Species list, Checklist of Superfamily Polyxenoidea for North Africa (Africa)

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Checklist for Superfamily Polyxenoidea Lucas, 1840
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

List of families for North Africa
2 Families width 5 Species

Lophoproctidae Silvestri, 1897		0	Species	Taxom
Polyxenidae (Lucas, 1840)	Bristly millipedes	5	Species	Taxom

Genera for North Africa
4 Genera with 5 Species

Species list for North Africa
5 Species

Macroxenus rubromarginatus Lucas, 1846
Pollyxenus lucidus (Chalande, 1888)	⇒ Polyxenus lucidus Chalande, 1888
Polyxenus fasciculatus Say, 1821	Millipede
Polyxenus lagura Linnaeus, 1758
Polyxenus lagurus (Linnaeus, 1758)	⇒ Polyxenus lagura Linnaeus, 1758

Subnodes of Polyxenoidea with occurrences in North Africa

Family	Lophoproctidae Silvestri, 1897	1 0	Genus Species	Taxom
Family	Polyxenidae Lucas, 1840 Bristly millipedes	3 5	Genera Species	Taxom

Links, sources and further information

Polyxenoidea at itis.gov
Polyxenoidea at marinespecies.org