Species list, Checklist of Suborder Chelodesmidea for Cape (Republic South Africa)

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Checklist for Suborder Chelodesmidea Cook, 1895
and region Cape (Republic South Africa)

Class	Diplopoda De Blainville in Gervais, 1844 Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes	21 61 124	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Chilognatha Latreille, 1802	20 60 123	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraclass	Helminthomorpha Pocock, 1887	19 57 100	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Merocheta Cook, 1895	8 23 33	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Polydesmida Pocock, 1887 Flat-backed Millipedes	8 23 33	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Chelodesmidea Cook, 1895	2 2 2	Families Genera Species	Taxom

List of families for Cape
2 Families width 2 Species

Xystodesmidae Cook, 1895	Xystodesmid Millipedes	1	Species	Taxom
Platyrhacidae Pocock, 1895		1	Species	Taxom

Genera for Cape
2 Genera with 2 Species

Melaphe Cook, 1968		1	Species	Taxom
Platyrhacus Koch, 1899		1	Species	Taxom

Species list for Cape
2 Species

Melaphe castianeira Hoffman & Lo..., 1968
Platyrhacus helophorus Attems, 1899

Subnodes of Chelodesmidea with occurrences in Cape

Family	Platyrhacidae ♰ Pocock, 1895	1 1	Genus Species	Taxom
Family	Xystodesmidae Cook, 1895 Xystodesmid Millipedes	1 1	Genus Species	Taxom

Links, sources and further information

Chelodesmidea at artfakta.se
Chelodesmidea at itis.gov