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


Class
 
Diplopoda
De Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes
49
201
428
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Chilognatha
Latreille, 1802
48
199
425
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Helminthomorpha
Pocock, 1887
47
197
423
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Merocheta
Cook, 1895
13
65
137
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Polydesmida
Pocock, 1887
Flat-backed Millipedes
13
65
137
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for West USA
13 Families width 137 Species and 1 Subspecies
Paradoxosomatidae Daday, 18895SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgodesmidae Silvestri, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Xystodesmidae (Cook, 1895)Xystodesmid Millipedes77SpeciesTaxom
Euryuridae Pocock, 19090SpeciesTaxom
Polydesmidae Leach, 1815Flat Millipedes24SpeciesTaxom
Nearctodesmidae Chamberlin &..., 195016SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtodesmidae Cook, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Dalodesmidae Cook, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Macrosternodesmidae Brölemann, 19165SpeciesTaxom
Fuhrmannodesmidae Brölemann, 19163SpeciesTaxom
Platyrhacidae Pocock, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Gomphodesmidae Cook, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Chelodesmidae Cook, 18951SpeciesTaxom


Genera for West USA
65 Genera with 137 Species
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Akamptogonus Attems, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Ampelodesmus Miyosi, 1956
0SpeciesTaxom
Anombrocheir Buckett & Ga..., 19692SpeciesTaxom
Apheloria Chamberlin, 17701SpeciesTaxom
Appalachioria Marek & Bond, 1959Appalachian Mimic Millipedes1SpeciesTaxom
Auturus Chamberlin, 1942
0SpeciesTaxom
Bidentogon Buckett & Ga..., 19682SpeciesTaxom
Bistolodesmus Shelley, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Calianotus Shelley, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Celocheir1SpeciesTaxom
Cheirauxus Chamberlin, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Cherokia Chamberlin, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Chonaphe Cook, 19717SpeciesTaxom
Cliodesmus Chamberlin, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtodesmus Gervais, 20181SpeciesTaxom
Delocheir Chamberlin, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Docodesmus Cook, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Ergodesmus Chamberlin, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Eubrachydesmus Attems, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Gnomeskelus Attems, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Habrodesmus Cook, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Harpaphe Cook, 19436SpeciesTaxom
Harpogonopus Loomis, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Hybaphe Cook, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Isaphe Cook, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Kepolydesmus Chamberlin, 19493SpeciesTaxom
Leonardesmus Shelley & Shear, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Melaphe Cook, 19682SpeciesTaxom
Mestosoma Silvestri, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Metaxycheir Buckett & Ga..., 19691SpeciesTaxom
Montaphe Chamberlin, 19942SpeciesTaxom
Motyxia Chamberlin, 1969Sierra luminous millipedes10SpeciesTaxom
Nearctodesmus Silvestri, 19499SpeciesTaxom
Nevadesmus Shear, 20091SpeciesTaxom
Nomarchus Attems, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Ochthocelata Shelley, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Orophe Chamberlin, 19532SpeciesTaxom
Oxidus Cook, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Pachydesmus Cook, 19441SpeciesTaxom
Packardesmus1SpeciesTaxom
Paimokia Chamberlin, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Parcipromus Shelley, 19953SpeciesTaxom
Phreatodesmus Loomis, 19413SpeciesTaxom
Platyrhacus Koch, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Polydesmus Latreille, 1942Flat Backed Millipedes5SpeciesTaxom
