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Taxonomy of Family Polydesmidae Leach, 1815
Flat Millipedes, Flat-backed millipedes


Class
 
Diplopoda
De Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes
229
3586
29647
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Chilognatha
Latreille, 1802
198
3375
29198
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Helminthomorpha
Pocock, 1887
178
3237
27397
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Merocheta
Cook, 1895
43
1588
11441
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Polydesmida
Pocock, 1887
Flat-backed Millipedes
43
1588
11441
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Polydesmidea
Leach, 1815
18
482
3410
Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 
Polydesmoides
Pocock, 1887
13
209
2534
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Polydesmoidea
Leach, 1815
10
171
2321
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyPolydesmidae
Leach, 1815
Flat Millipedes, Flat-backed millipedes
100
2028
Genera
Species
Subnodes of Polydesmidae Leach, 1815
GenusAbsurdodesmus
Mrsic, 1988
0Species
GenusAcanthotarsius
Verhoeff, 1931
1Species
GenusAlpertia
Loomis, 1972
1Species
GenusAmphipeltis
Carl, 1914
2Species
GenusAneumeritius
Verhoeff, 1931
0Species
GenusAntrochodus
Verhoeff, 1941
1Species
GenusApomeritius
Verhoeff, 1931
0Species
GenusArchipolydesmus
Attems, 1898
13Species
GenusAsticopyrgodesmus
Mesibov, 2012
2Species
GenusBasicentrus
Attems, 1940
1Species
GenusBatodesmus
Cook, 1896
3Species
GenusBenedictesmus
Shear & Marek, 2021
5Species
GenusBhutanodesmus
Golovatch, 1988
1Species
GenusBidentogon
Buckett & Gardner, 1968
5Species
GenusBosniodesmus
Verhoeff, 1929
1Species
GenusBosporodesmus
1Species
GenusBrachydesmus
Heller, 1858
289Species
GenusBrembosoma
Verhoeff, 1931
3Species
GenusCalianotus
Shelley, 1997
3Species
GenusChromobrachydesmus
Attems, 1912
1Species
GenusCookia
Lesson, 1832
2Species
GenusCretodesmus
Strasser, 1974
1Species
GenusDixidesmus
Chamberlin, 1943
14Species
GenusEpanerchodus
Attems, 1901
130Species
GenusEubrachydesmus
Attems, 1912
1Species
GenusEumastigonodesmus
Brölemann, 1915
2Species
GenusGalliocookia
Ribaut, 1954
4Species
GenusGoniodesmus
Cook, 1896
1Species
GenusHaplobrachidesmus
Lohmander, 1928
1Species
GenusHaplobrachydesmus
0Species
GenusHaplocookia
Brölemann, 1915
4Species
GenusHaploerchodus
Verhoeff, 1940
0Species
GenusHeterocookia
Silvestri, 1898
2Species
GenusHimalodesmus
Golovatch, 1986
8Species
GenusHispaniodesmus
Verhoeff, 1910
4Species
GenusHormobrachium
Attems, 1940
0Species
GenusHuzichodus
Verhoeff, 1941
1Species
GenusHydromeritius
Verhoeff, 1934
0Species
GenusJaxartes
Verhoeff, 1930
12Species
GenusKerkodesmus
Lang, 1935
1Species
GenusKerkosoma
Verhoeff, 1929
1Species
GenusKirgisdesmus
Lohmander, 1933
1Species
GenusKrenoerchodus
Verhoeff, 1941
2Species
GenusLasiolathus
Loomis, 1943
1Species
GenusLeptobrachydesmus
1Species
GenusLeptodesmus
Saussure, 1859
246Species
GenusLophobrachydesmus
Attems, 1912
1Species
GenusMastigonodesmus
Silvestri, 1898
20Species
GenusMastuchus
Attems, 1940
1Species
GenusMerioceratium
Verhoeff, 1931
1Species
GenusMiradoria
Attems, 1952
1Species
GenusNephopyrgodesmus
Mesibov, 2012
1Species
GenusNiponchodus
Verhoeff, 1942
1Species
GenusNipponesmus
Chamberlin & Wang, 1953
3Species
GenusNomarchus
Attems, 1940
3Species
GenusNothybus
0Species
GenusNotopyrgodesmus
Mesibov, 2012
3Species
GenusOncodesmus
Cook, 1896
6Species
GenusOrodesmus
Cook, 1896
28Species
GenusPacidesmus
Golovatch, 1991
13Species
GenusPeltogonopus
Hoffman & Lohmander, 1968
  ⇒ Polydesmus
2Species
GenusPerapolydesmus
Brölemann, 1916
4Species
GenusPolydermus
Gervais, 1835
  ⇒ Polydesmus
0Species
GenusPolydesmus
Latreille, 1803
Flat Backed Millipedes
833Species
GenusPrepodesmus
Cook, 1896
15Species
GenusPrionomatis
Miyosi, 1956
15Species
GenusPropolydesmus
Verhoeff, 1895
23Species
GenusPseudamplinus
Hoffman, 1954
12Species
GenusPseudomastuchus
Ceuca, 1966
1Species
GenusPseudopolydesmus
Attems, 1898
17Species
GenusRetrorsia
Shelley, 2003
5Species
GenusRetrorsioides
Shear & Marek, 2021
6Species
GenusRhacophorus
Kuhl & Hasselt, 1822
94Species
GenusRiuerchodus
Verhoeff, 1938
1Species
GenusRowlandesmus
Shear & Marek, 2021
2Species
GenusSardodesmus
Strasser, 1980
1Species
GenusSchedoleiodesmus
Silvestri, 1898
2Species
GenusSchizobrachydesmus
Verhoeff, 1926
1Species
GenusSchizomeritius
Verhoeff, 1931
6Species
GenusSchizomeritus
1Species
GenusSchizoturanius
Verhoeff, 1931
12Species
GenusScytonotus
Koch, 1847
24Species
GenusSerradium
Verhoeff, 1941
11Species
GenusSnoqualmia
Shear, 2012
3Species
GenusSoleurus
1Species
GenusSpanobrachium
Attems, 1940
1Species
GenusSpeodesmus
Loomis, 1939
9Species
GenusSpeorthus
Chamberlin, 1942
1Species
GenusStenonia
Gray, 1843
12Species
GenusStygoerchodus
Verhoeff, 1940
1Species
GenusStylobrachydesmus
Attems, 1912
3Species
GenusTelopoditius
Verhoeff, 1931
1Species
GenusTolosanius
Attems, 1952
1Species
GenusTrachynotus
Timotheew, 1899
1Species
GenusTroglobrachydesmus
Attems, 1951
1Species
GenusTuranodesmus
Verhoeff, 1931
12Species
GenusTylodesmus
Cook, 1896
17Species
GenusUniramidesmus
Golovach in Golovach & Mikhaleva, 1979
10Species
GenusUsbekodesmus
Lohmander, 1932
  ⇒ Epanerchodus
9Species
GenusUtadesmus
Chamberlin & Hoffman, 1950
2Species

