Species list, Checklist of Superfamily Polyxenoidea for Melanesia (Oceania)

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Checklist for Superfamily Polyxenoidea Lucas, 1840
and region Melanesia (Oceania)

Class	Diplopoda De Blainville in Gervais, 1844 Diplopods, Millepedes, Millipede, Millipedes	27 81 280	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Penicillata Latrielle, 1831	2 5 7	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Polyxenida Verhoeff, 1934 Bristle millipedes, Bristly Millipedes	2 5 7	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superfamily	Polyxenoidea Lucas, 1840	2 5 7	Families Genera Species	Taxom

List of families for Melanesia
2 Families width 7 Species

Lophoproctidae Silvestri, 1897		4	Species	Taxom
Polyxenidae Lucas, 1840	Bristly millipedes	3	Species	Taxom

Genera for Melanesia
5 Genera with 7 Species

Species list for Melanesia
7 Species

Lophoproctus jeanneli Brölemann, 1910
Lophoproctus lucidus (Chalande, 1888)	⇒ Lophoproctus jeanneli Brölemann, 1910
Lophoturus obscurus (Broelemann, 1931)	⇒ Lophoturus okinawai Nguyen Duy-J..., 1982
Lophoturus okinawai Nguyen Duy-J..., 1982
Macroxenodes bartschi (Chamberlin, 1922)	⇒ Polyxenus bartschi Chamberlin, 1922
Pollyxenus lucidus (Chalande, 1888)	⇒ Polyxenus lucidus Chalande, 1888
Polyxenus lagura Linnaeus, 1758

Subnodes of Polyxenoidea with occurrences in Melanesia

Family	Lophoproctidae Silvestri, 1897	2 4	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