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Checklist for Suborder Polydesmidea Leach, 1815
and region Sri Lanka (South Asia)


Class
 
Diplopoda
De Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes
25
63
133
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Chilognatha
Latreille, 1802
24
62
132
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Helminthomorpha
Pocock, 1887
21
58
115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Merocheta
Cook, 1895
7
27
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Polydesmida
Pocock, 1887
Flat-backed Millipedes
7
27
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polydesmidea
Leach, 1815
5
15
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Sri Lanka
5 Families width 17 Species
Pyrgodesmidae Silvestri, 18969SpeciesTaxom
Fuhrmannodesmidae Brölemann, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Polydesmidae Leach, 1815Flat Millipedes4SpeciesTaxom
Cryptodesmidae Karsch, 18802SpeciesTaxom
Haplodesmidae Cook, 18951SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Sri Lanka
15 Genera with 17 Species
Archandrodesmus Carl, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Attemsocyphus Verhoeff, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Catapyrgodesmus Silvestri, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Cryptocephalopus Verhoeff, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Eustaledesmus Silvestri, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Klimakodesmus Carl, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Lankadesmus Carl, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Leptodesmus Saussure, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Pocodesmus Cook, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Polydesmus Latreille, 1865Flat Backed Millipedes3SpeciesTaxom
Prosopodesmus Silvestri, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgodesmus Pocock, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Singhalocryptus Hoffman, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Styloceylonius Verhoeff, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Urodesmus Porat, 19361SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sri Lanka
17 Species
Archandrodesmus kandyanus Carl, 1932
Attemsocyphus serratus Verhoeff, 1936
Catapyrgodesmus ceylonicus Silvestri, 1920
Cryptocephalopus jonesii Verhoeff, 1937
Eustaledesmus parvus Silvestri, 1920
Klimakodesmus permutatus Attems, 1940
Lankadesmus cognatus Humbert, 1865
Leptodesmus thwaitesii Humbert, 1865
Pocodesmus greeni Pocock, 1892
Polydesmus layardi Humbert, 1865
Polydesmus luctuosus Peters, 1864
Polydesmus skinneri Humbert, 1865
Prosopodesmus jakobsoni Silvestri, 1910
Pyrgodesmus obscurus Pocock, 1892
Singhalocryptus alticola Hoffman, 1977
Styloceylonius lobatus Verhoeff, 1936
Urodesmus serratus Verhoeff, 1936

Subnodes of Polydesmidea with occurrences in Sri Lanka
InfraorderOniscodesmoides
Simonsen, 1990
1
9
9
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderPolydesmoides
Pocock, 1887
3
5
7
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