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


Class
 
Diplopoda
De Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes
18
22
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Chilognatha
Latreille, 1802
18
22
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Helminthomorpha
Pocock, 1887
17
21
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Merocheta
Cook, 1895
8
10
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Polydesmida
Pocock, 1887
Flat-backed Millipedes
8
10
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for West Mexico
8 Families width 11 Species and 1 Subspecies
Paradoxosomatidae (Daday, 1889)2SpeciesTaxom
Dalodesmidae Cook, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Cryptodesmidae Karsch, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Xystodesmidae Cook, 1895Xystodesmid Millipedes3SpeciesTaxom
Platyrhacidae Pocock, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Nearctodesmidae Chamberlin &..., 19501SpeciesTaxom
Rhachodesmidae Carl, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Holistophallidae Silvestri, 19091SpeciesTaxom


Genera for West Mexico
10 Genera with 11 Species
Asiomorpha Verhoeff, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Gnomeskelus Attems, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Maderesmus Chamberlin, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Melaphe Cook, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Oxidus Cook, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Platyrhacus Koch, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Rhysodesmus Cook, 19412SpeciesTaxom
Sakophallus Chamberlin, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Tancitares Chamberlin, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Zeuctodesmus Pocock, 19421SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Mexico
11 Species and 1 Subspecies
Asiomorpha coarctata DeSaussure, 1860Fringed mountainsnail
Gnomeskelus tuberosus urbanus Lawrence, 1962
Maderesmus hoogstraali Chamberlin, 1942San Carlos threeband
Melaphe castianeira Hoffman & Lo..., 1968
Oxidus gracilis (C. L. Koch, 1847)⇒ Oxidus gigas Attems, 1953
Platyrhacus helophorus Attems, 1899
Rhysodesmus elestribus Chamberlin, 1943Costate mountainsnail
Rhysodesmus eusculptus Chamberlin, 1941Deep Slide mountainsnail
Sakophallus simplex Chamberlin, 1942Coalinga shoulderband
Tancitares michoacanus Chamberlin, 1942Coalinga shoulderband
Zeuctodesmus ferrugineus Chamberlin, 1942Coalinga shoulderband

Subnodes of Polydesmida with occurrences in West Mexico
SuborderChelodesmidea
Cook, 1895
4
5
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderDalodesmidea
Hoffman, 1980
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderParadoxosomatidea
Daday, 1889
1
2
2
Family
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