| Genus | Absurdodesmus Mrsic, 1988
| 0 | Species |
| Genus | Acanthotarsius Verhoeff, 1931
| 1 | Species |
| Genus | Alpertia Loomis, 1972
| 1 | Species |
| Genus | Amphipeltis Carl, 1914
| 2 | Species |
| Genus | Aneumeritius Verhoeff, 1931
| 0 | Species |
| Genus | Antrochodus Verhoeff, 1941
| 1 | Species |
| Genus | Apomeritius Verhoeff, 1931
| 0 | Species |
| Genus | Archipolydesmus Attems, 1898
| 13 | Species |
| Genus | Asticopyrgodesmus Mesibov, 2012
| 2 | Species |
| Genus | Basicentrus Attems, 1940
| 1 | Species |
| Genus | Batodesmus Cook, 1896
| 3 | Species |
| Genus | Benedictesmus Shear & Marek, 2021
| 5 | Species |
| Genus | Bhutanodesmus Golovatch, 1988
| 1 | Species |
| Genus | Bidentogon Buckett & Gardner, 1968
| 5 | Species |
| Genus | Bosniodesmus Verhoeff, 1929
| 1 | Species |
| Genus | Bosporodesmus
| 1 | Species |
| Genus | Brachydesmus Heller, 1858
| 289 | Species |
| Genus | Brembosoma Verhoeff, 1931
| 3 | Species |
| Genus | Calianotus Shelley, 1997
| 3 | Species |
| Genus | Chromobrachydesmus Attems, 1912
| 1 | Species |
| Genus | Cookia Lesson, 1832
| 2 | Species |
| Genus | Cretodesmus Strasser, 1974
| 1 | Species |
| Genus | Dixidesmus Chamberlin, 1943
| 14 | Species |
| Genus | Epanerchodus Attems, 1901
| 130 | Species |
| Genus | Eubrachydesmus Attems, 1912
| 1 | Species |
| Genus | Eumastigonodesmus Brölemann, 1915
| 2 | Species |
| Genus | Galliocookia Ribaut, 1954
| 4 | Species |
| Genus | Goniodesmus Cook, 1896
| 1 | Species |
| Genus | Haplobrachidesmus Lohmander, 1928
| 1 | Species |
| Genus | Haplobrachydesmus
| 0 | Species |
| Genus | Haplocookia Brölemann, 1915
| 4 | Species |
| Genus | Haploerchodus Verhoeff, 1940
| 0 | Species |
| Genus | Heterocookia Silvestri, 1898
| 2 | Species |
| Genus | Himalodesmus Golovatch, 1986
| 8 | Species |
| Genus | Hispaniodesmus Verhoeff, 1910
| 4 | Species |
| Genus | Hormobrachium Attems, 1940
| 0 | Species |
| Genus | Huzichodus Verhoeff, 1941
| 1 | Species |
| Genus | Hydromeritius Verhoeff, 1934
| 0 | Species |
| Genus | Jaxartes Verhoeff, 1930
| 12 | Species |
| Genus | Kerkodesmus Lang, 1935
| 1 | Species |
| Genus | Kerkosoma Verhoeff, 1929
| 1 | Species |
| Genus | Kirgisdesmus Lohmander, 1933
| 1 | Species |
| Genus | Krenoerchodus Verhoeff, 1941
| 2 | Species |
| Genus | Lasiolathus Loomis, 1943
| 1 | Species |
| Genus | Leptobrachydesmus
| 1 | Species |
| Genus | Leptodesmus Saussure, 1859
| 246 | Species |
| Genus | Lophobrachydesmus Attems, 1912
| 1 | Species |
| Genus | Mastigonodesmus Silvestri, 1898
| 20 | Species |
| Genus | Mastuchus Attems, 1940
| 1 | Species |
| Genus | Merioceratium Verhoeff, 1931
| 1 | Species |
| Genus | Miradoria Attems, 1952
| 1 | Species |
