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


Class
 
Diplopoda
De Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes
59
319
1017
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Chilognatha
Latreille, 1802
58
313
1010
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Helminthomorpha
Pocock, 1887
52
301
874
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Merocheta
Cook, 1895
20
130
278
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Polydesmida
Pocock, 1887
Flat-backed Millipedes
20
130
278
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Chelodesmidea
Cook, 1895
6
12
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for East Africa
6 Families width 10 Species
Aphelidesmidae Brölemann, 19162SpeciesTaxom
Euryuridae Pocock, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Xystodesmidae Cook, 1895Xystodesmid Millipedes1SpeciesTaxom
Chelodesmidae Cook, 18954SpeciesTaxom
Platyrhacidae Pocock, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeriodesmidae Humbert & De..., 18690SpeciesTaxom


Genera for East Africa
12 Genera with 10 Species
Aphelidesmus Brolemann, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Eurydesmus de Saussure, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Melaphe Cook, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Mesodesmus Carl, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Morogorius Verhoeff, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Morphotelus Chamberlin, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Nyssodesmus Cook, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Platyrhacus Koch, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Platyrrhacus
0SpeciesTaxom
Scaptodesmus Cook, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Seminellogon Chamberlin, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeriodesmus Peters, 1864
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for East Africa
10 Species
Aphelidesmus taurinus Loomis, 1964
Eurydesmus luridus Karsch, 1881
Melaphe castianeira Hoffman & Lo..., 1968
Mesodesmus roccati Silvestri, 1907
Morogorius pallidus Verhoeff, 1941
Morphotelus mareesi Carl, 1909
Nyssodesmus concolor Loomis, 1964
Platyrhacus helophorus Attems, 1899
Scaptodesmus dentatus Silvstri, 1909
Seminellogon magnus Loomis, 1964

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

Taxom

FamilyChelodesmidae
Cook, 1895
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEuryuridae
Pocock, 1909
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPlatyrhacidae
Pocock, 1895
3
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySphaeriodesmidae
Humbert & DeSaussure, 1869
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyXystodesmidae
Cook, 1895
Xystodesmid Millipedes
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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