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


Class
 
Diplopoda
De Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes
49
201
428
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Chilognatha
Latreille, 1802
48
199
425
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Helminthomorpha
Pocock, 1887
47
197
423
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Merocheta
Cook, 1895
13
65
137
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Polydesmida
Pocock, 1887
Flat-backed Millipedes
13
65
137
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polydesmidea
Leach, 1815
6
25
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for West USA
6 Families width 51 Species
Pyrgodesmidae Silvestri, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Polydesmidae Leach, 1815Flat Millipedes24SpeciesTaxom
Nearctodesmidae Chamberlin &..., 195016SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtodesmidae Cook, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Macrosternodesmidae Brölemann, 19165SpeciesTaxom
Fuhrmannodesmidae Brölemann, 19163SpeciesTaxom


Genera for West USA
25 Genera with 51 Species
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Ampelodesmus Miyosi, 1956
0SpeciesTaxom
Bidentogon Buckett & Ga..., 19682SpeciesTaxom
Bistolodesmus Shelley, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Calianotus Shelley, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Cliodesmus Chamberlin, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtodesmus Gervais, 20181SpeciesTaxom
Docodesmus Cook, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Ergodesmus Chamberlin, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Eubrachydesmus Attems, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Harpogonopus Loomis, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Kepolydesmus Chamberlin, 19493SpeciesTaxom
Leonardesmus Shelley & Shear, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Nearctodesmus Silvestri, 19499SpeciesTaxom
Nevadesmus Shear, 20091SpeciesTaxom
Nomarchus Attems, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Packardesmus1SpeciesTaxom
Phreatodesmus Loomis, 19413SpeciesTaxom
Polydesmus Latreille, 1942Flat Backed Millipedes5SpeciesTaxom
Pratherodesmus Shear, 20091SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopolydesmus Attems, 18213SpeciesTaxom
Retrorsia Shelley, 20032SpeciesTaxom
Scytonotus Koch, 19416SpeciesTaxom
Snoqualmia Shear, 20121SpeciesTaxom
Tidesmus Chamberlin, 19432SpeciesTaxom
Utadesmus Chamberlin &..., 19301SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West USA
51 Species
Bidentogon californicus Chamberlin, 1918Sierra shoulderband
Bidentogon helferorum Buckett & Ga..., 1968
Bistolodesmus bonikus Chamberlin, 1912
Calianotus bituberculatus Loomis, 1960
Calianotus sastianus Chamberlin, 1910Joshua Tree desertsnail
Cliodesmus cryptopygus Chamberlin, 1923
Cyrtodesmus baerti Shear & Peck, 2018
Docodesmus grenadae Chamberlin, 1918Redwood hesperian
Ergodesmus compactus Chamberlin, 1949
Eubrachydesmus superus (Latzel, 1884)⇒ Brachydesmus superus Latzel, 1884
Harpogonopus confluentus Loomis, 1960
Kepolydesmus anderisus Chamberlin, 1910Joshua Tree desertsnail
Kepolydesmus hesperus (Chamberlin, 1949)⇒ Kepolydesmus anderisus Chamberlin, 1910
Kepolydesmus pungo (Chamberlin, 1949)⇒ Kepolydesmus anderisus Chamberlin, 1910
Leonardesmus injucundus Shelley & Shear, 2006
Nearctodesmus amissus Chamberlin, 1949
Nearctodesmus brunnior (Chamberlin, 1949)⇒ Nearctodesmus cerasinus Wood, 1864
Nearctodesmus campicolens (Chamberlin, 1949)⇒ Nearctodesmus cerasinus Wood, 1864
Nearctodesmus cerasinus Wood, 1864Grand Coulee mountainsnail
Nearctodesmus insulanus Chamberlin, 1910Deep Slide mountainsnail
Nearctodesmus malkini (Chamberlin, 1949)⇒ Nearctodesmus cerasinus Wood, 1864
Nearctodesmus pseustes Chamberlin, 1949
Nearctodesmus renigens Chamberlin, 1949
Nearctodesmus salix Chamberlin, 1949
Nevadesmus ophimontis Shear, 2009
Nomarchus denticulatus Koch, C. L., 1847
Packardesmus cavicola Packard, 1877
Phreatodesmus cooki Loomis, 1960
Phreatodesmus dentatus Loomis, 1960
Phreatodesmus hastingsus Chamberlin, 1941Surf shoulderband
Polydesmus angustus Latzel, 1884Bridge Creek chaparral
Polydesmus cavicola Packard, 1877
Polydesmus dissecta Wood, 1867
Polydesmus inconstans Latzel, 1884Bridge Creek chaparral
Polydesmus pronomeutes (Chamberlin, 1942)⇒ Polydesmus inconstans Latzel, 1884
Pratherodesmus despaini Shear, Taylo..., 2009
Pseudopolydesmus canadensis Newport, 1844Canadian Flat-Back Millipede
Pseudopolydesmus pinetorum Bollman, 1888
Pseudopolydesmus serratus Say, 1821Common Pink Flat-Back Millipede
Retrorsia benedictae Shelley, 2003
Retrorsia leonardi Shelley, 2003
Scytonotus bergrothi Chamberlin, 1911
Scytonotus granulatus Say, 1821Granulated Millipede
Scytonotus insulanus Attems, 1931
Scytonotus orthodox (Chamberlin, 1925)⇒ Scytonotus piger Chamberlin, 1910
Scytonotus piger Chamberlin, 1910
Scytonotus simplex Chamberlin, 1941Deep Slide mountainsnail
Snoqualmia snoqualmie Shear, 2012
Tidesmus episcopus Chamberlin, 1943
Tidesmus hubbsi Chamberlin, 1943
Utadesmus henriensis Chamberlin, 1930

Subnodes of Polydesmidea with occurrences in West USA
InfraorderOniscodesmoides
Simonsen, 1990
1
3
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderPolydesmoides
Pocock, 1887
2
14
29
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyCyrtodesmidae
Cook, 1896
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyFuhrmannodesmidae
Brölemann, 1916
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyNearctodesmidae
Chamberlin & Hoffman, 1950
6
16
Genera
Species

Taxom



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