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Checklist for Family Polyxenidae Lucas, 1840 (Bristly millipedes)
and region North Africa (Africa)


Class
 		Diplopoda
De Blainville in Gervais, 1844
Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes		36
114
262		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Penicillata
Latrielle, 1831
3
6
7		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Polyxenida
Verhoeff, 1934
Bristle millipedes, Bristly Millipedes		3
6
7		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 		Polyxenoidea
Lucas, 1840
2
4
5		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 
FamilyPolyxenidae
Lucas, 1840
Bristly millipedes		3
5		Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


Genera for North Africa
3 Genera with 5 Species
Macroxenus Brölemann, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Pollyxenus Latreille, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Polyxenus Latreille, 17583SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Africa
5 Species
Macroxenus rubromarginatus Lucas, 1846
Pollyxenus lucidus (Chalande, 1888)⇒ Polyxenus lucidus Chalande, 1888
Polyxenus fasciculatus Say, 1821Millipede
Polyxenus lagura Linnaeus, 1758
Polyxenus lagurus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Polyxenus lagura Linnaeus, 1758

Subnodes of Polyxenidae with occurrences in North Africa
SubfamilyMacroxeninae
Condé, 2008
1
1		Genus
Species
Taxom



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