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Checklist for Suborder Polydesmidea Leach, 1815
and region Brazil (Northern South America)


Class
 
Diplopoda
De Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes
39
160
386
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Chilognatha
Latreille, 1802
37
155
381
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Helminthomorpha
Pocock, 1887
36
154
380
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Merocheta
Cook, 1895
16
92
210
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Polydesmida
Pocock, 1887
Flat-backed Millipedes
16
92
210
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polydesmidea
Leach, 1815
7
25
89
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Brazil
7 Families width 89 Species
Fuhrmannodesmidae Brölemann, 191615SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgodesmidae Silvestri, 189623SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtodesmidae Cook, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Cryptodesmidae Karsch, 18800SpeciesTaxom
Oniscodesmidae DeSaussure, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Polydesmidae (Leach, 1815)Flat Millipedes49SpeciesTaxom
Haplodesmidae Cook, 18950SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Brazil
25 Genera with 89 Species
#ABCDEFGLMPRST
Adisia Golovatch, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Adisiella Golovatch, 20013SpeciesTaxom
Agnurodesmus Silvestri, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Araguayadesmus2SpeciesTaxom
Brachycerodesmus Carl, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Chonodesmus Cook, 1896
0SpeciesTaxom
Crypturodesmus Silvestri, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Cutervodesmus Kraus, 19962SpeciesTaxom
Docodesmus Cook, 19992SpeciesTaxom
Enantigonodesmus Silvestri, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Fuhrmannodesmus Carl, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Gonographis Schubart, 19963SpeciesTaxom
Leptodesmus Saussure, 187039SpeciesTaxom
Moojenodesmus Schubart, 19946SpeciesTaxom
Muyudesmus Kraus, 19602SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecodesmus Silvestri, 19964SpeciesTaxom
Phaneromerium Verhoeff, 19943SpeciesTaxom
Polydesmus Latreille, 1870Flat Backed Millipedes9SpeciesTaxom
Poratia Cook & Cook, 19602SpeciesTaxom
Prosopodesmus Silvestri, 1910
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoporatia Golovatch, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Rhacophorus Kuhl & Hasselt, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Schizotelopus1SpeciesTaxom
Taulidesmella Kraus, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Tauricollarium Golovatch, 19992SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Brazil
89 Species
Adisia hilaris Golovatch, 1994
Adisiella circularis Golovatch, 1999
Adisiella geniculata Golovatch, 1999
Adisiella piffae Golovatch, 2001
Agnurodesmus siolii Golovatch, 2000
Araguayadesmus cochlearius Schubart, 1947
Araguayadesmus ligulifer Schubart, 1947
Brachycerodesmus latior Golovatch, 1994
Crypturodesmus robustior Attems, 1943
Cutervodesmus adisi Golovatch, 1992
Cutervodesmus simplex Golovatch, 1996
Docodesmus amazonicus Golovatch, 1997
Docodesmus hirudiformis Golovatch, 1999
Enantigonodesmus adisi Golovatch, 1997
Fuhrmannodesmus rhinoceros Golovatch, 1994
Gonographis adisi (Hoffman, 1985)⇒ Myrmecodesmus adisi Hoffman, 1985
Gonographis duodecimlobata (Golovatch, 1996)⇒ Myrmecodesmus duodecimlobatus Golovatch, 1996
