Species list, Checklist of Family Polydesmidae (Flat Millipedes) for Faial Island (Azores)

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Checklist for Family Polydesmidae Leach, 1815 (Flat Millipedes)
and region Faial Island (Azores)

Class	Diplopoda De Blainville in Gervais, 1844 Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes	5 13 17	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Chilognatha Latreille, 1802	5 13 17	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraclass	Helminthomorpha Pocock, 1887	5 13 17	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Merocheta Cook, 1895	2 5 7	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Polydesmida Pocock, 1887 Flat-backed Millipedes	2 5 7	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Polydesmidea Leach, 1815	1 4 6	Family Genera Species	Taxom
Infraorder	Polydesmoides Pocock, 1887	1 4 6	Family Genera Species	Taxom
Superfamily	Polydesmoidea Leach, 1815	1 4 6	Family Genera Species	Taxom
Family	Polydesmidae Leach, 1815 Flat Millipedes, Flat-backed millipedes	4 6	Genera Species	Taxom

Genera for Faial Island
4 Genera with 6 Species

Species list for Faial Island
6 Species

Brachydesmus proximus Latzel, 1889
Brachydesmus superus Latzel, 1884	Flat brown millipede
Eubrachydesmus superus (Latzel, 1884)	⇒ Brachydesmus superus Latzel, 1884
Polydesmus brincki (Demange, 1970)	⇒ Propolydesmus laevidentatus Loksa, 1967
Polydesmus coriaceus (Porat, 1871)	⇒ Polydesmus inconstans Latzel, 1884
Propolydesmus laevidentatus Loksa, 1967

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