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Checklist for Family Chelodesmidae Cook, 1895
and region West Africa (Africa)


Class
 
Diplopoda
De Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes
27
132
334
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Chilognatha
Latreille, 1802
25
128
330
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Helminthomorpha
Pocock, 1887
24
127
329
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Merocheta
Cook, 1895
12
68
180
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Polydesmida
Pocock, 1887
Flat-backed Millipedes
12
68
180
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Chelodesmidea
Cook, 1895
2
13
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChelodesmidae
Cook, 1895
12
27
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Africa
12 Genera with 27 Species
Afolabina Hoffman, 19672SpeciesTaxom
Ancylochetus Attems, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Anisodesmus Cook, 18963SpeciesTaxom
Benoitesmus Demange & Ma..., 19558SpeciesTaxom
Cheirodesmus Cook, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Cordyloporus Attems, 19553SpeciesTaxom
Isodesmus Cook, 18963SpeciesTaxom
Lyrodesmus Cook, 01SpeciesTaxom
Neocordyloporus Carl, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Paracordyloporus Brölemann, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Pleuroarium Attems, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Scolopopleura Attems, 19661SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Africa
27 Species
Afolabina togoensis Demange, 1972
Afolabina yoruba Hoffman, 1967
Ancylochetus signatus Attems, 1931
Anisodesmus cerasinus Cook, 1896
Anisodesmus gracilis Cook, 1896
Anisodesmus konakri Cook, 1896
Benoitesmus bidentatus Demange & Ma..., 1975
Benoitesmus denticulatus Attems, 1931
Benoitesmus gibberosus Demange, 1972
Benoitesmus moritzi Demange & Ma..., 1975
Benoitesmus sceptrifer Demange & Ma..., 1975
Benoitesmus serrulifer Demange & Ma..., 1975
Benoitesmus tubulatus Demange, 1972
Benoitesmus yapoensis Schubart, 1955
Cheirodesmus ater Cook, 1896
Cheirodesmus discolor Cook, 1896
Cordyloporus ornatus Peters, 1864
Cordyloporus quadrilobatus Schubart, 1955
Cordyloporus triangulatus Schubart, 1955
Isodesmus imarginatus Cook, 1896
Isodesmus immarginatus Cook, 1896
Isodesmus interruptus Cook, 1896
Lyrodesmus albus
Neocordyloporus nigerianus Attems, 1931
Paracordyloporus makokanus Mauriès, 1967
Pleuroarium liberiensis Peters, 1864
Scolopopleura unca Demange, 1966


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