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Checklist for Order Polydesmida Pocock, 1887 (Flat-backed Millipedes)
and region Zimbabwe (East Africa)


Class
 
Diplopoda
De Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes
12
29
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Chilognatha
Latreille, 1802
12
29
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Helminthomorpha
Pocock, 1887
11
28
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Merocheta
Cook, 1895
5
10
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Polydesmida
Pocock, 1887
Flat-backed Millipedes
5
10
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Zimbabwe
5 Families width 13 Species and 1 Subspecies
Paradoxosomatidae Daday, 18894SpeciesTaxom
Gomphodesmidae Cook, 18965SpeciesTaxom
Xystodesmidae Cook, 1895Xystodesmid Millipedes1SpeciesTaxom
Oxydesmidae Cook, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Polydesmidae Leach, 1815Flat Millipedes2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Zimbabwe
10 Genera with 13 Species
Aklerobunus Attems, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Auliscodesmus Hoffman, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Aulodesmus Cook, 19284SpeciesTaxom
Ectodesmus Cook, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Habrodesmus Cook, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Melaphe Cook, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Orodesminus Hoffman, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Phaeodesmus Cook, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Polydesmus Latreille, 1927Flat Backed Millipedes1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopolydesmus Attems, 19421SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Zimbabwe
13 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aklerobunus rhodesianus Attems, 1928
Auliscodesmus jacquelinae Hoffman, 2005
Aulodesmus laticollis Attems, 1928
Aulodesmus mossambicus Peters, 1855
Aulodesmus oxygonus Peters, 1862
Aulodesmus peringueyi Attems, 1928
Ectodesmus cataractae Schubart, 1956
Habrodesmus rhodesianus Attems, 1928
Melaphe castianeira Hoffman & Lo..., 1968
Orodesminus macrolophus broadleyi Hoffman, 1982
Phaeodesmus cataractae Schubart, 1956
Polydesmus stiphropus Attems, 1927
Pseudopolydesmus euthetus Chamberlin, 1942San Carlos threeband

Subnodes of Polydesmida with occurrences in Zimbabwe
SuborderChelodesmidea
Cook, 1895
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderParadoxosomatidea
Daday, 1889
1
4
4
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderPolydesmidea
Leach, 1815
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyGomphodesmidae
Cook, 1896
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyOxydesmidae
Cook, 1895
1
1
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