Species list, Checklist of Suborder Chelodesmidea for Papua New Guinea (Melanesia)

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Checklist for Suborder Chelodesmidea Cook, 1895
and region Papua New Guinea (Melanesia)

Class	Diplopoda De Blainville in Gervais, 1844 Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes	15 35 85	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Chilognatha Latreille, 1802	15 35 85	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraclass	Helminthomorpha Pocock, 1887	14 34 85	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Merocheta Cook, 1895	5 18 26	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Polydesmida Pocock, 1887 Flat-backed Millipedes	5 18 26	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Chelodesmidea Cook, 1895	2 4 13	Families Genera Species	Taxom

List of families for Papua New Guinea
2 Families width 13 Species

Chelodesmidae Cook, 1895		1	Species	Taxom
Platyrhacidae Pocock, 1895		12	Species	Taxom

Genera for Papua New Guinea
4 Genera with 13 Species

Species list for Papua New Guinea
13 Species

Biporodesmus aporus Kraus, 1954
Clastrorhacus acmophorus Chamberlin, 1945
Parazodesmus orestes Hoffman, 1997
Parazodesmus vaisisi Hoffman, 1997
Platyrhacus acmophorus Chamberlin, 1945
Platyrhacus agametes
Platyrhacus crassacus Attems, 1914
Platyrhacus declivus Attems, 1917
Platyrhacus ethodus Chamberlin, 1945
Platyrhacus margaritatus Pocock, 1897
Platyrhacus quincuplex Attems, 1914
Platyrhacus rimosus Attems, 1915
Platyrhacus vicinus Carl, 1918

Subnodes of Chelodesmidea with occurrences in Papua New Guinea

Family	Chelodesmidae ♰ Cook, 1895	1 1	Genus Species	Taxom
Family	Platyrhacidae ♰ Pocock, 1895	3 12	Genera Species	Taxom

Links, sources and further information

Chelodesmidea at artfakta.se
Chelodesmidea at itis.gov