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Checklist for Family Xystodesmidae Cook, 1895 (Xystodesmid Millipedes)
and region Asia (Eurasia)


Class
 
Diplopoda
De Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes
96
644
2789
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Chilognatha
Latreille, 1802
93
631
2758
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Helminthomorpha
Pocock, 1887
85
583
2380
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Merocheta
Cook, 1895
18
235
898
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Polydesmida
Pocock, 1887
Flat-backed Millipedes
18
235
898
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Chelodesmidea
Cook, 1895
5
46
143
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyXystodesmidae
Cook, 1895
Xystodesmid Millipedes
20
63
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Asia
20 Genera with 63 Species
Apheloria Chamberlin, 1921
0SpeciesTaxom
Cyphonaria Verhoeff, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Harpaphe Cook, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Japonaria Attems, 19429SpeciesTaxom
Kiulinga Hoffman, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Koreoaria Verhoeff, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Levizonus Attems, 18982SpeciesTaxom
Macellolophus Hoffman, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Melaphe Cook, 184710SpeciesTaxom
Motyxia Chamberlin, 1941
Sierra luminous millipedes0SpeciesTaxom
Oxyurus Koch, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Pachydesmus Cook, 19422SpeciesTaxom
Parafontaria Verhoeff, 1899Train millipedes18SpeciesTaxom
Parariukiaria1SpeciesTaxom
Profontaria Verhoeff, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Rhysodesmus Cook, 19414SpeciesTaxom
Riukiaria Attems, 195611SpeciesTaxom
Takakuwaia Verhoeff, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Xystodesmus Cook, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Yaetakaria Hoffman, 19491SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Asia
63 Species and 6 Subspecies
Cyphonaria scabra Verhoeff, 1936
Harpaphe haydeniana Wood, 1864Almond-scented millipede
Japonaria acutidens takashimai (Shinohara, 1957)⇒ Parafontaria tonominea Attems, 1899
Japonaria egregia (Haga, 1968)⇒ Parafontaria tonominea Attems, 1899
Japonaria erythrosoma (Takakuwa, 1942)⇒ Parafontaria erythrosoma Takakuwa, 1942
Japonaria hamuligera Kraus, 1960
Japonaria longispinosa falcata (Miyosi, 1951)⇒ Parafontaria tonominea Attems, 1899
Japonaria longispinosa longispinosa (Miyosi, 1951)⇒ Parafontaria tonominea Attems, 1899
Japonaria spathulata Miyosi, 1951
Japonaria takakuwai Shinohara, 1957
Japonaria terminalis (Takakuwa, 1942)⇒ Parafontaria terminalis Takakuwa, 1942
Kiulinga jeekeli Hoffman, 1956
Koreoaria pallida Verhoeff, 1937
Levizonus takakuwai Verhoeff, 1941
Levizonus thaumasius Attems, 1898
Macellolophus excavatus (Verhoeff, 1931)⇒ Macellolophus rubromarginatus Lucas, 1846
Melaphe apamea Hoffman & Lo..., 1968
Melaphe arcuata (Verhoeff, 1941)⇒ Melaphe vestita C. L. Koch, 1847
Melaphe castianeira Hoffman & Lo..., 1968
Melaphe cypria Humbert & Sa..., 1869
Melaphe thracia (Verhoeff, 1926)⇒ Melaphe vestita C. L. Koch, 1847
Melaphe vestita C. L. Koch, 1847
Melaphe vestita thracica (Verhoeff, 1926)⇒ Melaphe vestita C. L. Koch, 1847
Melaphe vestita turcica (Verhoeff, 1941)⇒ Melaphe vestita C. L. Koch, 1847
Melaphe vestita vestita (C. L. Koch, 1847)⇒ Melaphe vestita C. L. Koch, 1847
Melaphe vestitus (C. L. Koch, 1847)⇒ Melaphe vestita C. L. Koch, 1847
Oxyurus vestita Koch & C.L., 1847
Pachydesmus attemsi Wang, 1960
Pachydesmus bazanensis Takakuwa, 1942
Parafontaria acutidens (Attems, 1909)⇒ Parafontaria tonominea Attems, 1899
Parafontaria armigera Verhoeff, 1936
Parafontaria crenata Shinohara, 1986
Parafontaria doenitzi Karsch, 1880
Parafontaria echizenensis (Shinohara, 1986)⇒ Parafontaria laminata Attems, 1909
Parafontaria erythrosoma Takakuwa, 1942
Parafontaria falcifera Verhoeff, 1936
Parafontaria ishiii Shinohara, 1986
Parafontaria laminata Attems, 1909
Parafontaria longa Shinohara, 1986
Parafontaria marmorata (Verhoeff, 1937)⇒ Parafontaria tonominea Attems, 1899
Parafontaria shiraiwaensis Shinohara, 1986
Parafontaria spathulata (Miyosi, 1951)⇒ Japonaria spathulata Miyosi, 1951
Parafontaria spiraligera (Verhoeff, 1937)⇒ Parafontaria tonominea Attems, 1899
Parafontaria takakuwai (Shinohara, 1957)⇒ Japonaria takakuwai Shinohara, 1957
Parafontaria terminalis Takakuwa, 1942
Parafontaria tokaiensis Tanabe, 2002
Parafontaria tonominea Attems, 1899
Parariukiaria cucfuongensis Nguyen, 2016
Profontaria takakuwai Verhoeff, 1941
Rhysodesmus cohaesiva Wang, 1957
Rhysodesmus cohaesivus Wang, 1957
Rhysodesmus contiguus Wang, 1957
Rhysodesmus semicircularis Takakuwa, 1941
Riukiaria anachoreta Tanabe, 1988
Riukiaria cornuta Haga, 1968
Riukiaria falcifera Verhoeff, 1936
Riukiaria hoffmani Jeekel, 1952
Riukiaria holstii Pocock, 1895
Riukiaria martensi Golovatch, 2014
Riukiaria ochracea Gressitt, 1941
Riukiaria puella Tanabe, 1988
Riukiaria pugionifera Verhoeff, 1936
Riukiaria taiwana Takakuwa, 1942
Riukiaria uraensis Wang, 1956
Takakuwaia furculigera Verhoeff, 1936
Xystodesmus martensii Peters, 1864
Yaetakaria youngi Hoffman, 1949

Subnodes of Xystodesmidae with occurrences in Asia
SubfamilyMelaphinae
Brolemann, 1916
2
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyParafontariinae
Hoffman, 1978
1
18
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyXystodesminae
Cook, 1895
10
24
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeAphelorini
Hoffman, 1980
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Xystodesmidae at gbif.org
Xystodesmidae at irmng.org
Xystodesmidae at itis.gov