Species list, Checklist of Superfamily Polyxenoidea for Brazil (Northern South America)

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Checklist for Superfamily Polyxenoidea Lucas, 1840
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	Penicillata Latrielle, 1831	2 5 5	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Polyxenida Verhoeff, 1934 Bristle millipedes, Bristly Millipedes	2 5 5	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superfamily	Polyxenoidea Lucas, 1840	2 5 5	Families Genera Species	Taxom

List of families for Brazil
2 Families width 5 Species

Lophoproctidae (Silvestri, 1897)		2	Species	Taxom
Polyxenidae Lucas, 1840	Bristly millipedes	3	Species	Taxom

Genera for Brazil
5 Genera with 5 Species

Species list for Brazil
5 Species

Ancistroxenus comans Loomis, 1934
Lophoturus adisi (Ishii, Nguye..., 1999)	⇒ Macroxenodes amazonicus Ishii, Nguye..., 1999
Macroxenodes amazonicus Ishii, Nguye..., 1999
Monographis tamoyoensis Schubart, 1939
Polyxenus superbus Silvestri, 1903

Subnodes of Polyxenoidea with occurrences in Brazil

Family	Lophoproctidae Silvestri, 1897	2 2	Genera Species	Taxom
Family	Polyxenidae Lucas, 1840 Bristly millipedes	3 3	Genera Species	Taxom

Links, sources and further information

Polyxenoidea at itis.gov
Polyxenoidea at marinespecies.org