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Checklist for Suborder Polydesmidea Leach, 1815
and region Caribbean (America)


Class
 
Diplopoda
De Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes
40
180
622
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Chilognatha
Latreille, 1802
38
176
611
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Helminthomorpha
Pocock, 1887
36
174
597
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Merocheta
Cook, 1895
16
108
267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Polydesmida
Pocock, 1887
Flat-backed Millipedes
16
108
267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polydesmidea
Leach, 1815
6
50
92
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Caribbean
6 Families width 92 Species
Fuhrmannodesmidae Brölemann, 191616SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgodesmidae Silvestri, 189667SpeciesTaxom
Cryptodesmidae (Karsch, 1880)1SpeciesTaxom
Haplodesmidae Cook, 18954SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtodesmidae Cook, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Polydesmidae (Leach, 1815)Flat Millipedes3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Caribbean
50 Genera with 92 Species
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Aetheandra Loomis, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Agenodesmus Loomis, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Barathrodesmus Loomis, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Berlesedesmus Loomis, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Botrydesmus Loomis, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Brachycerodesmus Carl, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Chilaphrodesmus Loomis, 19344SpeciesTaxom
Chytodesmus Cook, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Cliodesmus Chamberlin, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Coccoelasma Loomis, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Cryptodesmus Peters, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Cryptogonodesmus Silvestri, 19343SpeciesTaxom
Cylindrodesmus Pocock, 19452SpeciesTaxom
Cyliocyrtus Cook, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Cynedesmus Cook, 19362SpeciesTaxom
Cyphotylus Loomis, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Darlingtoniella Loomis, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Dasyodontus Loomis, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Dilophops Loomis, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Docodesmus Cook, 189416SpeciesTaxom
Dominicodesmus Chamberlin, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Eoromus Loomis, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Fennellia Loomis, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Henicomus Loomis, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Heteropente Loomis, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Hexadesmus Loomis, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Hystrichodesmus Loomis, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Inodesmus Cook, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Iomoides Loomis, 19417SpeciesTaxom
Iomus Cook, 19805SpeciesTaxom
Jeekelia Loomis, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Karukeromus Mauriès, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Liomus Chamberlin, 19674SpeciesTaxom
Lobodesmus Loomis, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Lophodesmus Pocock, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Melanodesmus Carl, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Mesethodesmus Chamberlin, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Peckfiskia Loomis, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Penteporus Loomis, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Polydesmus Latreille, 1859Flat Backed Millipedes1SpeciesTaxom
Poratia Cook & Cook, 19233SpeciesTaxom
Poratioides Loomis, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Prosopodesmus Silvestri, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Psochodesmus Cook, 1896
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhacophorus Kuhl & Hasselt, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Stenonia Gray, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Styraxodesmus Chamberlin, 19673SpeciesTaxom
Trematodesmus Loomis, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Treseolobus Attems, 19182SpeciesTaxom
Tridesmus Cook, 18963SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Caribbean
92 Species
Aetheandra multiplex Loomis, 1934
Agenodesmus reticulatus Loomis, 1934Potbellied helicellid
Barathrodesmus inflatus Loomis, 1975
Berlesedesmus flagellipes Loomis, 1975Northwest hesperian
Botrydesmus lutosus Loomis, 1934
Brachycerodesmus oxapampaensis Kraus, 1960
