Species list, Checklist of Superfamily Polyxenoidea for Caribbean (America)

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Checklist for Superfamily Polyxenoidea Lucas, 1840
and region Caribbean (America)

Class	Diplopoda De Blainville in Gervais, 1844 Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes	40 180 622	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Penicillata Latrielle, 1831	2 4 11	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Polyxenida Verhoeff, 1934 Bristle millipedes, Bristly Millipedes	2 4 11	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superfamily	Polyxenoidea Lucas, 1840	2 4 11	Families Genera Species	Taxom

List of families for Caribbean
2 Families width 11 Species

Lophoproctidae Silvestri, 1897		8	Species	Taxom
Polyxenidae Lucas, 1840	Bristly millipedes	3	Species	Taxom

Genera for Caribbean
4 Genera with 11 Species

Species list for Caribbean
11 Species

Ancistroxenus comans Loomis, 1934
Lophoproctus aequatus (Loomis, 1936)	⇒ Lophoturus aequatus Loomis, 1936
Lophoproctus comans (Loomis, 1934)	⇒ Ancistroxenus comans Loomis, 1934
Lophoproctus niveus (Loomis, 1934)	⇒ Lophoturus niveus Loomis, 1934
Lophoturus aequatus Loomis, 1936	Pinhole threetooth
Lophoturus longisetis (Pocock, 1894)	⇒ Polyxenus longisetis Pocock, 1894
Lophoturus niveus Loomis, 1934
Lophoturus vicarius Condé & Terver, 1979	Ozark threetooth
Polyxenus fasciculatus Say, 1821	Millipede
Polyxenus lagura Linnaeus, 1758
Polyxenus longisetis Pocock, 1894

Subnodes of Polyxenoidea with occurrences in Caribbean

Family	Lophoproctidae Silvestri, 1897	3 8	Genera Species	Taxom
Family	Polyxenidae Lucas, 1840 Bristly millipedes	1 3	Genus Species	Taxom

Links, sources and further information

Polyxenoidea at itis.gov
Polyxenoidea at marinespecies.org