Species list, Checklist of Family Xystodesmidae (Xystodesmid Millipedes) for Caribbean (America)

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Checklist for Family Xystodesmidae Cook, 1895 (Xystodesmid Millipedes)
and region Caribbean (America)

Class	Diplopoda De Blainville in Gervais, 1844 Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes	40 180 622	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Chilognatha Latreille, 1802	38 176 611	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraclass	Helminthomorpha Pocock, 1887	36 174 597	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Merocheta Cook, 1895	16 108 267	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Polydesmida Pocock, 1887 Flat-backed Millipedes	16 108 267	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Chelodesmidea Cook, 1895	7 49 164	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Family	Xystodesmidae Cook, 1895 Xystodesmid Millipedes	2 2	Genera Species	Taxom

Genera for Caribbean
2 Genera with 2 Species

Melaphe Cook, 1968		1	Species	Taxom
Pachydesmus Cook, 1939		1	Species	Taxom

Species list for Caribbean
2 Species

Melaphe castianeira Hoffman & Lo..., 1968
Pachydesmus duplex (Chamberlin, 1939)	⇒ Pachydesmus crassicutis duplex Chamberlin, 1939

Subnodes of Xystodesmidae with occurrences in Caribbean

Subfamily	Melaphinae Brolemann, 1916	1 1	Genus Species	Taxom
Subfamily	Xystodesminae Cook, 1895	1 1	Genus Species	Taxom

Links, sources and further information

Xystodesmidae at gbif.org
Xystodesmidae at irmng.org
Xystodesmidae at itis.gov