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Checklist for Family Geophilidae Leach, 1815 (Geophilid Centipedes)
and region Melanesia (Oceania)


Class
 
Chilopoda
Latreille, 1817
Centiped, Centipede, Centipedes, Centipeds, Chilopods
12
48
152
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pleurostigmophora
Pocock, 1902
10
38
136
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Epimorpha
Haase, 1880
8
30
122
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Geophilomorpha
Pocock, 1895
Earth Centipede, Earth Centipedes, Soil Centipede
5
18
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Adesmata
Verhoeff, 1908
4
17
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Geophiloidea
Leach, 1815
2
8
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGeophilidae
Leach, 1815
Geophilid Centipedes
6
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Melanesia
6 Genera with 11 Species
Arenophilus Chamberlin, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Erithophilus Cook, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Polycricus Saussure & H..., 18862SpeciesTaxom
Ribautia Broelemann, 19235SpeciesTaxom
Steneurytion Attems, 1909
0SpeciesTaxom
Tuoba Chamberlin, 18912SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Melanesia
11 Species
Arenophilus bipuncticeps Wood, 1862Northern short-clawed centipede
Erithophilus neopus Cook, 1899Pygmy talussnail
Polycricus floridanus Cook, 1899
Polycricus marginalis Meinert, 1886Greater Amberjack
Ribautia coarctata Ribaut, 1923Almaco Jack
Ribautia gracilis Ribaut, 1923Almaco Jack
Ribautia pruvotae Brolemann, 1931
Ribautia repanda Attems, 1911
Ribautia taeniata Ribaut, 1923Almaco Jack
Tuoba curticeps (Chamberlin, 1920)⇒ Tuoba sydneyensis Pocock, 1891
Tuoba sydneyensis Pocock, 1891

Subnodes of Geophilidae with occurrences in Melanesia
SubfamilyDignathodontinae
Cook, 1896
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Geophilidae at artfakta.se
Geophilidae at dyntaxa.se
Geophilidae at gbif.org
Geophilidae at irmng.org
Geophilidae at itis.gov
Geophilidae at marinespecies.org