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Checklist for Family Polydesmidae Leach, 1815 (Flat Millipedes)
and region East Africa (Africa)


Class
 
Diplopoda
De Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes
59
319
1017
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Chilognatha
Latreille, 1802
58
313
1010
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Helminthomorpha
Pocock, 1887
52
301
874
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Merocheta
Cook, 1895
20
130
278
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Polydesmida
Pocock, 1887
Flat-backed Millipedes
20
130
278
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polydesmidea
Leach, 1815
7
29
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Polydesmoides
Pocock, 1887
4
11
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Polydesmoidea
Leach, 1815
3
9
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPolydesmidae
Leach, 1815
Flat Millipedes, Flat-backed millipedes
5
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for East Africa
5 Genera with 11 Species
Nomarchus Attems, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Orodesmus Cook, 18964SpeciesTaxom
Polydesmus Latreille, 1927Flat Backed Millipedes4SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopolydesmus Attems, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Spanobrachium Attems, 18471SpeciesTaxom


Species list for East Africa
11 Species
Nomarchus denticulatus Koch, C. L., 1847
Orodesmus bicolor Cook, 1895
Orodesmus camelus Cook, 1896
Orodesmus ellipticus Cook, 1896
Orodesmus forceps Cook, 1896
Polydesmus angustus Latzel, 1884Bridge Creek chaparral
Polydesmus inconstans Latzel, 1884Bridge Creek chaparral
Polydesmus renschi (Tabacaru & N..., 1961)⇒ Polydesmus subscabratus renschi Schubart, 1934
Polydesmus stiphropus Attems, 1927
Pseudopolydesmus euthetus Chamberlin, 1942San Carlos threeband
Spanobrachium collaris Koch, C. L., 1847


Links, sources and further information
Polydesmidae at artfakta.se
Polydesmidae at dyntaxa.se
Polydesmidae at gbif.org
Polydesmidae at irmng.org
Polydesmidae at itis.gov