Chilaphrodesmus clarus Chamberlin, 1950Pinnacles shoulderband
Chilaphrodesmus darlingtoni Loomis, 1941Bronze shoulderband
Chilaphrodesmus rollei Velez, 1967
Chilaphrodesmus rubellus Loomis, 1934Potbellied helicellid
Chytodesmus laqueatus Karsch, 1880San Xavier talussnail
Cliodesmus cryptopygus Chamberlin, 1923
Coccoelasma incisura Loomis, 1936Monterey hesperian
Cryptodesmus vincentii (Pocock, 1894)⇒ Docodesmus vincentii Pocock, 1894
Cryptogonodesmus clarus (Chamberlin, 1950)⇒ Chilaphrodesmus clarus Chamberlin, 1950
Cryptogonodesmus darlingtoni (Loomis, 1941)⇒ Chilaphrodesmus darlingtoni Loomis, 1941
Cryptogonodesmus rubellus Loomis, 1934
Cylindrodesmus hirsutus Pocock, 1889
Cylindrodesmus laniger (Schubart, 1945)⇒ Cylindrodesmus hirsutus Pocock, 1889
Cyliocyrtus ocreatus Loomis, 1934
Cynedesmus ornamentatus Karsch, 1880San Xavier talussnail
Cynedesmus varilobatus Loomis, 1936Monterey hesperian
Cyphotylus prolatus Loomis, 1936Monterey hesperian
Darlingtoniella provecta Loomis, 1938
Dasyodontus hispaniolus Loomis, 1936
Dilophops bullatus Loomis, 1934Potbellied helicellid
Docodesmus alifer Loomis, 1941
Docodesmus angustus Loomis, 1941
Docodesmus brodzinskyi W. A. Shear, 1981White-lip gardensnail
Docodesmus coxalis Loomis, 1975Northwest hesperian
Docodesmus cubensis Loomis, 1937
Docodesmus grenadae Chamberlin, 1918Redwood hesperian
Docodesmus griseus Loomis, 1941
Docodesmus haitiensis Chamberlin, 1918Redwood hesperian
Docodesmus maculatus Bollman, 1888
Docodesmus parvior Chamberlin, 1918Redwood hesperian
Docodesmus robustus Loomis, 1934
Docodesmus sculpturatus Loomis, 1934Potbellied helicellid
Docodesmus semiseptus Loomis, 1936Monterey hesperian
Docodesmus trinidadensis Chamberlin, 1918
Docodesmus vidalius Velez, 1967
Docodesmus vincentii Pocock, 1894Nubbin threetooth
Dominicodesmus geophilus (Chamberlin, 1923)⇒ Poratia granulofrons Chamberlin, 1918
Eoromus aberrans Loomis, 1936
Fennellia ovipes Loomis, 1941
Henicomus septiporus Loomis, 1941
Heteropente planifrons Loomis, 1933
Hexadesmus lateridens Loomis, 1933
Hystrichodesmus cubensis Loomis, 1938
Inodesmus jamaicensis Cook, 1896
Iomoides conjuncta (Loomis, 1941)⇒ Iomoides conjunctus Loomis, 1941
Iomoides conjunctus Loomis, 1941
Iomoides glabra (Loomis, 1934)⇒ Iomoides glabrus Loomis, 1934
Iomoides glabrus Loomis, 1934Potbellied helicellid
Iomoides hispidus Loomis, 1934Potbellied helicellid
Iomoides parallela (Loomis, 1941)⇒ Iomoides parallelus Loomis, 1941
Iomoides parallelus Loomis, 1941
Iomus incisus Cook, 1911Lyre mantleslug
Iomus obliquus Cook, 1911Lyre mantleslug
Iomus platanus Cook, 1911Lyre mantleslug
Iomus recentus Chamberlin, 1950Santa Cruz hesperian
Iomus thibaudi Mauriès, 1980Agave threeband
Jeekelia granulosa Loomis, 1941Bronze shoulderband
Karukeromus delamarei Mauriès, 1980Agave threeband
Liomus albanus Chamberlin, 1950Santa Cruz hesperian
Liomus obscuras
Liomus obscurus Chamberlin, 1950Santa Cruz hesperian
Liomus ramosus Velez, 1967
Lobodesmus granosus Loomis, 1936Monterey hesperian
Lophodesmus bituberculatus Loomis, 1970Galiuro talussnail
Lophodesmus caraibianus Pocock, 1894Sierra shoulderband
Melanodesmus granulosus (Loomis, 1941)⇒ Jeekelia granulosa Loomis, 1941
Mesethodesmus haitianus Chamberlin, 1918
Peckfiskia cavernicola Loomis, 1969Pungent talussnail
Penteporus crenellatus Loomis, 1936Monterey hesperian
Polydesmus subterraneus (Saussure, 1859)⇒ Amphelictogon subterraneus subterraneus Saussure, 1859
Poratia digitata Porat, 1889Mottled seahare
Poratia granulofrons Chamberlin, 1918Sierra shoulderband
Poratia mulegensis Chamberlin, 1923
Poratioides virginalis (Loomis, 1970)⇒ Poratia digitata Porat, 1889
Prosopodesmus jacobsoni Silvestri, 1910Millipede
Rhacophorus magnus (Bollman, 1888)⇒ Amphelictogon magnus Bollman, 1888
Stenonia maculata (Bollman, 1889)⇒ Docodesmus maculatus Bollman, 1888
Styraxodesmus ater Loomis, 1936Monterey hesperian
Styraxodesmus furcatus Chamberlin, 1918Redwood hesperian
Styraxodesmus juliogarciai Velez, 1967
Trematodesmus setiger Loomis, 1936
Treseolobus caraibianus (Chamberlin, 1918)⇒ Lophodesmus caraibianus Pocock, 1894
Treseolobus granulofrons (Chamberlin, 1918)⇒ Poratia granulofrons Chamberlin, 1918
Tridesmus guilarteus Chamberlin, 1950Santa Cruz hesperian
Tridesmus portoricensis Silvestri, 1908Spotted seahare
Tridesmus sectilis Cook, 1896Mormon Island chaparral

Subnodes of Polydesmidea with occurrences in Caribbean
InfraorderOniscodesmoides
Simonsen, 1990
1
31
67
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderPolydesmoides
Pocock, 1887
3
7
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyCyrtodesmidae
Cook, 1896
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyFuhrmannodesmidae
Brölemann, 1916
11
16
Genera
Species

Taxom



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