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Checklist for Family Platyrhacidae Pocock, 1895
and region Costa Rica (Central America)


Class
 
Diplopoda
De Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes
29
64
130
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Chilognatha
Latreille, 1802
29
64
130
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Helminthomorpha
Pocock, 1887
27
62
130
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Merocheta
Cook, 1895
14
37
65
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Polydesmida
Pocock, 1887
Flat-backed Millipedes
14
37
65
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Chelodesmidea
Cook, 1895
7
22
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPlatyrhacidae
Pocock, 1895
4
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Costa Rica
4 Genera with 19 Species
Barydesmus Cook, 19053SpeciesTaxom
Nyssodesmus Cook, 197411SpeciesTaxom
Platyrhacus Koch, 19023SpeciesTaxom
Tirodesmus Cook, 18642SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Costa Rica
19 Species
Barydesmus pococki Brölemann, 1905Blue stiliger
Barydesmus riparius Carl, 1902
Barydesmus stenopterus Brölemann, 1905
Nyssodesmus alboalatus Cook, 1896Mormon Island chaparral
Nyssodesmus antius Chamberlin, 1914Kings shoulderband
Nyssodesmus attemsi Hoffman, 1960Antilles glass-slug
Nyssodesmus limonensis Attems, 1899
Nyssodesmus luteolus Loomis, 1974Stockton Plateau threeband
Nyssodesmus mimus Chamberlin, 1922
Nyssodesmus nigricaudus (Chamberlin, 1922)⇒ Nyssodesmus python Peters, 1864
Nyssodesmus phyton Peters, 1864Large forest-floor millipede
Nyssodesmus python Peters, 1864Large forest-floor millipede
Nyssodesmus valerii Chamberlin, 1923
Nyssodesmus vialis Loomis, 1974Stockton Plateau threeband
Platyrhacus antius Chamberlin, 1914
Platyrhacus limonensis (Attems, 1899)⇒ Nyssodesmus limonensis Attems, 1899
Platyrhacus montivagus Carl, 1902
Tirodesmus biolleyi Carl, 1902White gardensnail
Tirodesmus fimbriatus Peters, 1864

Subnodes of Platyrhacidae with occurrences in Costa Rica
TribeBarydesmini
Hoffman, 1979
3
16
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Platyrhacidae at gbif.org
Platyrhacidae at irmng.org
Platyrhacidae at itis.gov