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Checklist for Suborder Polydesmidea Leach, 1815
and region Melanesia (Oceania)


Class
 
Diplopoda
De Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes
27
81
280
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Chilognatha
Latreille, 1802
25
76
273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Helminthomorpha
Pocock, 1887
24
75
273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Merocheta
Cook, 1895
9
43
83
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Polydesmida
Pocock, 1887
Flat-backed Millipedes
9
43
83
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polydesmidea
Leach, 1815
4
11
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Melanesia
4 Families width 13 Species
Haplodesmidae Cook, 18956SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgodesmidae Silvestri, 18966SpeciesTaxom
Polydesmidae Leach, 1815Flat Millipedes0SpeciesTaxom
Fuhrmannodesmidae Brölemann, 19161SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Melanesia
11 Genera with 13 Species
Atopogonus Carl, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Cylindrodesmus Pocock, 18982SpeciesTaxom
Doratodesmus Cook, 19782SpeciesTaxom
Euporodesmus Chamberlin, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Eutrichodesmus Silvestri, 20091SpeciesTaxom
Lobiferodesmus Silvestri, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Lophodesmus Pocock, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Nesodesmus Chamberlin, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Rhacophorus Kuhl & Hasselt, 1822
0SpeciesTaxom
Salvadoria Kraus, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Treseolobus Attems, 19202SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Melanesia
13 Species
Atopogonus baccatus Carl, 1926
Cylindrodesmus hirsutus Pocock, 1889
Cylindrodesmus villosus Pocock, 1898
Doratodesmus hispidus Hoffman, 1978
Doratodesmus pholeter Hoffman, 1978
Euporodesmus solitarius Chamberlin, 1920
Eutrichodesmus communicans Golovatch, G..., 2009
Lobiferodesmus vanuatu Golovatch, G..., 2008
Lophodesmus lamprus Chamberlin, 1920
Nesodesmus insulanus Chamberlin, 1914
Salvadoria argentea Kraus, 1954
Treseolobus conformans Chamberlin, 1920
Treseolobus inconspicuus Chamberlin, 1920

Subnodes of Polydesmidea with occurrences in Melanesia
InfraorderOniscodesmoides
Simonsen, 1990
1
5
6
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderPolydesmoides
Pocock, 1887
2
5
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyFuhrmannodesmidae
Brölemann, 1916
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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