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Checklist for Suborder Polydesmidea Leach, 1815
and region Australasia (Oceania)


Class
 
Diplopoda
De Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes
36
204
777
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Chilognatha
Latreille, 1802
33
198
755
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Helminthomorpha
Pocock, 1887
30
188
702
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Merocheta
Cook, 1895
11
106
469
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Polydesmida
Pocock, 1887
Flat-backed Millipedes
11
106
469
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polydesmidea
Leach, 1815
5
17
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Australasia
5 Families width 59 Species
Haplodesmidae Cook, 189539SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgodesmidae Silvestri, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Polydesmidae Leach, 1815Flat Millipedes11SpeciesTaxom
Fuhrmannodesmidae Brölemann, 19165SpeciesTaxom
Opisotretidae (Hoffman, 1980)2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Australasia
17 Genera with 59 Species
Agathodesmus Silvestri, 201321SpeciesTaxom
Aporodesminus Silvestri, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Asphalidesmus Silvestri, 192010SpeciesTaxom
Asticopyrgodesmus Mesibov, 20122SpeciesTaxom
Atopodesmus Chamberlin, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Atopogonus Carl, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Brachydesmus Heller, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Cliodesmus Chamberlin, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Cylindrodesmus Pocock, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Eubrachydesmus Attems, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Gyrophallus Carl, 05SpeciesTaxom
Nephopyrgodesmus Mesibov, 20121SpeciesTaxom
Notopyrgodesmus Mesibov, 20123SpeciesTaxom
Opisotretus Attems, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Polydesmus Latreille, 1840Flat Backed Millipedes3SpeciesTaxom
Prosopodesmus Silvestri, 19805SpeciesTaxom
Solaenaulus Attems, 19221SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Australasia
59 Species
Agathodesmus adelphus Mesibov, 2013
Agathodesmus aenigmaticus Mesibov, 2013
Agathodesmus agnus Mesibov, 2013
Agathodesmus anici Mesibov, 2013
Agathodesmus bonang Mesibov, 2013
Agathodesmus bucculentus Jeekel, 1986
Agathodesmus carorum Mesibov, 2013
Agathodesmus chandleri Mesibov, 2013
Agathodesmus gayundah Mesibov, 2013
Agathodesmus hahnensis Mesibov, 2013
Agathodesmus johnsi Mesibov, 2009
Agathodesmus kerensis Mesibov, 2013
Agathodesmus kirrama Mesibov, 2013
Agathodesmus millaa Mesibov, 2013
Agathodesmus morwellensis Mesibov, 2013
Agathodesmus parapholeus Mesibov, 2013
Agathodesmus quintanus Mesibov, 2013
Agathodesmus sagma Mesibov, 2013
Agathodesmus steeli Silvestri, 1910
Agathodesmus summus Mesibov, 2013
Agathodesmus yuccabinensis Mesibov, 2013
Aporodesminus wallacei Silvestri, 1904Common meadowbeauty
Asphalidesmus allynensis Mesibov, 2011
Asphalidesmus bellendenkerensis Mesibov, 2011
Asphalidesmus carbinensis Mesibov, 2011
Asphalidesmus dorrigensis Mesibov, 2011
Asphalidesmus golovatchi Mesibov, 2009
Asphalidesmus leae Silvestri, 1910
Asphalidesmus magnus Mesibov, 2011
Asphalidesmus minor Mesibov, 2011
Asphalidesmus otwayensis Mesibov, 2011
Asphalidesmus parvus Chamberlin, 1920
Asticopyrgodesmus lamingtonensis Mesibov, 2012
Asticopyrgodesmus maiala Mesibov, 2012
Atopodesmus parvus Chamberlin, 1920
Atopogonus bucculentus (Jeekel, 1986)⇒ Agathodesmus bucculentus Jeekel, 1986
Brachydesmus superus Latzel, 1884Flat brown millipede
Cliodesmus cryptopygus Chamberlin, 1923
Cylindrodesmus hirsutus Pocock, 1889
Eubrachydesmus superus (Latzel, 1884)⇒ Brachydesmus superus Latzel, 1884
Gyrophallus darwinensis
Gyrophallus karara
Gyrophallus lochada
Gyrophallus pantonii
Gyrophallus symondsae
Nephopyrgodesmus eungella Mesibov, 2012
Notopyrgodesmus kulla Mesibov, 2012
Notopyrgodesmus lanosus Mesibov, 2012
Notopyrgodesmus weiri Mesibov, 2012
Opisotretus butteli Carl, 1922
Polydesmus (Strongylosoma) innotatus Karsch, 1881
Polydesmus (Strongylosoma) sagittarius Karsch, 1881
Polydesmus gervaisi Lucas, 1840
Prosopodesmus crater Mesibov, 2012
Prosopodesmus jacobsoni Silvestri, 1910Millipede
Prosopodesmus kirrama Mesibov, 2012
Prosopodesmus monteithi Mesibov, 2012
Prosopodesmus panporus Blower & Rundle, 1980Sprague´s Pygarctica
Solaenaulus butteli (Carl, 1922)⇒ Opisotretus butteli Carl, 1922

Subnodes of Polydesmidea with occurrences in Australasia
InfraorderOniscodesmoides
Simonsen, 1990
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderPolydesmoides
Pocock, 1887
3
14
52
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyFuhrmannodesmidae
Brölemann, 1916
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Polydesmidea at artfakta.se
Polydesmidea at itis.gov