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


Class
 
Diplopoda
De Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes
25
54
121
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Chilognatha
Latreille, 1802
24
53
120
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Helminthomorpha
Pocock, 1887
23
52
119
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Merocheta
Cook, 1895
8
26
65
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Polydesmida
Pocock, 1887
Flat-backed Millipedes
8
26
65
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Virginia
8 Families width 65 Species
Xystodesmidae (Cook, 1895)Xystodesmid Millipedes49SpeciesTaxom
Polydesmidae Leach, 1815Flat Millipedes11SpeciesTaxom
Macrosternodesmidae Brölemann, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeriodesmidae Humbert & De..., 18691SpeciesTaxom
Eurymerodesmidae Causey, 19510SpeciesTaxom
Euryuridae Pocock, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Paradoxosomatidae (Daday, 1889)1SpeciesTaxom
Platyrhacidae Pocock, 18951SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Virginia
26 Genera with 65 Species
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Apheloria Chamberlin, 17708SpeciesTaxom
Appalachioria Marek & Bond, 1959Appalachian Mimic Millipedes2SpeciesTaxom
Boraria Chamberlin, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Brachoria Chamberlin, 2010Appalachian mimic millipedes13SpeciesTaxom
Brachydesmus Heller, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Chaetaspis Bollman, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Cherokia Chamberlin, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Deltotaria Causey, 01SpeciesTaxom
Desmonus Cook, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Dixioria Chamberlin, 19562SpeciesTaxom
Eurymerodesmus Brolemann, 1900
0SpeciesTaxom
Euryurus C. L. Koch, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Gyalostethus Hoffman, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Melaphe Cook, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Nannaria Chamberlin, 1949Twisted-Claw Millipedes9SpeciesTaxom
Oxidus Cook, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Platyrhacus Koch, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Pleuroloma Rafinesque, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Polydesmus Latreille, 1884Flat Backed Millipedes3SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopolydesmus Attems, 18215SpeciesTaxom
Rhysodesmus Cook, 19982SpeciesTaxom
Rudiloria Causey, 1864Brilliant Allegheny Millipedes2SpeciesTaxom
Scytonotus Koch, 19432SpeciesTaxom
Semionellus Chamberlin, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Sigmoria Chamberlin, 1986Sigmoid Millipedes3SpeciesTaxom
Zinaria Chamberlin, 19491SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Virginia
65 Species
Apheloria antrostomicola Hoffman, 1949
Apheloria montana Bollman, 1888Mineral Creek mountainsnail
Apheloria picta Hoffman, 1949
Apheloria polychroma Marek, Means..., 2018
Apheloria tigana Chamberlin, 1939
Apheloria tortua Chamberlin, 1949
Apheloria virginica
Apheloria virginiensis Drury, 1770Black-And-Gold Flat Millipede
Appalachioria falcifera Keeton, 1959
Appalachioria turneri Keeton, 1959
Boraria stricta Brölemann, 1896
Brachoria brooksi
Brachoria cedra Keeton, 1959Whorled mountainsnail
Brachoria dentata Keeton, 1959Whorled mountainsnail
Brachoria ethotela (Chamberlin, 1942)⇒ Brachoria eutypa ethotela Chamberlin, 1942
Brachoria hamata (Keeton, 1959)⇒ Brachoria separanda hamata Keeton, 1959
Brachoria hoffmani Keeton, 1959Whorled mountainsnail
Brachoria insolita Keeton, 1959Whorled mountainsnail
Brachoria laminata Keeton, 1959Whorled mountainsnail
Brachoria mendota Keeton, 1959Whorled mountainsnail
Brachoria separanda (Keeton, 1959)⇒ Brachoria versicolor Hoffman, 1963
Brachoria sheari MAREK, 2010
Brachoria versicolor Hoffman, 1963
Brachoria virginia MAREK, 2010
Brachydesmus pallidus (Loomis, 1939)⇒ Brachydesmus superus Latzel, 1884
Chaetaspis albus Bollman, 1887Point Reyes shoulderband
Cherokia georgiana Chamberlin, 1939Antilles glass-slug
Deltotaria flavialata
Desmonus earlei Cook, 1898Milk Ranch talussnail
Dixioria coronata (Hoffman, 1949)⇒ Dixioria pela coronata Hoffman, 1949
Dixioria fowleri Hoffman, 1956Huachuca talussnail
Euryurus leachii Gray, 1832Milk snail
Gyalostethus monticolens (Chamberlin, 1951)⇒ Boraria monticolens Chamberlin, 1951
Melaphe castianeira Hoffman & Lo..., 1968
Nannaria castanea McNeill, 1887Spring mountainsnail
Nannaria ericacea Hoffman, 1949Papillose elysia
Nannaria laminata Hoffman, 1949Papillose elysia
Nannaria morrisoni Hoffman, 1948Ornate elysia
Nannaria schenandoah
Nannaria shenandoa Hoffman, 1949
Nannaria shenandoah Hoffman, 1949Papillose elysia
Nannaria simplex Hoffman, 1949Papillose elysia
Nannaria wilsoni Hoffman, 1949Papillose elysia
Oxidus gracilis (C. L. Koch, 1847)⇒ Oxidus gigas Attems, 1953
Platyrhacus helophorus Attems, 1899
Pleuroloma flavipes Rafinesque, 1820Barren milkvetch
Polydesmus angustus Latzel, 1884Bridge Creek chaparral
Polydesmus coriaceus (Porat, 1871)⇒ Polydesmus inconstans Latzel, 1884
Polydesmus inconstans Latzel, 1884Bridge Creek chaparral
Pseudopolydesmus canadensis Newport, 1844Canadian Flat-Back Millipede
Pseudopolydesmus collinus Hoffman, 1974Wrinkled helicellid
Pseudopolydesmus paludicolus Hoffman, 1950Shasta chaparral
Pseudopolydesmus pinetorum Bollman, 1888
Pseudopolydesmus serratus Say, 1821Common Pink Flat-Back Millipede
Rhysodesmus coriaceus Loomis, 1968Boulder Pile mountainsnail
Rhysodesmus restans Hoffman, 1998Mimic shoulderband
Rudiloria kleinpeteri (Hoffman, 1949)⇒ Sigmoria kleinpeteri Hoffman, 1949
Rudiloria trimaculata Wood, 1864Grand Coulee mountainsnail
Scytonotus granulatus Say, 1821Granulated Millipede
Scytonotus virginicus Loomis, 1943New Mexico talussnail
Semionellus placidus Wood, 1864Grand Coulee mountainsnail
Sigmoria furcifera (Hoffman, 1949)⇒ Sigmoria latior latior Brölemann, 1900
Sigmoria latior Shelley, 1976Little talussnail
Sigmoria whiteheadi Shelley, 1986Emerald elysia
Zinaria rubrilata (Hoffman, 1949)⇒ Pleuroloma flavipes Rafinesque, 1820

Subnodes of Polydesmida with occurrences in Virginia
SuborderChelodesmidea
Cook, 1895
5
20
52
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderParadoxosomatidea
Daday, 1889
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderPolydesmidea
Leach, 1815
2
5
12
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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