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Checklist for Family Oxydesmidae Cook, 1895
and region West Africa (Africa)


Class
 
Diplopoda
De Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes
27
132
334
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Chilognatha
Latreille, 1802
25
128
330
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Helminthomorpha
Pocock, 1887
24
127
329
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Merocheta
Cook, 1895
12
68
180
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Polydesmida
Pocock, 1887
Flat-backed Millipedes
12
68
180
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyOxydesmidae
Cook, 1895
8
39
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Africa
8 Genera with 39 Species
Corominus Hoffman, 197510SpeciesTaxom
Coromus Gervais, 189618SpeciesTaxom
Exochoromus Hoffman, 19902SpeciesTaxom
Heptadesmus Cook, 19902SpeciesTaxom
Mastigoromus Hoffman, 19902SpeciesTaxom
Morocus Hoffman, 19904SpeciesTaxom
Oxydesmus Humbert & Sa..., 19557SpeciesTaxom
Vomorus Hoffman, 19901SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Africa
39 Species and 8 Subspecies
Corominus colombi Brölemann, 1919
Corominus demangei Hoffman, 1990
Corominus gnorimus Attems, 1899
Corominus grayi Newport, 1844
Corominus grayi demangei Hoffman, 1990
Corominus grayi dubitabilis Schubart, 1955
Corominus grayi grayi Newport, 1844
Corominus grayii Newport, 1844
Corominus lividus Demange, 1966
Corominus nimbanus Demange & Ma..., 1975
Coromus afer Newport, 1844
Coromus asaba Cook, 1896
Coromus barbatus Hoffman & Toye, 1990
Coromus diaphorus Attems, 1899Nigerian flat millipede
Coromus flavomarginatus Peters, 1864
Coromus granulosus Beauvois, 1805
Coromus laevis Cook, 1896
Coromus malkini Hoffman, 1990
Coromus medius Cook, 1896
Coromus ocallatus Schubart, 1955
Coromus pellisternus Attems, 1931
Coromus thomsoni Lucas, 1858
Coromus tricuspidatus Peters, 1864
Coromus variabilis Attems, 1931
Coromus variabilis attemsii Verhoeff, 1938
Coromus villiersi Schubart, 1955
Coromus vittatus kalonotus Attems, 1931
Coromus vittatus vittatus Cook, 1896
Exochoromus grandicollis Hoffman, 1990
Exochoromus lewisi Hoffman, 1990
Heptadesmus connivens Cook, 1896
Heptadesmus vibekeae Hoffman, 1990
Mastigoromus karamenga Schiøtz & Ho..., 1990
Mastigoromus rectangularis Hoffman, 1990
Morocus acutus Alderweireld..., 1998
Morocus cuspidatus Demange & Ma..., 1975
Morocus levipes Attems, 1901
Morocus trimaculatus Schiotz & Ho..., 1990
Oxydesmus colombi (Brölemann, 1919)⇒ Corominus colombi Brölemann, 1919
Oxydesmus colombi lividus (Demange, 1966)⇒ Corominus lividus Demange, 1966
Oxydesmus gilvicauda (Attems, 1931)⇒ Corominus gnorimus Attems, 1899
Oxydesmus levipes (Attems, 1901)⇒ Morocus levipes Attems, 1901
Oxydesmus variabilis (Verhoeff, 1938)⇒ Coromus variabilis Attems, 1931
Oxydesmus variabilis attemsi (Verhoeff, 1938)⇒ Coromus variabilis attemsii Verhoeff, 1938
Oxydesmus villiersi (Schubart, 1955)⇒ Coromus villiersi Schubart, 1955
Vomorus spinifer Hoffman, 1990


Links, sources and further information
Oxydesmidae at gbif.org
Oxydesmidae at irmng.org