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Checklist for Suborder Chelodesmidea Cook, 1895
and region Africa (Continents)


Class
 
Diplopoda
De Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes
72
605
2504
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Chilognatha
Latreille, 1802
69
587
2479
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Helminthomorpha
Pocock, 1887
63
567
2262
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Merocheta
Cook, 1895
21
276
827
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Polydesmida
Pocock, 1887
Flat-backed Millipedes
21
276
827
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Chelodesmidea
Cook, 1895
6
46
128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Africa
6 Families width 128 Species and 2 Subspecies
Chelodesmidae Cook, 1895112SpeciesTaxom
Aphelidesmidae Brölemann, 19162SpeciesTaxom
Platyrhacidae Pocock, 18956SpeciesTaxom
Xystodesmidae Cook, 1895Xystodesmid Millipedes5SpeciesTaxom
Euryuridae (Pocock, 1909)3SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeriodesmidae Humbert & De..., 18690SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Africa
46 Genera with 128 Species
#ABCDEGHIKLMNOPST
Afolabina Hoffman, 19672SpeciesTaxom
Ancylochetus Attems, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Anisodesmus Cook, 19585SpeciesTaxom
Aphelidesmus Brolemann, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Barydesmus Cook, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Basacantha Chamberlin, 19677SpeciesTaxom
Benoitesmus Demange & Ma..., 19558SpeciesTaxom
Cheirodesmus Cook, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Chondrodesmus Silvestri, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Cordyloconus Attems, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Cordyloporella Verhoeff, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Cordyloporus Attems, 195510SpeciesTaxom
Cryptoporatia Hoffman, 01SpeciesTaxom
Deltotaria Causey, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Diaphorodesmus Silvestri, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Doidesmus Chamberlin, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Entelopus Attems, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Eucordyloporus Brölemann, 19376SpeciesTaxom
Eurydesmus de Saussure, 18553SpeciesTaxom
Gitadesmus Chamberlin, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Graphidochirus Attems, 19293SpeciesTaxom
Gyalostethus Hoffman, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Harpaphe Cook, 1904
0SpeciesTaxom
Isodesmus Cook, 18963SpeciesTaxom
Kisantus Chamberlin, 19673SpeciesTaxom
Lipodesmus Cook, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Lyrodesmus Cook, 01SpeciesTaxom
Macellolophus Hoffman, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Melaphe Cook, 18442SpeciesTaxom
Mesodesmus Carl, 19074SpeciesTaxom
Morogorius Verhoeff, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Morphotelus Chamberlin, 19513SpeciesTaxom
Neocordyloporus Carl, 19526SpeciesTaxom
Nyssodesmus Cook, 19232SpeciesTaxom
Odontokrepis Attems, 19382SpeciesTaxom
Paltophorus Attems, 19523SpeciesTaxom
Paracordyloporus Brölemann, 196319SpeciesTaxom
Pimodesmus Chamberlin, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Platyrhacus Koch, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Platyrrhacus
0SpeciesTaxom
Pleuroarium Attems, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Scaptodesmus Cook, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Scolopopleura Attems, 196611SpeciesTaxom
Seminellogon Chamberlin, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeriodesmus Peters, 1864
0SpeciesTaxom
Tirodesmus Cook, 18641SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Africa
128 Species and 2 Subspecies
Afolabina togoensis Demange, 1972
Afolabina yoruba Hoffman, 1967
Ancylochetus signatus Attems, 1931
Anisodesmus cerasinus Cook, 1896
Anisodesmus erythropus Lucas, 1858
Anisodesmus gracilis Cook, 1896
Anisodesmus konakri Cook, 1896
Anisodesmus tertius Kraus, 1958
Aphelidesmus taurinus Loomis, 1964
Barydesmus bifasciatus Silvestri, 1897
Basacantha cervina Demange, 1965
Basacantha decora Attems, 1929
Basacantha dessaillyi Demange, 1965
Basacantha lundae Chamberlin, 1951
Basacantha paucistachys Loksa, 1967
Basacantha taeniatus Loksa, 1967
Basacantha tuberculifer Loksa, 1967
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
Cordyloconus vitiosus Attems, 1931
Cordyloporella hirsutipes Verhoeff, 1938
