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Checklist for Family Polydesmidae Leach, 1815 (Flat Millipedes)
and region Russia (Eurasia)


Class
 
Diplopoda
De Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes
38
126
251
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Chilognatha
Latreille, 1802
35
121
244
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Helminthomorpha
Pocock, 1887
30
114
227
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Merocheta
Cook, 1895
8
32
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Polydesmida
Pocock, 1887
Flat-backed Millipedes
8
32
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polydesmidea
Leach, 1815
2
13
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Polydesmoides
Pocock, 1887
1
12
30
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Polydesmoidea
Leach, 1815
1
12
30
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPolydesmidae
Leach, 1815
Flat Millipedes, Flat-backed millipedes
12
30
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Russia
12 Genera with 30 Species
Brachydesmus Heller, 18843SpeciesTaxom
Epanerchodus Attems, 19812SpeciesTaxom
Eubrachydesmus Attems, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Leptodesmus Saussure, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Lophobrachydesmus Attems, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Nomarchus Attems, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Polydesmus Latreille, 1907Flat Backed Millipedes13SpeciesTaxom
Schizoturanius Verhoeff, 18763SpeciesTaxom
Telopoditius Verhoeff, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Trachynotus Timotheew, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Turanodesmus Verhoeff, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Uniramidesmus Golovach, 19902SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Russia
30 Species
Brachydesmus furcatus Lohmander, 1936
Brachydesmus kalischewskyi Lignau, 1914
Brachydesmus superus Latzel, 1884Flat brown millipede
Epanerchodus kunashiricus Mikhaljova, 1988
Epanerchodus polymorphus Mikhaljova &..., 1981
Eubrachydesmus superus (Latzel, 1884)⇒ Brachydesmus superus Latzel, 1884
Leptodesmus eimeri (Attems, 1898)⇒ Pseudoleptodesmus eimeri Attems, 1898
Lophobrachydesmus jubatus Attems, 1907
Nomarchus denticulatus Koch, C. L., 1847
Polydesmus abchasius Attems, 1898
Polydesmus complanatus (Linnaeus, 1761)⇒ Polydesmus monticola Latzel, 1884
Polydesmus coriaceus (Porat, 1871)⇒ Polydesmus inconstans Latzel, 1884
Polydesmus denticulatus C. L. Koch, 1847Seaside joyweed
Polydesmus escherichii Verhoeff, 1896
Polydesmus guerinii (Gervais, 1836)⇒ Strongylosoma guerini Gervais, 1836
Polydesmus inconstans Latzel, 1884Bridge Creek chaparral
Polydesmus mediterraneus Daday, 1889
Polydesmus melanchthonius Attems, 1927
Polydesmus montanus Daday, 1889
Polydesmus muralewiczi Lohmander, 1936
Polydesmus schaessburgensis Verhoeff, 1898
Polydesmus stuxbergi Attems, 1907
Schizoturanius clavatipes Stuxberg, 1876
Schizoturanius dimitriewi Timotheew, 1897
Schizoturanius tabescens Stuxberg, 1876
Telopoditius melanchthonius Attems, 1926
Trachynotus dmitriewi Timotheew, 1897
Turanodesmus inermis Lohmander, 1933
Uniramidesmus dentatus Mikhaljova, 1979
Uniramidesmus septimus Mikhaljova, 1990


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