Species list, Checklist of Suborder Polydesmidea for Canary Islands (Macaronesia)

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Checklist for Suborder Polydesmidea Leach, 1815
and region Canary Islands (Macaronesia)

Class	Diplopoda De Blainville in Gervais, 1844 Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes	12 32 52	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Chilognatha Latreille, 1802	11 30 50	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraclass	Helminthomorpha Pocock, 1887	10 28 44	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Merocheta Cook, 1895	5 12 14	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Polydesmida Pocock, 1887 Flat-backed Millipedes	5 12 14	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Polydesmidea Leach, 1815	2 6 9	Families Genera Species	Taxom

List of families for Canary Islands
2 Families width 9 Species

Polydesmidae Leach, 1815	Flat Millipedes	7	Species	Taxom
Pyrgodesmidae Silvestri, 1896		2	Species	Taxom

Genera for Canary Islands
6 Genera with 9 Species

Species list for Canary Islands
9 Species

Brachydesmus proximus Latzel, 1889
Cliodesmus cryptopygus Chamberlin, 1923
Cynedesmus formicola Cook, 1896
Eubrachydesmus superus (Latzel, 1884)	⇒ Brachydesmus superus Latzel, 1884
Polydesmus coriaceus (Porat, 1871)	⇒ Polydesmus inconstans Latzel, 1884
Polydesmus dismilus (Berlese, 1891)	⇒ Propolydesmus dismilus Berlese, 1891
Polydesmus guerinii (Gervais, 1836)	⇒ Strongylosoma guerini Gervais, 1836
Propolydesmus dismilus Berlese, 1891
Propolydesmus laevidentatus Loksa, 1967

Subnodes of Polydesmidea with occurrences in Canary Islands

Infraorder	Oniscodesmoides Simonsen, 1990	1 2 2	Family Genera Species	Taxom
Infraorder	Polydesmoides Pocock, 1887	1 4 7	Family Genera Species	Taxom

Links, sources and further information

Polydesmidea at artfakta.se
Polydesmidea at itis.gov