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Checklist for Family Pyrgodesmidae Silvestri, 1896
and region Brazil (Northern South America)


Class
 
Diplopoda
De Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes
39
160
386
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Chilognatha
Latreille, 1802
37
155
381
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Helminthomorpha
Pocock, 1887
36
154
380
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Merocheta
Cook, 1895
16
92
210
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Polydesmida
Pocock, 1887
Flat-backed Millipedes
16
92
210
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polydesmidea
Leach, 1815
7
25
89
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Oniscodesmoides
Simonsen, 1990
1
11
23
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pyrgodesmoidea
Silvestri, 1896
1
11
23
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPyrgodesmidae
Silvestri, 1896
11
23
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Brazil
11 Genera with 23 Species
Adisiella Golovatch, 20013SpeciesTaxom
Araguayadesmus2SpeciesTaxom
Docodesmus Cook, 19992SpeciesTaxom
Enantigonodesmus Silvestri, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Gonographis Schubart, 19963SpeciesTaxom
Muyudesmus Kraus, 19602SpeciesTaxom
Myrmecodesmus Silvestri, 19964SpeciesTaxom
Poratia Cook & Cook, 19602SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoporatia Golovatch, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Taulidesmella Kraus, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Tauricollarium Golovatch, 19992SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Brazil
23 Species
Adisiella circularis Golovatch, 1999
Adisiella geniculata Golovatch, 1999
Adisiella piffae Golovatch, 2001
Araguayadesmus cochlearius Schubart, 1947
Araguayadesmus ligulifer Schubart, 1947
Docodesmus amazonicus Golovatch, 1997
Docodesmus hirudiformis Golovatch, 1999
Enantigonodesmus adisi Golovatch, 1997
Gonographis adisi (Hoffman, 1985)⇒ Myrmecodesmus adisi Hoffman, 1985
Gonographis duodecimlobata (Golovatch, 1996)⇒ Myrmecodesmus duodecimlobatus Golovatch, 1996
Gonographis minuscula (Golovatch, 1996)⇒ Myrmecodesmus minusculus Golovatch, 1996
Muyudesmus insularis (Kraus, 1960)⇒ Poratia insularis Kraus, 1960
Muyudesmus obliteratus (Kraus, 1960)⇒ Poratia obliterata Kraus, 1960
Myrmecodesmus adisi Hoffman, 1985
Myrmecodesmus duodecimlobatus Golovatch, 1996
Myrmecodesmus hastatus Schubart, 1945
Myrmecodesmus minusculus Golovatch, 1996
Poratia insularis Kraus, 1960
Poratia obliterata Kraus, 1960
Pseudoporatia perplexa Golovatch, 1999
Taulidesmella tabatinga Golovatch, 1998
Tauricollarium biramosum Golovatch, 1999
Tauricollarium uniramosum Golovatch, 1999


Links, sources and further information
Pyrgodesmidae at artfakta.se
Pyrgodesmidae at dyntaxa.se
Pyrgodesmidae at gbif.org
Pyrgodesmidae at irmng.org
Pyrgodesmidae at itis.gov