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Checklist for Suborder Polydesmidea Leach, 1815
and region Sicily (Italy)


Class
 		Diplopoda
De Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes		24
59
118		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Chilognatha
Latreille, 1802
22
56
112		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Helminthomorpha
Pocock, 1887
19
50
101		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Merocheta
Cook, 1895
6
15
25		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Polydesmida
Pocock, 1887
Flat-backed Millipedes		6
15
25		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

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


List of families for Sicily
4 Families width 18 Species and 3 Subspecies
Polydesmidae (Leach, 1815)Flat Millipedes12SpeciesTaxom
Oniscodesmidae DeSaussure, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Haplodesmidae Cook, 18953SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgodesmidae Silvestri, 18962SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Sicily
11 Genera with 18 Species
Acanthotarsius Verhoeff, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Amphitomeus1SpeciesTaxom
Brachydesmus Heller, 18844SpeciesTaxom
Cylindrodesmus Pocock, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Eubrachydesmus Attems, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Hypsiloporus Loomis, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Inodesmus Cook, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Mastigonodesmus Silvestri, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Nomarchus Attems, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Polydesmus Latreille, 1847Flat Backed Millipedes6SpeciesTaxom
Poratia Cook & Cook, 19182SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sicily
18 Species and 3 Subspecies
Acanthotarsius edentulus C.L.Koch, 1847
Amphitomeus attemsi Schubart, 1934
Brachydesmus proximus Latzel, 1889
Brachydesmus proximus alnorum Verhoeff, 1907
Brachydesmus proximus brunneus Attems, 1899
Brachydesmus superus Latzel, 1884Flat brown millipede
Cylindrodesmus hirsutus Pocock, 1889
Eubrachydesmus superus (Latzel, 1884)⇒ Brachydesmus superus Latzel, 1884
Hypsiloporus proclivis Loomis, 1961Shasta hesperian
Inodesmus jamaicensis Cook, 1896
Mastigonodesmus destefani destefani Silvestri, 1898
Nomarchus denticulatus Koch, C. L., 1847
Polydesmus germanicus (Verhoeff, 1896)⇒ Propolydesmus germanicus Verhoeff, 1896
Polydesmus monticola Latzel, 1884
Polydesmus noricus Latzel, 1884
Polydesmus polygamiae Verhoeff, 1937
Polydesmus rubelus Attems, 1902
Polydesmus testaceus (C. L. Koch, 1847)⇒ Propolydesmus testaceus C. L. Koch, 1847
Poratia digitata Porat, 1889Mottled seahare
Poratia granulofrons Chamberlin, 1918Sierra shoulderband

Subnodes of Polydesmidea with occurrences in Sicily
InfraorderOniscodesmoides
Simonsen, 1990
1
1
2		Family
Genus
Species
Taxom

InfraorderPolydesmoides
Pocock, 1887
3
10
16		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom



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