Species list, Checklist of Suborder Chelodesmidea for Zambia (East Africa)

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

Class	Diplopoda De Blainville in Gervais, 1844 Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes	9 11 11	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Chilognatha Latreille, 1802	9 11 11	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraclass	Helminthomorpha Pocock, 1887	9 11 11	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Merocheta Cook, 1895	5 5 4	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Polydesmida Pocock, 1887 Flat-backed Millipedes	5 5 4	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Chelodesmidea Cook, 1895	2 2 2	Families Genera Species	Taxom

List of families for Zambia
2 Families width 2 Species

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

Genera for Zambia
2 Genera with 2 Species

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

Species list for Zambia
2 Species

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

Subnodes of Chelodesmidea with occurrences in Zambia

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