Gonographis minuscula (Golovatch, 1996)⇒ Myrmecodesmus minusculus Golovatch, 1996
Leptodesmus appendiculatus Attems, 1901
Leptodesmus biconicus Attems, 1898
Leptodesmus bidens Brölemann, 1901
Leptodesmus bidenticulatus Schubart, 1960
Leptodesmus carinovatus Attems, 1898
Leptodesmus carneus Saussure, 1860
Leptodesmus centropus Attems, 1898
Leptodesmus cognatus Brölemann, 1901
Leptodesmus corrugatus (Attems, 1931)⇒ Brasilodesmus corrugatus Attems, 1931
Leptodesmus cylindricus Brölemann, 1902
Leptodesmus decolor Humbert & De..., 1870
Leptodesmus deerans Brölemann, 1901
Leptodesmus deerrans Brölemann, 1902
Leptodesmus dilatatus (Brandt, 1839)⇒ Polydesmus dilatatus Brandt, 1839
Leptodesmus eimeri (Attems, 1898)⇒ Pseudoleptodesmus eimeri Attems, 1898
Leptodesmus forceps Brölemann, 1901
Leptodesmus furcilla Brölemann, 1901
Leptodesmus iheringi Brölemann, 1901
Leptodesmus incisus Attems, 1898
Leptodesmus jucundus Brölemann, 1902
Leptodesmus lamellosus Brölemann, 1901
Leptodesmus laurinhoi Schubart, 1960
Leptodesmus lissonotus Attems, 1943
Leptodesmus muriensis Schubart, 1960
Leptodesmus nattereri Humbert & De..., 1870
Leptodesmus pardalis Schubart, 1960
Leptodesmus paulistus Brölemann, 1902
Leptodesmus piraputangus Chamberlin, 1952
Leptodesmus rubescens (Gervais, 1836)⇒ Polydesmus rubescens Gervas, 1836
Leptodesmus rubicundus Schubart, 1960
Leptodesmus ruidus Verhoeff, 1943
Leptodesmus stimulatus Schubart, 1960
Leptodesmus therezopolis Chamberlin, 1952
Leptodesmus triangularis Schubart, 1960
Leptodesmus tridentatus Schubart, 1960
Leptodesmus verrucula Brölemann, 1901
Leptodesmus virgulatus Attems, 1901
Leptodesmus volutatus Brölemann, 1901
Leptodesmus zelebori Humbert & De..., 1870
Moojenodesmus arenicola Golovatch, 2001
Moojenodesmus bethaniae Golovatch, 1992
Moojenodesmus irmgardae Golovatch, 1992
Moojenodesmus pumilus Schubart, 1944
Moojenodesmus susannae Golovatch, 1992
Moojenodesmus wellingtoni Golovatch, 1994
Muyudesmus insularis (Kraus, 1960)⇒ Poratia insularis Kraus, 1960
Muyudesmus obliteratus (Kraus, 1960)⇒ Poratia obliterata Kraus, 1960
Myrmecodesmus adisi Hoffman, 1985
Myrmecodesmus duodecimlobatus Golovatch, 1996
Myrmecodesmus hastatus Schubart, 1945
Myrmecodesmus minusculus Golovatch, 1996
Phaneromerium distinctum Golovatch, 1994
Phaneromerium latum Golovatch, 1994
Phaneromerium minutum Golovatch, 1994
Polydesmus carneus (Saussure, 1859)⇒ Leptodesmus carneus Saussure, 1860
Polydesmus conspersus Perty, 1833
Polydesmus decolor Humbert & Sa..., 1870
Polydesmus dilatatus Brandt, 1839
Polydesmus glabratus Perty, 1833
Polydesmus gracilipes Humbert & Sa..., 1870
Polydesmus nattereri Humbert & Sa..., 1870
Polydesmus rubescens Gervas, 1836
Polydesmus zelebori Humbert & Sa..., 1870
Poratia insularis Kraus, 1960
Poratia obliterata Kraus, 1960
Pseudoporatia perplexa Golovatch, 1999
Rhacophorus conspersus (Perty, 1833)⇒ Polydesmus conspersus Perty, 1833
Schizotelopus amazonicus Golovatch, 1994
Taulidesmella tabatinga Golovatch, 1998
Tauricollarium biramosum Golovatch, 1999
Tauricollarium uniramosum Golovatch, 1999

Subnodes of Polydesmidea with occurrences in Brazil
InfraorderOniscodesmoides
Simonsen, 1990
1
11
23
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderPolydesmoides
Pocock, 1887
4
6
50
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyCyrtodesmidae
Cook, 1896
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyFuhrmannodesmidae
Brölemann, 1916
7
15
Genera
Species

Taxom



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