha
Latreille, 1802
17
50
105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Helminthomorpha
Pocock, 1887
16
49
102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Merocheta
Cook, 1895
7
25
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Polydesmida
Pocock, 1887
Flat-backed Millipedes
7
25
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Venezuela
7 Families width 36 Species and 1 Subspecies
Chelodesmidae Cook, 189511SpeciesTaxom
Aphelidesmidae (Brölemann, 1916)7SpeciesTaxom
Paradoxosomatidae (Daday, 1889)9SpeciesTaxom
Fuhrmannodesmidae Brölemann, 19165SpeciesTaxom
Dalodesmidae Cook, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Polydesmidae Leach, 1815Flat Millipedes2SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgodesmidae Silvestri, 18961SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Venezuela
25 Genera with 36 Species
#ACGHILMNOPSTV
Alocodesmus Silvestri, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Amplinus Attems, 19502SpeciesTaxom
Ankylophallus Chamberlin, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Aphelidesmus Brolemann, 18984SpeciesTaxom
Asiomorpha Verhoeff, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Chondrodesmus Silvestri, 19382SpeciesTaxom
Cryptogonodesmus Silvestri, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Cutervodesmus Kraus, 19963SpeciesTaxom
Gnomeskelus Attems, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Habrodesmus Cook, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Hypodesmus Cook, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Iulidesmus Silvestri, 19382SpeciesTaxom
Leptherpum Attems, 19502SpeciesTaxom
Leptodesmus Saussure, 19461SpeciesTaxom
Lepturodesmus Silvestri, 19412SpeciesTaxom
Maracayopus Verhoeff, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Mestosoma Silvestri, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Nearctoma Chamberlin, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Orthomorpha Bollman, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Oxidus Cook, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Pseudamplinus Hoffman, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Schedypodesmus Silvestri, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Tunochilus Chamberlin, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Varyomus Hoffman, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Venezuelodesmus Tabacaru, 19961SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Venezuela
36 Species and 1 Subspecies
Alocodesmus gracilicornis Brölemann, 1898
Amplinus abstrusus Karsch, 1881
Amplinus beebei (Chamberlin, 1950)⇒ Pseudamplinus beebei Chamberlin, 1950
Ankylophallus chacaitus Chamberlin, 1941
Aphelidesmus asper Attems, 1937
Aphelidesmus confluens Chamberlin, 1950
Aphelidesmus frangens Chamberlin, 1950
Aphelidesmus hermaphroditus Brölemann, 1898
Asiomorpha coarctata DeSaussure, 1860Fringed mountainsnail
Chondrodesmus araguanus Chamberlin, 1952
Chondrodesmus voglii Verhoeff, 1938
Cryptogonodesmus clavidives Silvestri, 1898
Cutervodesmus bordoni Tabacaru, 1996
Cutervodesmus decui (Tabacaru, 1996)⇒ Venezuelodesmus decui Tabacaru, 1996
Cutervodesmus orghidani Tabacaru, 1996
Gnomeskelus tuberosus urbanus Lawrence, 1962
Habrodesmus venezuelanus Verhoeff, 1938
Hypodesmus broelemanni Hoffman, 1975
Iulidesmus araguanus Chamberlin, 1952
Iulidesmus venezuelanus Verhoeff, 1938
Leptherpum carinovatum (Attems, 1898)⇒ Leptherpum staheli Jeekel, 1950
Leptherpum staheli Jeekel, 1950
Leptodesmus godoii Schubart, 1946
Lepturodesmus encantadus
Lepturodesmus vallecolens Chamberlin, 1941
Maracayopus venezuelanus Verhoeff, 1938
Mestosoma araguanum Chamberlin, 1952
Nearctoma araguanum (Chamberlin, 1952)⇒ Mestosoma araguanum Chamberlin, 1952
Orthomorpha coarctata (DeSaussure, 1860)⇒ Asiomorpha coarctata DeSaussure, 1860
Orthomorpha gracilis C. L. Koch, 1847
Oxidus gracilis (C. L. Koch, 1847)⇒ Oxidus gigas Attems, 1953
Pseudamplinus beebei Chamberlin, 1950
Schedypodesmus convexus Silvestri, 1898
Tunochilus marginis Chamberlin, 1950
Varyomus confluens (Chamberlin, 1950)⇒ Aphelidesmus confluens Chamberlin, 1950
Venezuelodesmus decui Tabacaru, 1996

Subnodes of Polydesmida with occurrences in Venezuela
SuborderChelodesmidea
Cook, 1895
2
11
18
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderDalodesmidea
Hoffman, 1980
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderParadoxosomatidea
Daday, 1889
1
7
9
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderPolydesmidea
Leach, 1815
3
6
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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Polydesmida at dyntaxa.se
Polydesmida at gbif.org
Polydesmida at irmng.org
Polydesmida at itis.gov