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Checklist for Suborder Polydesmidea Leach, 1815
and region North Africa (Africa)


Class
 
Diplopoda
De Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes
36
114
262
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Chilognatha
Latreille, 1802
33
107
254
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Helminthomorpha
Pocock, 1887
31
100
224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Merocheta
Cook, 1895
10
35
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Polydesmida
Pocock, 1887
Flat-backed Millipedes
10
35
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polydesmidea
Leach, 1815
4
15
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for North Africa
4 Families width 28 Species and 1 Subspecies
Polydesmidae Leach, 1815Flat Millipedes23SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgodesmidae Silvestri, 18965SpeciesTaxom
Haplodesmidae Cook, 18950SpeciesTaxom
Fuhrmannodesmidae Brölemann, 19160SpeciesTaxom


Genera for North Africa
15 Genera with 28 Species
Archipolydesmus Attems, 19963SpeciesTaxom
Brachydesmus Heller, 18843SpeciesTaxom
Cliodesmus Chamberlin, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Cookia Lesson, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Cylindrodesmus Pocock, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Cynedesmus Cook, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Dasyodontus Loomis, 1936
0SpeciesTaxom
Docodesmus Cook, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Eubrachydesmus Attems, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Heterocookia Silvestri, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Iomus Cook, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Polydesmus Latreille, 1970Flat Backed Millipedes10SpeciesTaxom
Propolydesmus Verhoeff, 18934SpeciesTaxom
Psochodesmus Cook, 1896
0SpeciesTaxom
Rharodesmus Schubart, 20122SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Africa
28 Species and 1 Subspecies
Archipolydesmus chreensis Abrous & Mau..., 1996
Archipolydesmus fodili Abrous & Mau..., 1996
Archipolydesmus kabylianus Abrous & Mau..., 1996
Brachydesmus insculptus Pocock, 1892
Brachydesmus proximus Latzel, 1889
Brachydesmus superus Latzel, 1884Flat brown millipede
Cliodesmus cryptopygus Chamberlin, 1923
Cookia novator Silvestri, 1896
Cynedesmus formicola Cook, 1896
Docodesmus brodzinskyi W. A. Shear, 1981White-lip gardensnail
Eubrachydesmus superus (Latzel, 1884)⇒ Brachydesmus superus Latzel, 1884
Heterocookia novator Silvestri, 1896
Polydesmus angustus Latzel, 1884Bridge Creek chaparral
Polydesmus brincki (Demange, 1970)⇒ Propolydesmus laevidentatus Loksa, 1967
Polydesmus complanatus complanatus Linnaeus, 1761
Polydesmus coriaceus (Porat, 1871)⇒ Polydesmus inconstans Latzel, 1884
Polydesmus dismilus (Berlese, 1891)⇒ Propolydesmus dismilus Berlese, 1891
Polydesmus edentulus C. L. Koch, 1847Pure Lichen Moth
Polydesmus guerinii (Gervais, 1836)⇒ Strongylosoma guerini Gervais, 1836
Polydesmus lusitanus Verhoeff, 1892
Polydesmus miguelinus (Attems, 1912)⇒ Propolydesmus miguelinus Attems, 1908
Polydesmus ribeiraensis Demange, 1970
Propolydesmus dismilus Berlese, 1891
Propolydesmus laevidentatus Loksa, 1967
Propolydesmus miguelinus Attems, 1908
Propolydesmus pectiniger Verhoeff, 1893
Rharodesmus cherifiensis Schubart, 1960
Rharodesmus tabarkensis Akkari & Eng..., 2012

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

Taxom

InfraorderPolydesmoides
Pocock, 1887
2
8
23
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyFuhrmannodesmidae
Brölemann, 1916
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom



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