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Checklist for Family Polydesmidae Leach, 1815 (Flat Millipedes)
and region Southeast Asia (Far East)


Class
 
Diplopoda
De Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes
54
290
1290
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Chilognatha
Latreille, 1802
51
285
1283
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Helminthomorpha
Pocock, 1887
45
251
1080
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Merocheta
Cook, 1895
11
118
382
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Polydesmida
Pocock, 1887
Flat-backed Millipedes
11
118
382
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polydesmidea
Leach, 1815
5
31
76
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Polydesmoides
Pocock, 1887
4
26
71
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Polydesmoidea
Leach, 1815
2
16
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPolydesmidae
Leach, 1815
Flat Millipedes, Flat-backed millipedes
9
21
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southeast Asia
9 Genera with 21 Species
Brachydesmus Heller, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Dixidesmus Chamberlin, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Mastigonodesmus Silvestri, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Oncodesmus Cook, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Pacidesmus Golovatch, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Polydesmus Latreille, 1775Flat Backed Millipedes13SpeciesTaxom
Propolydesmus Verhoeff, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Rhacophorus Kuhl & Hasselt, 20101SpeciesTaxom
Stenonia Gray, 18692SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southeast Asia
21 Species and 2 Subspecies
Brachydesmus superus Latzel, 1884Flat brown millipede
Dixidesmus branneri Bollman, 1887
Mastigonodesmus destefani vignai Strasser, 1974
Oncodesmus granosus Gervais & Go..., 1844
Pacidesmus shelleyi Golovatch, 1991
Polydesmus annectens Humbert & Sa..., 1869
Polydesmus bataviae Humbert & Sa..., 1869
Polydesmus brincki (Demange, 1970)⇒ Propolydesmus laevidentatus Loksa, 1967
Polydesmus coriaceus (Porat, 1871)⇒ Polydesmus inconstans Latzel, 1884
Polydesmus depressus Fabricius, 1775
Polydesmus granosus (Gervais & Go..., 1844)⇒ Polyleporella granosus Humbert & De..., 1869
Polydesmus herzegowinensis Verhoeff, 1897
Polydesmus insularis Humbert & Sa..., 1869
Polydesmus javanus Saussure, 1859
Polydesmus meyenii (Brandt, 1839)⇒ Ilodesmus meyenii Brandt, 1839
Polydesmus pfeifferae Humbert & Sa..., 1869
Polydesmus pfeifferae saussurei Silvestri, 1899
Polydesmus stigma Fabricius, 1775
Propolydesmus laevidentatus Loksa, 1967
Rhacophorus vampyrus Rowley Le Th..., 2010
Stenonia annectens Humbert & De..., 1869
Stenonia pfeifferae Humbert & Sa..., 1869


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