Polydesmoidea (Leach 1815) ⇒ Taxonomy and Distribution of Superfamily

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Booklice	Bugs
Bumblebees	Butterflies
Cicadas	Crane flies
Dragonflies	Earwigs
Flies	Isopods
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Myriapods	Net-winged
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Taxonomy of Superfamily Polydesmoidea Leach, 1815

Class	Diplopoda De Blainville in Gervais, 1844 Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes	229 3586 29647	Families Genera Species
Subclass	Chilognatha Latreille, 1802	198 3375 29198	Families Genera Species
Infraclass	Helminthomorpha Pocock, 1887	178 3237 27397	Families Genera Species
Superorder	Merocheta Cook, 1895	43 1588 11441	Families Genera Species
Order	Polydesmida Pocock, 1887 Flat-backed Millipedes	43 1588 11441	Families Genera Species
Suborder	Polydesmidea Leach, 1815	18 482 3410	Families Genera Species
Infraorder	Polydesmoides Pocock, 1887	13 209 2534	Families Genera Species
Superfamily	Polydesmoidea Leach, 1815	10 171 2321	Families Genera Species

Subnodes of Polydesmoidea Leach, 1815

Family	Cryptodesmidae Karsch, 1880	56 240	Genera Species
Family	Macellolophidae Schubar, 1960	0 0	Genera Species
Family	Oniscodesmidae DeSaussure, 1860	15 53	Genera Species
Family	Pandirodesmidae Attems, 1940	0 0	Genera Species
Family	Peridontodesmidae Pocock, 1909	0 0	Genera Species
Family	Ploydesmidae	0 0	Genera Species
Family	Polydesmidae Leach, 1815 Flat Millipedes, Flat-backed millipedes	100 2028	Genera Species
Family	Rhachidesmidae Carl, 1903	0 0	Genera Species
Family	Sphaeretrichopidae	0 0	Genera Species
Family	Vanhoeffeniidae Attems, 1914	0 0	Genera Species

Synonyms

Native, vernacular names and spellings of Polydesmoidea

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Distribution and Species lists of Polydesmoidea Leach, 1815