Pratherodesmus Shear, 20091SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopolydesmus Attems, 18213SpeciesTaxom
Retrorsia Shelley, 20032SpeciesTaxom
Scytonotus Koch, 19416SpeciesTaxom
Selenocheir Shelley, 19943SpeciesTaxom
Semionellus Chamberlin, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Sigmocheir Chamberlin, 19413SpeciesTaxom
Snoqualmia Shear, 20121SpeciesTaxom
Sphenodesmus Cook, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Stenodesmus DeSaussure, 01SpeciesTaxom
Strongylosoma Brandt, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Thrinaphe Shelley, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Tidesmus Chamberlin, 19432SpeciesTaxom
Trichomorpha Silvestri, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Tubaphe Causey, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Tuolomnia1SpeciesTaxom
Tymbodesmus Cook, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Utadesmus Chamberlin &..., 19301SpeciesTaxom
Wamokia Chamberlin, 19687SpeciesTaxom
Xystocheir Cook, 194912SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West USA
137 Species and 1 Subspecies
Akamptogonus novarae Humbert & Sa..., 1869Golden zachrysia
Anombrocheir bifurcata Buckett & Ga..., 1969
Anombrocheir spinosa Buckett & Ga..., 1969Whetstone talussnail
Apheloria virginiensis Drury, 1770Black-And-Gold Flat Millipede
Appalachioria turneri Keeton, 1959
Bidentogon californicus Chamberlin, 1918Sierra shoulderband
Bidentogon helferorum Buckett & Ga..., 1968
Bistolodesmus bonikus Chamberlin, 1912
Calianotus bituberculatus Loomis, 1960
Calianotus sastianus Chamberlin, 1910Joshua Tree desertsnail
Celocheir dalea
Cheirauxus sapiens (Chamberlin, 1949)⇒ Xystocheir dissecta dissecta Wood, 1867
Cherokia georgiana Chamberlin, 1939Antilles glass-slug
Chonaphe armata Harger, 1872Borrego desertsnail
Chonaphe cygneia (Chamberlin, 1949)⇒ Chonaphe armata Harger, 1872
Chonaphe evexa Shelley, 1994
Chonaphe patriotica (Chamberlin, 1949)⇒ Chonaphe armata Harger, 1872
Chonaphe remissa Chamberlin, 1949
Chonaphe schizoterminalis Shelley, 1994
Chonaphe serratus (Loomis & Sch..., 1971)⇒ Chonaphe armata Harger, 1872
Cliodesmus cryptopygus Chamberlin, 1923
Cyrtodesmus baerti Shear & Peck, 2018
Delocheir conservata (Chamberlin, 1949)⇒ Xystocheir dissecta taibona Chamberlin, 1912
Docodesmus grenadae Chamberlin, 1918Redwood hesperian
Ergodesmus compactus Chamberlin, 1949
Eubrachydesmus superus (Latzel, 1884)⇒ Brachydesmus superus Latzel, 1884
Gnomeskelus tuberosus urbanus Lawrence, 1962
Habrodesmus falx Cook, 1896
Harpaphe clara (Chamberlin, 1949)⇒ Harpaphe haydeniana scotia Chamberlin, 1941
Harpaphe haydeniana Wood, 1864Almond-scented millipede
Harpaphe haydenianus Wood, 1864
Harpaphe penulta (Chamberlin, 1949)⇒ Harpaphe haydeniana haydeniana Wood, 1864
Harpaphe pottera Chamberlin, 1949
Harpaphe telodonta (Chamberlin, 1943)⇒ Paimokia telodonta Chamberlin, 1943
Harpogonopus confluentus Loomis, 1960
Hybaphe curtipes (Cook, 1904)⇒ Isaphe tersa Cook, 1904
Isaphe convexa Cook, 1904Rocky mountainsnail
Isaphe tersa Cook, 1904Keeled mountainsnail
Kepolydesmus anderisus Chamberlin, 1910Joshua Tree desertsnail
Kepolydesmus hesperus (Chamberlin, 1949)⇒ Kepolydesmus anderisus Chamberlin, 1910
Kepolydesmus pungo (Chamberlin, 1949)⇒ Kepolydesmus anderisus Chamberlin, 1910
Leonardesmus injucundus Shelley & Shear, 2006
Melaphe apamea Hoffman & Lo..., 1968
Melaphe castianeira Hoffman & Lo..., 1968
Mestosoma hylaeicum Jeekel, 1963
Metaxycheir prolata Buckett & Ga..., 1969Whetstone talussnail
Montaphe elrodi Chamberlin, 1913
Montaphe paraphoena Shelley, 1994
Motyxia bistipita Shelley, 1996
Motyxia exilis (Loomis, 1953)⇒ Motyxia monica Chamberlin, 1944
Motyxia exspansa
Motyxia kerna Chamberlin, 1941Deep Slide mountainsnail
Motyxia monica Chamberlin, 1944
Motyxia pior Chamberlin, 1941Deep Slide mountainsnail
Motyxia porrecta Causey & Tie..., 1969
Motyxia sequoia Causey & Tie..., 1969Surf shoulderband
Motyxia sequoiae Loomis & Dav..., 1951
