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Checklist for Suborder Chelodesmidea Cook, 1895
and region Southern South America (South America)


Class
 
Diplopoda
De Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes
33
103
248
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Chilognatha
Latreille, 1802
30
95
235
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Helminthomorpha
Pocock, 1887
29
94
234
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Merocheta
Cook, 1895
11
52
144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Polydesmida
Pocock, 1887
Flat-backed Millipedes
11
52
144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Chelodesmidea
Cook, 1895
4
14
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Southern South America
4 Families width 20 Species and 1 Subspecies
Chelodesmidae Cook, 18958SpeciesTaxom
Aphelidesmidae Brölemann, 19162SpeciesTaxom
Xystodesmidae Cook, 1895Xystodesmid Millipedes8SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeriodesmidae Humbert & De..., 18692SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Southern South America
14 Genera with 20 Species
Achromoporus Loomis, 1936
0SpeciesTaxom
Amplinus Attems, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Apheloria Chamberlin, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Chondrodesmus Silvestri, 19572SpeciesTaxom
Colobodesmus Brolemann, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Iguazus Chamberlin, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Melaphe Cook, 19682SpeciesTaxom
Odontopeltis Pocock, 18982SpeciesTaxom
Platinodesmus Schubart, 19542SpeciesTaxom
Pycnotropis Carl, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Rhysodesmus Cook, 18603SpeciesTaxom
Sandalodesmus Silvestri, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeriodesmus Peters, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Stenodesmus DeSaussure, 18692SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern South America
20 Species and 1 Subspecies
Amplinus klugii Brandt, 1839Heath helicellid
Apheloria virginiensis butleriana Bollman, 1889
Chondrodesmus auxus Chamberlin, 1957
Chondrodesmus sierricola Chamberlin, 1957
Colobodesmus cobanus (Chamberlin, 1952)⇒ Sphaeriodesmus cobanus Chamberlin, 1952
Iguazus leius Chamberlin, 1952
Melaphe apamea Hoffman & Lo..., 1968
Melaphe castianeira Hoffman & Lo..., 1968
Odontopeltis michaelseni Attems, 1899
Odontopeltis polydesmoides Attems, 1898
Platinodesmus argentineus Schubart, 1954
Platinodesmus cordobensis Schubart, 1954
Pycnotropis taenia Peters, 1864
Rhysodesmus acolhuus Humbert & Sa..., 1869Golden zachrysia
Rhysodesmus tepanecus Saussure, 1859Pygmy mountainsnail
Rhysodesmus zapotecus Saussure, 1860Fringed mountainsnail
Sandalodesmus iguazuensis Schubart, 1954
Sphaeriodesmus mexicanus Saussure, 1859Pygmy mountainsnail
Stenodesmus acuarius Attems, 1931
Stenodesmus simillimus Humbert & Sa..., 1869Golden zachrysia

Subnodes of Chelodesmidea with occurrences in Southern South America
FamilyAphelidesmidae
Brölemann, 1916
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyChelodesmidae
Cook, 1895
6
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySphaeriodesmidae
Humbert & DeSaussure, 1869
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyXystodesmidae
Cook, 1895
Xystodesmid Millipedes
4
8
Genera
Species

Taxom



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