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Checklist for Suborder Polydesmidea Leach, 1815
and region California (West USA, USA)


Class
 
Diplopoda
De Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes
39
119
255
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Chilognatha
Latreille, 1802
38
118
254
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Helminthomorpha
Pocock, 1887
37
117
253
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Merocheta
Cook, 1895
12
36
80
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Polydesmida
Pocock, 1887
Flat-backed Millipedes
12
36
80
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polydesmidea
Leach, 1815
6
10
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for California
6 Families width 16 Species
Polydesmidae Leach, 1815Flat Millipedes5SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgodesmidae Silvestri, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtodesmidae Cook, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Nearctodesmidae Chamberlin &..., 19504SpeciesTaxom
Fuhrmannodesmidae Brölemann, 19163SpeciesTaxom
Macrosternodesmidae Brölemann, 19162SpeciesTaxom


Genera for California
10 Genera with 16 Species
Bidentogon Buckett & Ga..., 19682SpeciesTaxom
Calianotus Shelley, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Cliodesmus Chamberlin, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtodesmus Gervais, 20181SpeciesTaxom
Harpogonopus Loomis, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Nearctodesmus Silvestri, 19493SpeciesTaxom
Phreatodesmus Loomis, 19413SpeciesTaxom
Polydesmus Latreille, 1867Flat Backed Millipedes1SpeciesTaxom
Pratherodesmus Shear, 20091SpeciesTaxom
Tidesmus Chamberlin, 19431SpeciesTaxom


Species list for California
16 Species
Bidentogon californicus Chamberlin, 1918Sierra shoulderband
Bidentogon helferorum Buckett & Ga..., 1968
Calianotus bituberculatus Loomis, 1960
Calianotus sastianus Chamberlin, 1910Joshua Tree desertsnail
Cliodesmus cryptopygus Chamberlin, 1923
Cyrtodesmus baerti Shear & Peck, 2018
Harpogonopus confluentus Loomis, 1960
Nearctodesmus brunnior (Chamberlin, 1949)⇒ Nearctodesmus cerasinus Wood, 1864
Nearctodesmus campicolens (Chamberlin, 1949)⇒ Nearctodesmus cerasinus Wood, 1864
Nearctodesmus salix Chamberlin, 1949
Phreatodesmus cooki Loomis, 1960
Phreatodesmus dentatus Loomis, 1960
Phreatodesmus hastingsus Chamberlin, 1941Surf shoulderband
Polydesmus dissecta Wood, 1867
Pratherodesmus despaini Shear, Taylo..., 2009
Tidesmus episcopus Chamberlin, 1943

Subnodes of Polydesmidea with occurrences in California
InfraorderOniscodesmoides
Simonsen, 1990
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

InfraorderPolydesmoides
Pocock, 1887
2
5
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyCyrtodesmidae
Cook, 1896
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyFuhrmannodesmidae
Brölemann, 1916
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyNearctodesmidae
Chamberlin & Hoffman, 1950
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



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