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Checklist for Superfamily Geophiloidea Leach, 1815
and region Cape (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Chilopoda
Latreille, 1817
Centiped, Centipede, Centipedes, Centipeds, Chilopods
9
31
69
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pleurostigmophora
Pocock, 1902
7
28
67
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Epimorpha
Haase, 1880
5
23
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Geophilomorpha
Pocock, 1895
Earth Centipede, Earth Centipedes, Soil Centipede
3
17
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Adesmata
Verhoeff, 1908
3
17
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Geophiloidea
Leach, 1815
1
11
24
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cape
1 Family width 24 Species
Geophilidae Leach, 1815Geophilid Centipedes24SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cape
11 Genera with 24 Species
Achilophilus Attems, 19372SpeciesTaxom
Aphilodon Silvestri, 19094SpeciesTaxom
Chomatophilus Pocock, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Eurytion Attems, 19286SpeciesTaxom
Geoperingneyia1SpeciesTaxom
Geoperingueyia Attems, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Geophilus Koch, 02SpeciesTaxom
Philacroterium Attems, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Polygonarea Attems, 19094SpeciesTaxom
Purcellinus Attems, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Taenioceros1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape
24 Species
Achilophilus monoporus Attems, 1928
Achilophilus pachypus Verhoeff, 1937Sunday shoulderband
Aphilodon caffrarius Verhoeff, 1937
Aphilodon cribellatum
Aphilodon porosus Verhoeff, 1937
Aphilodon weberi Silvestri, 1909
Chomatophilus aphanistes Crabill, 1968
Eurytion brevis Verhoeff, 1937
Eurytion dentatus Attems, 1909
Eurytion dolichocephalus Attems, 1928
Eurytion kalaharinus Attems, 1909
Eurytion lawrencei Verhoeff, 1937
Eurytion trichopus Attems, 1928
Geoperingneyia conjungens
Geoperingueyia conjungens Attems, 1928
Geophilus spenceri
Geophilus trimenii
Philacroterium cribellatum Attems, 1928
Polygonarea africana Dobroruka, 1960
Polygonarea litoralis Verhoeff, 1937Sunday shoulderband
Polygonarea monospathis Attems, 1928
Polygonarea oligopus Attems, 1909Transverse Range shoulderband
Purcellinus robustus Attems, 1928
Taenioceros armatus

Subnodes of Geophiloidea with occurrences in Cape
FamilyGeophilidae
Leach, 1815
Geophilid Centipedes
11
24
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Geophiloidea at itis.gov