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Checklist for Order Polydesmida Pocock, 1887 (Flat-backed Millipedes)
and region Western Cape (Cape)


Class
 
Diplopoda
De Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes
18
44
82
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Chilognatha
Latreille, 1802
17
43
81
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Helminthomorpha
Pocock, 1887
16
40
65
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Merocheta
Cook, 1895
6
16
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Polydesmida
Pocock, 1887
Flat-backed Millipedes
6
16
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Western Cape
6 Families width 25 Species
Gomphodesmidae Cook, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Paradoxosomatidae Daday, 18896SpeciesTaxom
Dalodesmidae Cook, 189614SpeciesTaxom
Xystodesmidae Cook, 1895Xystodesmid Millipedes1SpeciesTaxom
Platyrhacidae Pocock, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Polydesmidae Leach, 1815Flat Millipedes1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Western Cape
16 Genera with 25 Species
Antiphonus Attems, 19012SpeciesTaxom
Boreohesperus Shear, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Dendrocaffrus Hoffman, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Doryskelus Schubart, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Gnomeskelus Attems, 19286SpeciesTaxom
Gonokollesis Attems, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Harpethrix Attems, 19282SpeciesTaxom
Ischnocaffrus Hoffman, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Melaphe Cook, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Oxidus Cook, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Philocaffrus Attems, 19282SpeciesTaxom
Platyrhacus Koch, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Podochresimus Attems, 19283SpeciesTaxom
Polydesmus Latreille, 1927Flat Backed Millipedes1SpeciesTaxom
Tylopus Jeekel, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Vanhoeffenia Attems, 1908
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Western Cape
25 Species
Antiphonus conatus Attems, 1928
Antiphonus diploconus Attems, 1901
Boreohesperus capensis Shear, 1992
Dendrocaffrus divisus Attems, 1928
Doryskelus hottentottus Schubart, 1956
Gnomeskelus ceresinus Attems, 1928
Gnomeskelus clavatus Attems, 1928
Gnomeskelus puteinus Attems, 1928
Gnomeskelus repandus Attems, 1926
Gnomeskelus rhodobates Attems, 1927
Gnomeskelus silvaticus Attems, 1928
Gonokollesis nanus (Attems, 1928)⇒ Gonokollesis nana Attems, 1928
Harpethrix caeca Lawrence, 1962
Harpethrix plana Attems, 1928
Ischnocaffrus bifalcatus Attems, 1928
Melaphe castianeira Hoffman & Lo..., 1968
Oxidus gracilis (C. L. Koch, 1847)⇒ Oxidus gigas Attems, 1953
Philocaffrus destitutus Attems, 1928
Philocaffrus polydesmoides Attems, 1928
Platyrhacus helophorus Attems, 1899
Podochresimus aculeatus Attems, 1928
Podochresimus fonticinus Attems, 1928
Podochresimus republicanus Attems, 1928
Polydesmus stiphropus Attems, 1927
Tylopus jeekeli Golovatch & ..., 1993

Subnodes of Polydesmida with occurrences in Western Cape
SuborderChelodesmidea
Cook, 1895
2
2
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderDalodesmidea
Hoffman, 1980
1
8
14
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderParadoxosomatidea
Daday, 1889
1
4
6
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderPolydesmidea
Leach, 1815
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyGomphodesmidae
Cook, 1896
1
2
Genus
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