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Checklist for Suborder Polydesmidea Leach, 1815
and region Ecuador (Northern South America)


Class
 
Diplopoda
De Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes
28
59
79
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Chilognatha
Latreille, 1802
27
58
78
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Helminthomorpha
Pocock, 1887
26
57
77
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Merocheta
Cook, 1895
11
34
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Polydesmida
Pocock, 1887
Flat-backed Millipedes
11
34
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polydesmidea
Leach, 1815
5
7
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ecuador
5 Families width 10 Species
Haplodesmidae Cook, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtodesmidae Cook, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Fuhrmannodesmidae Brölemann, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Polydesmidae Leach, 1815Flat Millipedes5SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgodesmidae Silvestri, 18961SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ecuador
7 Genera with 10 Species
Cylindrodesmus Pocock, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtodesmus Gervais, 20181SpeciesTaxom
Hexadesmus Loomis, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Leptodesmus Saussure, 18974SpeciesTaxom
Nesodesmus Chamberlin, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Polydesmus Latreille, 1847Flat Backed Millipedes1SpeciesTaxom
Prosopodesmus Silvestri, 19101SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ecuador
10 Species
Cylindrodesmus hirsutus Pocock, 1889
Cyrtodesmus baerti Shear & Peck, 2018
Hexadesmus lateridens Loomis, 1933
Leptodesmus acutangulus
Leptodesmus gayanus (Gervais, 1847)⇒ Polydesmus gayanus Gervais, 1847
Leptodesmus loyanus
Leptodesmus ortonedae (Silvestri, 1897)⇒ Cordilleronomus ortonedae Silvestri, 1897
Nesodesmus insulanus Chamberlin, 1914
Polydesmus gayanus Gervais, 1847
Prosopodesmus jacobsoni Silvestri, 1910Millipede

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

Taxom

InfraorderPolydesmoides
Pocock, 1887
2
4
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyCyrtodesmidae
Cook, 1896
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyFuhrmannodesmidae
Brölemann, 1916
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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