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Checklist for Family Polydesmidae Leach, 1815 (Flat Millipedes)
and region West USA (USA)


Class
 
Diplopoda
De Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes
49
201
428
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Chilognatha
Latreille, 1802
48
199
425
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Helminthomorpha
Pocock, 1887
47
197
423
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Merocheta
Cook, 1895
13
65
137
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Polydesmida
Pocock, 1887
Flat-backed Millipedes
13
65
137
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polydesmidea
Leach, 1815
6
25
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Polydesmoides
Pocock, 1887
2
14
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Polydesmoidea
Leach, 1815
1
10
24
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPolydesmidae
Leach, 1815
Flat Millipedes, Flat-backed millipedes
10
24
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West USA
10 Genera with 24 Species
Bidentogon Buckett & Ga..., 19682SpeciesTaxom
Calianotus Shelley, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Eubrachydesmus Attems, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Nomarchus Attems, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Polydesmus Latreille, 1942Flat Backed Millipedes5SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopolydesmus Attems, 18213SpeciesTaxom
Retrorsia Shelley, 20032SpeciesTaxom
Scytonotus Koch, 19416SpeciesTaxom
Snoqualmia Shear, 20121SpeciesTaxom
Utadesmus Chamberlin &..., 19301SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West USA
24 Species
Bidentogon californicus Chamberlin, 1918Sierra shoulderband
Bidentogon helferorum Buckett & Ga..., 1968
Calianotus bituberculatus Loomis, 1960
Calianotus sastianus Chamberlin, 1910Joshua Tree desertsnail
Eubrachydesmus superus (Latzel, 1884)⇒ Brachydesmus superus Latzel, 1884
Nomarchus denticulatus Koch, C. L., 1847
Polydesmus angustus Latzel, 1884Bridge Creek chaparral
Polydesmus cavicola Packard, 1877
Polydesmus dissecta Wood, 1867
Polydesmus inconstans Latzel, 1884Bridge Creek chaparral
Polydesmus pronomeutes (Chamberlin, 1942)⇒ Polydesmus inconstans Latzel, 1884
Pseudopolydesmus canadensis Newport, 1844Canadian Flat-Back Millipede
Pseudopolydesmus pinetorum Bollman, 1888
Pseudopolydesmus serratus Say, 1821Common Pink Flat-Back Millipede
Retrorsia benedictae Shelley, 2003
Retrorsia leonardi Shelley, 2003
Scytonotus bergrothi Chamberlin, 1911
Scytonotus granulatus Say, 1821Granulated Millipede
Scytonotus insulanus Attems, 1931
Scytonotus orthodox (Chamberlin, 1925)⇒ Scytonotus piger Chamberlin, 1910
Scytonotus piger Chamberlin, 1910
Scytonotus simplex Chamberlin, 1941Deep Slide mountainsnail
Snoqualmia snoqualmie Shear, 2012
Utadesmus henriensis Chamberlin, 1930


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