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


Class
 		Diplopoda
De Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes		5
6
6		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Chilognatha
Latreille, 1802
5
6
6		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Helminthomorpha
Pocock, 1887
5
6
6		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Merocheta
Cook, 1895
5
6
6		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Polydesmida
Pocock, 1887
Flat-backed Millipedes		5
6
6		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Washington County (Virginia)
5 Families width 6 Species
Xystodesmidae Cook, 1895Xystodesmid Millipedes2SpeciesTaxom
Macrosternodesmidae Brölemann, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeriodesmidae Humbert & De..., 18691SpeciesTaxom
Platyrhacidae Pocock, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Polydesmidae Leach, 1815Flat Millipedes1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Washington County (Virginia)
6 Genera with 6 Species
Apheloria Chamberlin, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Brachoria Chamberlin, 1959Appalachian mimic millipedes1SpeciesTaxom
Chaetaspis Bollman, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Desmonus Cook, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Platyrhacus Koch, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopolydesmus Attems, 18441SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Washington County (Virginia)
6 Species
Apheloria montana Bollman, 1888Mineral Creek mountainsnail
Brachoria mendota Keeton, 1959Whorled mountainsnail
Chaetaspis albus Bollman, 1887Point Reyes shoulderband
Desmonus earlei Cook, 1898Milk Ranch talussnail
Platyrhacus helophorus Attems, 1899
Pseudopolydesmus canadensis Newport, 1844Canadian Flat-Back Millipede

Subnodes of Polydesmida with occurrences in Washington County (Virginia)
SuborderChelodesmidea
Cook, 1895
3
4
4		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom

SuborderPolydesmidea
Leach, 1815
2
2
2		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