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Checklist for Family Polydesmidae Leach, 1815 (Flat Millipedes)
and region Rio de Janeiro (Southeast Brazil, Brazil)


Class
 
Diplopoda
De Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes
8
16
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Chilognatha
Latreille, 1802
7
15
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Helminthomorpha
Pocock, 1887
7
15
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Merocheta
Cook, 1895
1
2
4
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Polydesmida
Pocock, 1887
Flat-backed Millipedes
1
2
4
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polydesmidea
Leach, 1815
1
2
4
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Polydesmoides
Pocock, 1887
1
2
4
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Polydesmoidea
Leach, 1815
1
2
4
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPolydesmidae
Leach, 1815
Flat Millipedes, Flat-backed millipedes
2
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Rio de Janeiro
2 Genera with 4 Species
Leptodesmus Saussure, 19603SpeciesTaxom
Polydesmus Latreille, 1833Flat Backed Millipedes1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Rio de Janeiro
4 Species
Leptodesmus appendiculatus Attems, 1901
Leptodesmus incisus Attems, 1898
Leptodesmus muriensis Schubart, 1960
Polydesmus glabratus Perty, 1833


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