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Checklist for Suborder Polydesmidea Leach, 1815
and region Central Africa (Africa)


Class
 
Diplopoda
De Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes
24
188
584
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Chilognatha
Latreille, 1802
24
188
584
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Helminthomorpha
Pocock, 1887
22
186
581
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Merocheta
Cook, 1895
11
91
249
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Polydesmida
Pocock, 1887
Flat-backed Millipedes
11
91
249
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polydesmidea
Leach, 1815
4
11
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Central Africa
4 Families width 22 Species and 1 Subspecies
Cryptodesmidae Karsch, 18808SpeciesTaxom
Fuhrmannodesmidae Brölemann, 19166SpeciesTaxom
Polydesmidae Leach, 1815Flat Millipedes5SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgodesmidae Silvestri, 18963SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Central Africa
11 Genera with 22 Species
Aporodesmus Porat, 19515SpeciesTaxom
Cryptodesmus Peters, 18943SpeciesTaxom
Dendrobrachypus Verhoeff, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Eubrachydesmus Attems, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Mabocus Chamberlin, 04SpeciesTaxom
Monachodesmus Silvestri, 1927
0SpeciesTaxom
Nonnodesmus Attems, 19583SpeciesTaxom
Polydesmus Latreille, 1858Flat Backed Millipedes3SpeciesTaxom
Prepodesmus Cook, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Pterodesmus Cook, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeroparia Attems, 19961SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central Africa
22 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aporodesmus chiumbeus Chamberlin, 1951
Aporodesmus crinitus Porat, 1894
Aporodesmus gabonicus Lucas, 1858
Aporodesmus gabonicus mecklenburgii Attems, 1921
Aporodesmus viabilis Chamberlin, 1951
Cryptodesmus mecklenbergi
Cryptodesmus mecklenburgii Attems, 1912
Cryptodesmus subrectangulus Porat, 1894
Dendrobrachypus pusillus Verhoeff, 1941
Eubrachydesmus superus (Latzel, 1884)⇒ Brachydesmus superus Latzel, 1884
Mabocus difficilis Kraus, 1958
Mabocus granulifer Chamberlin, 1951
Mabocus sangae Chamberlin, 1951
Mabocus sangal
Nonnodesmus margaritulus Kraus, 1958
Nonnodesmus pallidus Kraus, 1958
Nonnodesmus tuberculinus Kraus, 1958
Polydesmus angustus Latzel, 1884Bridge Creek chaparral
Polydesmus stiphropus Attems, 1927
Polydesmus thomsoni (Lucas, 1858)⇒ Coromus thomsoni Lucas, 1858
Prepodesmus upembanus Kraus, 1958
Pterodesmus moderatus Chamberlin, 1927
Sphaeroparia hexatricha Mauriès & He..., 1996

Subnodes of Polydesmidea with occurrences in Central Africa
InfraorderOniscodesmoides
Simonsen, 1990
1
2
3
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderPolydesmoides
Pocock, 1887
2
6
13
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyFuhrmannodesmidae
Brölemann, 1916
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom



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