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Checklist for Suborder Polydesmidea Leach, 1815
and region Dominican Republic (Greater Antilles)


Class
 
Diplopoda
De Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes
18
52
72
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Chilognatha
Latreille, 1802
17
51
72
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Helminthomorpha
Pocock, 1887
16
50
72
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Merocheta
Cook, 1895
5
30
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Polydesmida
Pocock, 1887
Flat-backed Millipedes
5
30
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polydesmidea
Leach, 1815
3
17
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Dominican Republic
3 Families width 20 Species
Fuhrmannodesmidae Brölemann, 19164SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgodesmidae Silvestri, 189616SpeciesTaxom
Haplodesmidae Cook, 18950SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Dominican Republic
17 Genera with 20 Species
Brachycerodesmus Carl, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Chilaphrodesmus Loomis, 19342SpeciesTaxom
Cliodesmus Chamberlin, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Cryptogonodesmus Silvestri, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Cylindrodesmus Pocock, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Dasyodontus Loomis, 1936
0SpeciesTaxom
Docodesmus Cook, 19185SpeciesTaxom
Dominicodesmus Chamberlin, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Henicomus Loomis, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Inodesmus Cook, 1896
0SpeciesTaxom
Iomoides Loomis, 19414SpeciesTaxom
Iomus Cook, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Jeekelia Loomis, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Lophodesmus Pocock, 1894
0SpeciesTaxom
Melanodesmus Carl, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Poratia Cook & Cook, 19232SpeciesTaxom
Psochodesmus Cook, 1896
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Dominican Republic
20 Species
Brachycerodesmus oxapampaensis Kraus, 1960
Chilaphrodesmus darlingtoni Loomis, 1941Bronze shoulderband
Chilaphrodesmus rubellus Loomis, 1934Potbellied helicellid
Cliodesmus cryptopygus Chamberlin, 1923
Cryptogonodesmus darlingtoni (Loomis, 1941)⇒ Chilaphrodesmus darlingtoni Loomis, 1941
Docodesmus alifer Loomis, 1941
Docodesmus angustus Loomis, 1941
Docodesmus brodzinskyi W. A. Shear, 1981White-lip gardensnail
Docodesmus griseus Loomis, 1941
Docodesmus haitiensis Chamberlin, 1918Redwood hesperian
Dominicodesmus geophilus (Chamberlin, 1923)⇒ Poratia granulofrons Chamberlin, 1918
Henicomus septiporus Loomis, 1941
Iomoides conjuncta (Loomis, 1941)⇒ Iomoides conjunctus Loomis, 1941
Iomoides conjunctus Loomis, 1941
Iomoides parallela (Loomis, 1941)⇒ Iomoides parallelus Loomis, 1941
Iomoides parallelus Loomis, 1941
Jeekelia granulosa Loomis, 1941Bronze shoulderband
Melanodesmus granulosus (Loomis, 1941)⇒ Jeekelia granulosa Loomis, 1941
Poratia granulofrons Chamberlin, 1918Sierra shoulderband
Poratia mulegensis Chamberlin, 1923

Subnodes of Polydesmidea with occurrences in Dominican Republic
InfraorderOniscodesmoides
Simonsen, 1990
1
11
16
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderPolydesmoides
Pocock, 1887
1
2
0
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyFuhrmannodesmidae
Brölemann, 1916
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



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