| Genus | Nephopyrgodesmus Mesibov, 2012
| 1 | Species |
| Genus | Niponchodus Verhoeff, 1942
| 1 | Species |
| Genus | Nipponesmus Chamberlin & Wang, 1953
| 3 | Species |
| Genus | Nomarchus Attems, 1940
| 3 | Species |
| Genus | Nothybus
| 0 | Species |
| Genus | Notopyrgodesmus Mesibov, 2012
| 3 | Species |
| Genus | Oncodesmus Cook, 1896
| 6 | Species |
| Genus | Orodesmus Cook, 1896
| 28 | Species |
| Genus | Pacidesmus Golovatch, 1991
| 13 | Species |
| Genus | Peltogonopus Hoffman & Lohmander, 1968 ⇒ Polydesmus
| 2 | Species |
| Genus | Perapolydesmus Brölemann, 1916
| 4 | Species |
| Genus | Polydermus Gervais, 1835 ⇒ Polydesmus
| 0 | Species |
| Genus | Polydesmus Latreille, 1803 Flat Backed Millipedes | 833 | Species |
| Genus | Prepodesmus Cook, 1896
| 15 | Species |
| Genus | Prionomatis Miyosi, 1956
| 15 | Species |
| Genus | Propolydesmus Verhoeff, 1895
| 23 | Species |
| Genus | Pseudamplinus Hoffman, 1954
| 12 | Species |
| Genus | Pseudomastuchus Ceuca, 1966
| 1 | Species |
| Genus | Pseudopolydesmus Attems, 1898
| 17 | Species |
| Genus | Retrorsia Shelley, 2003
| 5 | Species |
| Genus | Retrorsioides Shear & Marek, 2021
| 6 | Species |
| Genus | Rhacophorus Kuhl & Hasselt, 1822
| 94 | Species |
| Genus | Riuerchodus Verhoeff, 1938
| 1 | Species |
| Genus | Rowlandesmus Shear & Marek, 2021
| 2 | Species |
| Genus | Sardodesmus Strasser, 1980
| 1 | Species |
| Genus | Schedoleiodesmus Silvestri, 1898
| 2 | Species |
| Genus | Schizobrachydesmus Verhoeff, 1926
| 1 | Species |
| Genus | Schizomeritius Verhoeff, 1931
| 6 | Species |
| Genus | Schizomeritus
| 1 | Species |
| Genus | Schizoturanius Verhoeff, 1931
| 12 | Species |
| Genus | Scytonotus Koch, 1847
| 24 | Species |
| Genus | Serradium Verhoeff, 1941
| 11 | Species |
| Genus | Snoqualmia Shear, 2012
| 3 | Species |
| Genus | Soleurus
| 1 | Species |
| Genus | Spanobrachium Attems, 1940
| 1 | Species |
| Genus | Speodesmus Loomis, 1939
| 9 | Species |
| Genus | Speorthus Chamberlin, 1942
| 1 | Species |
| Genus | Stenonia Gray, 1843
| 12 | Species |
| Genus | Stygoerchodus Verhoeff, 1940
| 1 | Species |
| Genus | Stylobrachydesmus Attems, 1912
| 3 | Species |
| Genus | Telopoditius Verhoeff, 1931
| 1 | Species |
| Genus | Tolosanius Attems, 1952
| 1 | Species |
| Genus | Trachynotus Timotheew, 1899
| 1 | Species |
| Genus | Troglobrachydesmus Attems, 1951
| 1 | Species |
| Genus | Turanodesmus Verhoeff, 1931
| 12 | Species |
| Genus | Tylodesmus Cook, 1896
| 17 | Species |
| Genus | Uniramidesmus Golovach in Golovach & Mikhaleva, 1979
| 10 | Species |
| Genus | Usbekodesmus Lohmander, 1932 ⇒ Epanerchodus
| 9 | Species |
| Genus | Utadesmus Chamberlin & Hoffman, 1950
| 2 | Species |