Checklist for Family Polydesmidae Leach, 1815 (Flat Millipedes)
and region West Africa (Africa)
Class
| Diplopoda
De Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes | 27
132
334 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Chilognatha
Latreille, 1802
| 25
128
330 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Helminthomorpha
Pocock, 1887
| 24
127
329 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Merocheta
Cook, 1895
| 12
68
180 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Polydesmida
Pocock, 1887
Flat-backed Millipedes | 12
68
180 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polydesmidea
Leach, 1815
| 4
25
46 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Polydesmoides
Pocock, 1887
| 2
11
26 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Polydesmoidea
Leach, 1815
| 2
11
26 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Polydesmidae
Leach, 1815
Flat Millipedes, Flat-backed millipedes | 4
13 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for West Africa
4 Genera with 13 Species
Species list for West Africa
13 Species and 3 Subspecies | Eubrachydesmus superus (Latzel, 1884) | ⇒ Brachydesmus superus Latzel, 1884 | | Polydesmus angustus Latzel, 1884 | Bridge Creek chaparral | | Prepodesmus ornatus (Peters, 1864) | ⇒ Cordyloporus ornatus Peters, 1864 | | Prepodesmus pictus Cook, 1896 | | | Prepodesmus tigrinus Cook, 1896 | | | Tylodesmus albus Chamberlin, 1952 | | | Tylodesmus amoebus O. F. Cook, 1896 | | | Tylodesmus crassipes Cook, 1896 | | | Tylodesmus flabellifer | | | Tylodesmus liberiensis Schubart, 1955 | | | Tylodesmus liberiensis calathus Schubart, 1955 | | | Tylodesmus studeri Carl, 1913 | | | Tylodesmus studeri alticola Demange & Ma..., 1975 | | | Tylodesmus studeri ivoiriensis Demange & Ma..., 1975 | | | Tylodesmus variabilis | | | Tylodesmus viabilis Chamberlin, 1952 | |
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
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