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Checklist for Suborder Polydesmidea Leach, 1815
and region Indian Ocean islands (East Africa)


Class
 
Diplopoda
De Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes
53
150
446
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Chilognatha
Latreille, 1802
52
147
443
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Helminthomorpha
Pocock, 1887
46
136
319
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Merocheta
Cook, 1895
15
43
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Polydesmida
Pocock, 1887
Flat-backed Millipedes
15
43
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polydesmidea
Leach, 1815
7
22
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Indian Ocean islands
7 Families width 28 Species
Pyrgodesmidae Silvestri, 189610SpeciesTaxom
Haplodesmidae Cook, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtodesmidae Cook, 18965SpeciesTaxom
Cryptodesmidae Karsch, 18802SpeciesTaxom
Fuhrmannodesmidae Brölemann, 19163SpeciesTaxom
Oniscodesmidae DeSaussure, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Polydesmidae Leach, 1815Flat Millipedes5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Indian Ocean islands
22 Genera with 28 Species
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Airocaulon Loomis, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Botrydesmus Loomis, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Catapleuradesmus Loomis, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Catapleurodesmus1SpeciesTaxom
Cylindrodesmus Pocock, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtodesmus Gervais, 19645SpeciesTaxom
Diaphanacme Loomis, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Docodesmiella Loomis, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Hyperothrix Attems, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Hypsiloporus Loomis, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Irazunus Attems, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Leiogonopus Loomis, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Lemuriocryptus Verhoeff, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Lignydesmus Cook, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Nomarchus Attems, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Pachygonopus Loomis, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Polydesmus Latreille, 1961Flat Backed Millipedes3SpeciesTaxom
Poratia Cook & Cook, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Pterodesmus Cook, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Sarolepis Loomis, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Spanobrachium Attems, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Xenoporus Loomis, 19611SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Indian Ocean islands
28 Species
Airocaulon humerosum Loomis, 1964
Botrydesmus biramosus Loomis, 1964
Catapleuradesmus diadematus Loomis, 1964
Catapleurodesmus diadematus
Cylindrodesmus hirsutus Pocock, 1889
Cyrtodesmus bifurcus Loomis, 1964
Cyrtodesmus confluentus Loomis, 1964
Cyrtodesmus coronatus Loomis, 1964
Cyrtodesmus dentatus Loomis, 1964
Cyrtodesmus lyrapes Loomis, 1964
Diaphanacme lata Loomis, 1964
Docodesmiella magna Loomis, 1964
Hyperothrix orophura Attems, 1900
Hypsiloporus serratus Loomis, 1964
Irazunus uncus Loomis, 1964
Leiogonopus echinus Loomis, 1964
Lemuriocryptus montanus Verhoeff, 1939
Lignydesmus panamanus Loomis, 1961Shasta hesperian
Nomarchus denticulatus Koch, C. L., 1847
Pachygonopus apiculatus Loomis, 1964
Polydesmus angustus Latzel, 1884Bridge Creek chaparral
Polydesmus inconstans Latzel, 1884Bridge Creek chaparral
Polydesmus renschi (Tabacaru & N..., 1961)⇒ Polydesmus subscabratus renschi Schubart, 1934
Poratia fossata Loomis, 1964
Pterodesmus hova Saussure & Z..., 1901
Sarolepis spiculatus (Loomis, 1964)⇒ Sarolepis spiculata Loomis, 1964
Spanobrachium collaris Koch, C. L., 1847
Xenoporus carinaceps Loomis, 1961Shasta hesperian

Subnodes of Polydesmidea with occurrences in Indian Ocean islands
InfraorderOniscodesmoides
Simonsen, 1990
1
10
10
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderPolydesmoides
Pocock, 1887
4
8
10
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyCyrtodesmidae
Cook, 1896
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyFuhrmannodesmidae
Brölemann, 1916
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



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