Motyxia tiemanni Causey & Tie..., 1969
Nearctodesmus amissus Chamberlin, 1949
Nearctodesmus brunnior (Chamberlin, 1949)⇒ Nearctodesmus cerasinus Wood, 1864
Nearctodesmus campicolens (Chamberlin, 1949)⇒ Nearctodesmus cerasinus Wood, 1864
Nearctodesmus cerasinus Wood, 1864Grand Coulee mountainsnail
Nearctodesmus insulanus Chamberlin, 1910Deep Slide mountainsnail
Nearctodesmus malkini (Chamberlin, 1949)⇒ Nearctodesmus cerasinus Wood, 1864
Nearctodesmus pseustes Chamberlin, 1949
Nearctodesmus renigens Chamberlin, 1949
Nearctodesmus salix Chamberlin, 1949
Nevadesmus ophimontis Shear, 2009
Nomarchus denticulatus Koch, C. L., 1847
Ochthocelata adynata Shelley, 1995
Orophe cabinetus Chamberlin, 1951Anza shoulderband
Orophe unicus Loomis, 1953
Oxidus gracilis (C. L. Koch, 1847)⇒ Oxidus gigas Attems, 1953
Pachydesmus cummingsiensis (Verhoeff, 1944)⇒ Harpaphe haydeniana cummingsiensis Verhoeff, 1944
Packardesmus cavicola Packard, 1877
Paimokia telodonta Chamberlin, 1943
Parcipromus cooki Causey, 1955
Parcipromus gigantoarboricolus Shelley, 1995
Parcipromus tiemanni Shelley, 1995
Phreatodesmus cooki Loomis, 1960
Phreatodesmus dentatus Loomis, 1960
Phreatodesmus hastingsus Chamberlin, 1941Surf shoulderband
Platyrhacus helophorus Attems, 1899
Polydesmus angustus Latzel, 1884Bridge Creek chaparral
Polydesmus cavicola Packard, 1877
Polydesmus dissecta Wood, 1867
Polydesmus inconstans Latzel, 1884Bridge Creek chaparral
Polydesmus pronomeutes (Chamberlin, 1942)⇒ Polydesmus inconstans Latzel, 1884
Pratherodesmus despaini Shear, Taylo..., 2009
Pseudopolydesmus canadensis Newport, 1844Canadian Flat-Back Millipede
Pseudopolydesmus pinetorum Bollman, 1888
Pseudopolydesmus serratus Say, 1821Common Pink Flat-Back Millipede
Retrorsia benedictae Shelley, 2003
Retrorsia leonardi Shelley, 2003
Scytonotus bergrothi Chamberlin, 1911
Scytonotus granulatus Say, 1821Granulated Millipede
Scytonotus insulanus Attems, 1931
Scytonotus orthodox (Chamberlin, 1925)⇒ Scytonotus piger Chamberlin, 1910
Scytonotus piger Chamberlin, 1910
Scytonotus simplex Chamberlin, 1941Deep Slide mountainsnail
Selenocheir arcuata Shelley, 1994
Selenocheir directa Shelley, 1994
Selenocheir sinuata Shelley, 1994
Semionellus placidus Wood, 1864Grand Coulee mountainsnail
Sigmocheir calaveras Chamberlin, 1951Anza shoulderband
Sigmocheir furcata Shelley, 1995
Sigmocheir maculifer Chamberlin, 1941Surf shoulderband
Snoqualmia snoqualmie Shear, 2012
Sphenodesmus sheribongensis Schiøtz, 1966
Stenodesmus exile
Strongylosoma stigmatosus Eichwald, 1830
Thrinaphe hargeri Shelley, 1993
Tidesmus episcopus Chamberlin, 1943
Tidesmus hubbsi Chamberlin, 1943
Trichomorpha capillata Loomis, 1964
Tubaphe levii Causey, 1954Sonoma shoulderband
Tuolomnia danehyi
Utadesmus henriensis Chamberlin, 1930
Wamokia dentata Buckett & Ga..., 1968
Wamokia discordis Buckett & Ga..., 1968
Wamokia falcata Buckett & Ga..., 1968
Wamokia hoffmani Buckett & Ga..., 1968
Wamokia placerna Chamberlin, 1941
Wamokia remota Buckett & Ga..., 1968
Wamokia sierrae Buckett & Ga..., 1968
Xystocheir bistipita Shelley, 1996
Xystocheir brachymacris Shelley, 1996
Xystocheir dissecta Wood, 1867Hairy helicellid
Xystocheir francisca (Chamberlin, 1949)⇒ Xystocheir dissecta dissecta Wood, 1867
Xystocheir milpetas Chamberlin, 1949
Xystocheir modestior Shelley, 1996Surf shoulderband
Xystocheir prolixorama Shelley, 1996
Xystocheir reducta Causey, 1955
Xystocheir solenofurcata Shelley, 1996
Xystocheir stenomacris Shelley, 1996
Xystocheir tularares
Xystocheir tularea (Chamberlin, 1949)⇒ Motyxia tularea tularea Chamberlin, 1949

Subnodes of Polydesmida with occurrences in West USA
SuborderChelodesmidea
Cook, 1895
4
32
79
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderDalodesmidea
Hoffman, 1980
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderParadoxosomatidea
Daday, 1889
1
5
5
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderPolydesmidea
Leach, 1815
6
25
51
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyGomphodesmidae
Cook, 1896
2
1
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