Synonyms

Native, vernacular names and spellings of Polydesmidae
GermanBandfüßer, Randasseln
EnglishFlat Millipedes, Flat-backed millipedes
SwedishPlattdubbelfotingar
NorwegianKiletusenbein


Distribution and Species lists of Polydesmidae Leach, 1815
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Afghanistan
1 Genus  1 Species
Albania
3 Genera  7 Species
Algeria
3 Genera  6 Species
Argentina
1 Genus  1 Species
Armenia
1 Genus  1 Species
Australia
6 Genera  11 Species
Austria
10 Genera  35 Species
Belarus
6 Genera  9 Species
Belgium
5 Genera  11 Species
Bosnia and Herzegovina
4 Genera  22 Species
Botswana
1 Genus  1 Species
Brazil
3 Genera  49 Species
Bulgaria
5 Genera  17 Species
Canada
5 Genera  10 Species
China
10 Genera  42 Species
Colombia
1 Genus  1 Species
Costa Rica
1 Genus  0 Species
Croatia
10 Genera  63 Species
Cuba
3 Genera  3 Species
Cyprus
1 Genus  1 Species
Czech Republic
7 Genera  16 Species
Democratic Republic of the Congo
1 Genus  1 Species
Denmark
4 Genera  8 Species
Ecuador
2 Genera  5 Species
Estonia
4 Genera  6 Species
Finland
4 Genera  8 Species
France
14 Genera  56 Species
Gabon
1 Genus  1 Species
Georgia
3 Genera  10 Species
Germany
11 Genera  39 Species
Greece
6 Genera  18 Species
Guatemala
1 Genus  1 Species
Hungary
6 Genera  18 Species
Iceland
3 Genera  4 Species
India
6 Genera  8 Species
Indonesia
6 Genera  16 Species
Iran
2 Genera  4 Species
Ireland
6 Genera  10 Species
Israel
2 Genera  2 Species
Italy
18 Genera  103 Species
Ivory Coast
1 Genus  2 Species
Japan
7 Genera  40 Species
Kazakhstan
1 Genus  1 Species
Kenya
1 Genus  3 Species
Latvia
3 Genera  3 Species
Liberia
2 Genera  8 Species
Luxembourg
5 Genera  8 Species
Madagascar
3 Genera  4 Species
Malaysia
3 Genera  4 Species
Malta
1 Genus  1 Species
Mauritius
1 Genus  1 Species
Mexico
4 Genera  23 Species
Monaco
1 Genus  1 Species
Montenegro
7 Genera  29 Species
Morocco
1 Genus  2 Species
Mozambique
2 Genera  2 Species
Myanmar
2 Genera  1 Species
Nepal
3 Genera  13 Species
Netherlands
7 Genera  18 Species
New Zealand
1 Genus  3 Species
North Korea
1 Genus  4 Species
Norway
8 Genera  21 Species
Pakistan
1 Genus  1 Species
Panama
1 Genus  1 Species
Papua New Guinea
1 Genus  0 Species
Paraguay
1 Genus  6 Species
Peru
3 Genera  18 Species
Philippines
1 Genus  1 Species
Poland
5 Genera  12 Species
Portugal
5 Genera  18 Species
Republic South Africa
3 Genera  3 Species
Romania
6 Genera  28 Species
Russia
12 Genera  30 Species
Serbia
6 Genera  32 Species
Sierra Leone
1 Genus  1 Species
Slovakia
5 Genera  10 Species
Slovenia
5 Genera  37 Species
Somalia
1 Genus  0 Species
South Korea
1 Genus  6 Species
Spain
10 Genera  30 Species
Sri Lanka
2 Genera  4 Species
Suriname
1 Genus  0 Species
Sweden
8 Genera  15 Species
Switzerland
7 Genera  30 Species
Syria
1 Genus  2 Species
Taiwan
2 Genera  2 Species
Tajikistan
1 Genus  1 Species
Tanzania
2 Genera  3 Species
Thailand
2 Genera  2 Species
Togo
1 Genus  2 Species
Tunisia
4 Genera  4 Species
Turkey
3 Genera  18 Species
Ukraine
5 Genera  12 Species
United Kingdom
8 Genera  17 Species
USA
16 Genera  95 Species
Uzbekistan
1 Genus  1 Species
Venezuela
2 Genera  2 Species
Vietnam
2 Genera  1 Species
Zimbabwe
2 Genera  2 Species


Distribution on islands


Found in fossile formations


Ecozone
Grasslands


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