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Checklist for Suborder Polydesmidea Leach, 1815
and region Iowa (USA)


Class
 		Diplopoda
De Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes		12
17
23		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Chilognatha
Latreille, 1802
12
17
23		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Helminthomorpha
Pocock, 1887
11
16
22		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Merocheta
Cook, 1895
5
9
12		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Polydesmida
Pocock, 1887
Flat-backed Millipedes		5
9
12		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 		Polydesmidea
Leach, 1815
1
3
5		Family
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Iowa
1 Family width 5 Species
Polydesmidae Leach, 1815Flat Millipedes5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Iowa
3 Genera with 5 Species
Polydesmus Latreille, 1942Flat Backed Millipedes2SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopolydesmus Attems, 18212SpeciesTaxom
Scytonotus Koch, 18211SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Iowa
5 Species
Polydesmus planicolens (Chamberlin, 1942)⇒ Pseudopolydesmus serratus Say, 1821
Polydesmus scopus (Chamberlin, 1942)⇒ Pseudopolydesmus serratus Say, 1821
Pseudopolydesmus pinetorum Bollman, 1888
Pseudopolydesmus serratus Say, 1821Common Pink Flat-Back Millipede
Scytonotus granulatus Say, 1821Granulated Millipede

Subnodes of Polydesmidea with occurrences in Iowa
InfraorderPolydesmoides
Pocock, 1887
1
3
5		Family
Genera
Species
Taxom



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