Cordyloporus corruptus Attems, 1937
Cordyloporus dubius Attems, 1937
Cordyloporus laciniosus Attems, 1937
Cordyloporus longipes Carl, 1913
Cordyloporus lundanus
Cordyloporus ornatus Peters, 1864
Cordyloporus pulcher Carl, 1905
Cordyloporus quadrilobatus Schubart, 1955
Cordyloporus terreus Attems, 1937
Cordyloporus triangulatus Schubart, 1955
Cryptoporatia dentosus
Deltotaria brimleii tela Causey, 1950
Diaphorodesmus attemsi Verhoeff, 1938
Diaphorodesmus dorsicornis Porat, 1894
Doidesmus explorator Chamberlin, 1927
Entelopus niger Attems, 1953
Eucordyloporus aglaus Chamberlin, 1927
Eucordyloporus cervinus Attems, 1912
Eucordyloporus cornuatus Attems, 1937
Eucordyloporus imperfectus Attems, 1937
Eucordyloporus lisalanus Attems, 1937
Eucordyloporus serratus Attems, 1937
Eurydesmus luridus Karsch, 1881
Eurydesmus macrotrichus Attems, 1901
Eurydesmus mossambicus (Peters, 1855)⇒ Aulodesmus mossambicus Peters, 1855
Gitadesmus gracilliramus (Chamberlin, 1927)⇒ Scolopopleura gracillirama Chamberlin, 1927
Graphidochirus dissolutus Attems, 1952
Graphidochirus granulosus Attems, 1937
Graphidochirus spadix Attems, 1929
Gyalostethus monticolens (Chamberlin, 1951)⇒ Boraria monticolens Chamberlin, 1951
Isodesmus imarginatus Cook, 1896
Isodesmus immarginatus Cook, 1896
Isodesmus interruptus Cook, 1896
Kisantus tertius Kraus, 1958
Kisantus tridens Attems, 1937
Kisantus velifer Loksa, 1967
Lipodesmus sublaevis Cook, 1896
Lyrodesmus albus
Macellolophus rubromarginatus Lucas, 1846
Melaphe castianeira Hoffman & Lo..., 1968
Melaphe mauritanica Lucas, 1844
Mesodesmus brevilobus Attems, 1937
Mesodesmus probus Attems, 1938
Mesodesmus robustus Attems, 1953
Mesodesmus roccati Silvestri, 1907
Morogorius pallidus Verhoeff, 1941
Morphotelus mareesi Carl, 1909
Morphotelus rotundalatus Kraus, 1958
Morphotelus sequens Chamberlin, 1951
Neocordyloporus arenaceus Attems, 1937
Neocordyloporus asperus Carl, 1905
Neocordyloporus falcatus Attems, 1929
Neocordyloporus longipes Carl, 1913
Neocordyloporus nigerianus Attems, 1931
Neocordyloporus yangambinus Attems, 1952
Nyssodesmus concolor Loomis, 1964
Nyssodesmus valerii Chamberlin, 1923
Odontokrepis erythropus (Lucas, 1858)⇒ Anisodesmus erythropus Lucas, 1858
Odontokrepis latus Verhoeff, 1938
Paltophorus longilobus Attems, 1952
Paltophorus pallidus Attems, 1952
Paltophorus testaceus Attems, 1952
Paracordyloporus belinganus Mauriès, 1967
Paracordyloporus capreolus Loksa, 1967
Paracordyloporus demangei Mauriès, 1967
Paracordyloporus diplogon Chamberlin, 1927
Paracordyloporus durus Attems, 1952
Paracordyloporus furcillatus Demange, 1971
Paracordyloporus gladiator Attems, 1929
Paracordyloporus gracilipes Attems, 1937
Paracordyloporus grassei Demange, 1968
Paracordyloporus hirsutipes (Verhoeff, 1938)⇒ Paracordyloporus porati Verhoeff, 1938
Paracordyloporus makokanus Mauriès, 1967
Paracordyloporus malangensis Chamberlin, 1951
Paracordyloporus melanganus Chamberlin, 1951
Paracordyloporus melangensis
Paracordyloporus mollis Attems, 1952
Paracordyloporus occupatus Attems, 1938
Paracordyloporus porati Verhoeff, 1938
Paracordyloporus speciosus Attems, 1929
Paracordyloporus trissolabis Hoffman, 1963
Pimodesmus numerosus Kraus, 1958
Platyrhacus helophorus Attems, 1899
Platyrhacus montivagus Carl, 1902
Pleuroarium liberiensis Peters, 1864
Scaptodesmus dentatus Silvstri, 1909
Scaptodesmus porati Cook, 1896
Scolopopleura bella Attems, 1953
Scolopopleura gracillirama Chamberlin, 1927
Scolopopleura insignis Attems, 1927
Scolopopleura limbata Attems, 1929
Scolopopleura limbata rubripes Attems, 1929
Scolopopleura monacantha Attems, 1937
Scolopopleura pallida Verhoeff, 1938
Scolopopleura pectinata Attems, 1929
Scolopopleura pulcherrima Attems, 1929
Scolopopleura spinosa Attems, 1912
Scolopopleura unca Demange, 1966
Seminellogon magnus Loomis, 1964
Tirodesmus fimbriatus Peters, 1864

Subnodes of Chelodesmidea with occurrences in Africa
FamilyAphelidesmidae
Brölemann, 1916
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyChelodesmidae
Cook, 1895
32
112
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEuryuridae
Pocock, 1909
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPlatyrhacidae
Pocock, 1895
5
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySphaeriodesmidae
Humbert & DeSaussure, 1869
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyXystodesmidae
Cook, 1895
Xystodesmid Millipedes
5
5
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Chelodesmidea at artfakta.se
Chelodesmidea at itis.gov