Checklist for Superfamily Polydesmoidea Leach, 1815
and region West Africa (Africa)
Class
| Diplopoda
De Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes | 27
132
334 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Chilognatha
Latreille, 1802
| 25
128
330 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Helminthomorpha
Pocock, 1887
| 24
127
329 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Merocheta
Cook, 1895
| 12
68
180 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Polydesmida
Pocock, 1887
Flat-backed Millipedes | 12
68
180 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Polydesmidea
Leach, 1815
| 4
25
46 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Polydesmoides
Pocock, 1887
| 2
11
26 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Polydesmoidea
Leach, 1815
| 2
11
26 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for West Africa
2 Families width 26 Species and 3 Subspecies
Genera for West Africa
11 Genera with 26 Species | Aporodesmus Porat, 1967 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Compsodesmus Cook, 1896 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptodesmus Peters, 1975 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eubrachydesmus Attems, 1884 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nimbaporodesmus Demange & Ma..., 1975 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polydesmus Latreille, 1884 | Flat Backed Millipedes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Prepodesmus Cook, 1896 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pterodesmus Cook, 1896 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Thelydesmus Cook, 1896 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tylodesmus Cook, 1952 | | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Villiersiellina Schubart, 1955 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for West Africa
26 Species and 3 Subspecies | Aporodesmus aestivus Hoffman, 1972 | | | Aporodesmus gabonicus Lucas, 1858 | | | Aporodesmus ivoiricus Demange & Ma..., 1975 | | | Aporodesmus zaria Hoffman, 1967 | | | Compsodesmus pulcher Cook, 1896 | | | Cryptodesmus hirsutus Demange, 1971 | | | Cryptodesmus obtusus Demange & Ma..., 1975 | | | Eubrachydesmus superus (Latzel, 1884) | ⇒ Brachydesmus superus Latzel, 1884 | | Nimbaporodesmus pennatus Demange & Ma..., 1975 | | | Polydesmus angustus Latzel, 1884 | Bridge Creek chaparral | | Prepodesmus ornatus (Peters, 1864) | ⇒ Cordyloporus ornatus Peters, 1864 | | Prepodesmus pictus Cook, 1896 | | | Prepodesmus tigrinus Cook, 1896 | | | Pterodesmus brownelli Cook, 1896 | | | Pterodesmus brownellii Cook, 1896 | | | Thelydesmus dispar Cook, 1896 | | | Tylodesmus albus Chamberlin, 1952 | | | Tylodesmus amoebus O. F. Cook, 1896 | | | Tylodesmus crassipes Cook, 1896 | | | Tylodesmus flabellifer | | | Tylodesmus liberiensis Schubart, 1955 | | | Tylodesmus liberiensis calathus Schubart, 1955 | | | Tylodesmus studeri Carl, 1913 | | | Tylodesmus studeri alticola Demange & Ma..., 1975 | | | Tylodesmus studeri ivoiriensis Demange & Ma..., 1975 | | | Tylodesmus variabilis | | | Tylodesmus viabilis Chamberlin, 1952 | | | Villiersiellina tekeensis Demange & Ma..., 1975 | | | Villiersiellina tonkouia Schubart, 1955 | |
Subnodes of Polydesmoidea with occurrences in West Africa
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