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Afghanistan
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesAlbania
1 Families  3 Genera  7 SpeciesAlgeria
1 Families  3 Genera  6 SpeciesAngola
1 Family  1 Genus  2 SpeciesArgentina
2 Families  5 Genera  5 SpeciesArmenia
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesAustralia
1 Families  6 Genera  11 SpeciesAustria
2 Families  11 Genera  36 SpeciesBelarus
1 Families  6 Genera  9 SpeciesBelgium
2 Families  6 Genera  12 SpeciesBosnia and Herzegovina
1 Families  4 Genera  22 SpeciesBotswana
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesBrazil
3 Families  5 Genera  50 SpeciesBulgaria
1 Families  5 Genera  17 SpeciesCameroon
1 Families  3 Genera  3 SpeciesCanada
1 Families  5 Genera  10 SpeciesChina
2 Families  12 Genera  44 SpeciesColombia
2 Families  4 Genera  3 SpeciesCosta Rica
2 Families  4 Genera  5 SpeciesCroatia
1 Families  10 Genera  63 SpeciesCuba
1 Families  3 Genera  3 SpeciesCyprus
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesCzech Republic
2 Families  8 Genera  17 SpeciesDemocratic Republic of the Congo
2 Families  3 Genera  3 SpeciesDenmark
2 Families  5 Genera  9 SpeciesEcuador
1 Families  2 Genera  5 SpeciesEstonia
1 Families  4 Genera  6 SpeciesFinland
1 Families  4 Genera  8 SpeciesFrance
2 Families  15 Genera  57 SpeciesGabon
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesGeorgia
1 Families  3 Genera  10 SpeciesGermany
2 Families  14 Genera  41 SpeciesGhana
1 Family  1 Genus  0 SpeciesGreece
1 Families  6 Genera  18 SpeciesGuatemala
2 Families  3 Genera  4 SpeciesHungary
2 Families  7 Genera  19 SpeciesIceland
1 Families  3 Genera  4 SpeciesIndia
1 Families  6 Genera  8 SpeciesIndonesia
2 Families  10 Genera  25 SpeciesIran
1 Families  2 Genera  4 SpeciesIreland
1 Families  6 Genera  10 SpeciesIsrael
1 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesItaly
2 Families  19 Genera  104 SpeciesIvory Coast
2 Families  7 Genera  11 SpeciesJapan
2 Families  10 Genera  43 SpeciesKazakhstan
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesKenya
1 Family  1 Genus  3 SpeciesLatvia
1 Families  3 Genera  3 SpeciesLiberia
2 Families  5 Genera  10 SpeciesLuxembourg
1 Families  5 Genera  8 SpeciesMadagascar
2 Families  4 Genera  5 SpeciesMalaysia
2 Families  5 Genera  5 SpeciesMalta
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesMauritius
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesMexico
3 Families  11 Genera  39 SpeciesMonaco
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesMontenegro
1 Families  7 Genera  29 SpeciesMorocco
1 Family  1 Genus  2 SpeciesMozambique
1 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesMyanmar
2 Families  3 Genera  4 SpeciesNepal
1 Families  3 Genera  13 SpeciesNetherlands
2 Families  8 Genera  19 SpeciesNew Zealand
1 Family  1 Genus  3 SpeciesNigeria
1 Family  1 Genus  2 SpeciesNorth Korea
1 Family  1 Genus  4 SpeciesNorway
1 Families  8 Genera  21 SpeciesPakistan
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesPanama
3 Families  6 Genera  8 SpeciesPapua New Guinea
1 Family  1 Genus  0 SpeciesParaguay
1 Family  1 Genus  6 SpeciesPeru
2 Families  7 Genera  26 SpeciesPhilippines
2 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesPoland
2 Families  6 Genera  13 SpeciesPortugal
1 Families  5 Genera  18 SpeciesRepublic South Africa
1 Families  3 Genera  3 SpeciesRomania
1 Families  6 Genera  28 SpeciesRussia
1 Families  12 Genera  30 SpeciesSaint Vincent and the Grenadines
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesSerbia
1 Families  6 Genera  32 SpeciesSeychelles
2 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesSierra Leone
2 Families  3 Genera  4 SpeciesSlovakia
2 Families  6 Genera  11 SpeciesSlovenia
1 Families  5 Genera  37 SpeciesSomalia
1 Family  1 Genus  0 SpeciesSouth Korea
1 Family  1 Genus  6 SpeciesSpain
2 Families  11 Genera  31 SpeciesSri Lanka
2 Families  4 Genera  6 SpeciesSuriname
1 Family  1 Genus  0 SpeciesSweden
2 Families  9 Genera  16 SpeciesSwitzerland
2 Families  8 Genera  31 SpeciesSyria
1 Family  1 Genus  2 SpeciesTaiwan
2 Families  3 Genera  3 SpeciesTajikistan
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesTanzania
1 Families  2 Genera  3 SpeciesThailand
1 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesTogo
1 Family  1 Genus  2 SpeciesTunisia
1 Families  4 Genera  4 SpeciesTurkey
1 Families  3 Genera  18 SpeciesUganda
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesUkraine
1 Families  5 Genera  12 SpeciesUnited Kingdom
3 Families  10 Genera  19 SpeciesUSA
2 Families  17 Genera  96 SpeciesUzbekistan
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesVenezuela
1 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesVietnam
2 Families  4 Genera  3 SpeciesZimbabwe
1 Families  2 Genera  2 Species

Distribution on islands

Azores
1 Families  4 Genera  10 SpeciesEl Hierro
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesHebrides
1 Families  3 Genera  4 SpeciesInner Hebrides
1 Families  3 Genera  4 SpeciesIslands of the Stagnone of Marsala
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesLa Gomera
1 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesLa Graciosa
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesLa Palma
1 Families  3 Genera  4 SpeciesMacaronesia
1 Families  4 Genera  16 SpeciesNorthern Isles
1 Family  1 Genus  2 SpeciesOrkney Islands
1 Family  1 Genus  2 SpeciesOuter Hebrides
1 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesPorto Santo Island
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesPuhtu
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesRügen
1 Families  2 Genera  3 SpeciesSanta Maria Island
1 Families  2 Genera  3 SpeciesSkye
1 Families  3 Genera  4 SpeciesTenerife
1 Families  3 Genera  4 SpeciesUist
1 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesVancouver Island
1 Families  2 Genera  2 Species

Found in fossile formations

Much Wenlock Limestone Formation
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species