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Checklist for Suborder Adesmata Verhoeff, 1908
and region Cape Peninsula (Western Cape)


Class
 
Chilopoda
Latreille, 1817
Centiped, Centipede, Centipedes, Centipeds, Chilopods
7
13
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pleurostigmophora
Pocock, 1902
6
12
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Epimorpha
Haase, 1880
4
8
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Geophilomorpha
Pocock, 1895
Earth Centipede, Earth Centipedes, Soil Centipede
2
4
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Adesmata
Verhoeff, 1908
2
4
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cape Peninsula
2 Families width 6 Species
Geophilidae Leach, 1815Geophilid Centipedes5SpeciesTaxom
Schendylidae Cook, 1896Schendylid Centipedes1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cape Peninsula
4 Genera with 6 Species
Aphilodon Silvestri, 01SpeciesTaxom
Ballophilus Cook, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Eurytion Attems, 19282SpeciesTaxom
Polygonarea Attems, 19092SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Peninsula
6 Species
Aphilodon cribellatum
Ballophilus braunsi Silvestri, 1907
Eurytion dentatus Attems, 1909
Eurytion trichopus Attems, 1928
Polygonarea litoralis Verhoeff, 1937Sunday shoulderband
Polygonarea oligopus Attems, 1909Transverse Range shoulderband

Subnodes of Adesmata with occurrences in Cape Peninsula
SuperfamilyGeophiloidea
Leach, 1815
1
3
5
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyHimantarioidea
Bollman, 1893
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Adesmata at itis.gov
Adesmata at marinespecies.org