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Checklist for Infraorder Polydesmoides Pocock, 1887
and region Ecuador (Northern South America)


Class
 
Diplopoda
De Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes
28
59
79
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Chilognatha
Latreille, 1802
27
58
78
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Helminthomorpha
Pocock, 1887
26
57
77
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Merocheta
Cook, 1895
11
34
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Polydesmida
Pocock, 1887
Flat-backed Millipedes
11
34
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polydesmidea
Leach, 1815
5
7
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Polydesmoides
Pocock, 1887
2
4
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ecuador
2 Families width 7 Species
Haplodesmidae Cook, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Polydesmidae Leach, 1815Flat Millipedes5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ecuador
4 Genera with 7 Species
Cylindrodesmus Pocock, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Leptodesmus Saussure, 18974SpeciesTaxom
Polydesmus Latreille, 1847Flat Backed Millipedes1SpeciesTaxom
Prosopodesmus Silvestri, 19101SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ecuador
7 Species
Cylindrodesmus hirsutus Pocock, 1889
Leptodesmus acutangulus
Leptodesmus gayanus (Gervais, 1847)⇒ Polydesmus gayanus Gervais, 1847
Leptodesmus loyanus
Leptodesmus ortonedae (Silvestri, 1897)⇒ Cordilleronomus ortonedae Silvestri, 1897
Polydesmus gayanus Gervais, 1847
Prosopodesmus jacobsoni Silvestri, 1910Millipede

Subnodes of Polydesmoides with occurrences in Ecuador
SuperfamilyHaplodesmoidea
Cook, 1895
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPolydesmoidea
Leach, 1815
1
2
5
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom