Millipedes of Australia


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Catalogue: Part 2
(non-paradoxosomatid Polydesmida)

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Below is a list of named species of Australian millipedes and their distribution. Click on a species name for synonymy and other information. Click on the author and year for bibliographic details. For genus synonymies, work down from Orders (links above) to families, or work up from links on species pages.


Order Polydesmida Pocock, 1887
  Family Dalodesmidae Cook, 1896
    Atalopharetra bashfordi Mesibov, 2005a [Tas]
    Atalopharetra clarkei Mesibov, 2005a [Tas]
    Atalopharetra eberhardi Mesibov, 2005a [Tas]
    Atalopharetra johnsi Mesibov, 2005a [Tas]
    Atrophotergum bonhami Mesibov, 2004a [Tas]
    Atrophotergum montanum Mesibov, 2004a [Tas]
    Atrophotergum pastorale Mesibov, 2004a [Tas]
    Atrophotergum silvaticum Mesibov, 2004a [Tas]
    Atrophotergum sodalis Mesibov, 2004a [Tas]
    Atrophotergum wurrawurraense Mesibov, 2004a [Tas]
    Bromodesmus catrionae Mesibov, 2004b [Tas]
    Bromodesmus militaris Mesibov, 2004b [Tas]
    Bromodesmus riparius Mesibov, 2004b [Tas]
    Bromodesmus rufus Mesibov, 2004b [Tas]
    Dasystigma bonhami Mesibov, 2003a [Tas]
    Dasystigma huonense Mesibov, 2003a [Tas]
    Dasystigma margaretae (Jeekel, 1984b) [Tas]
    Dasystigma tyleri Mesibov, 2003a [Tas]
    Gasterogramma austrinum Mesibov, 2003b [Tas]
    Gasterogramma extremum Mesibov, 2003b [Tas]
    Gasterogramma imber Mesibov, 2003b [Tas]
    Gasterogramma plomleyi Mesibov, 2003b [Tas]
    Gasterogramma psi Jeekel, 1982d [Tas]
    Gasterogramma rusticum Mesibov, 2003b [Tas]
    Gasterogramma tarkinense Mesibov, 2003b [Tas]
    Gasterogramma wynyardense Mesibov, 2003b [Tas]
    Gephyrodesmus arcuatus Mesibov, 2008a [NSW, Vic]
    Gephyrodesmus cineraceus Jeekel, 1983 [NSW, Vic]
    Gephyrodesmus coolahensis Mesibov, 2008a [NSW]
    Gephyrodesmus regilacus Mesibov, 2008a [Vic]
    Ginglymodesmus penelopae Mesibov, 2005b [Tas]
    Ginglymodesmus sumac Mesibov, 2005b [Tas]
    Ginglymodesmus tasmanianus Mesibov, 2005b [Tas]
    Lissodesmus adrianae Jeekel, 1984b [Tas]
    Lissodesmus alisonae Jeekel, 1984b [Tas]
    Lissodesmus anas Mesibov, 2006a [Tas]
    Lissodesmus bashfordi Mesibov, 2006a [Tas]
    Lissodesmus blackwoodensis Mesibov, 2006a [Vic]
    Lissodesmus catrionae Mesibov, 2006a [Vic]
    Lissodesmus clivulus Mesibov, 2006a [Tas]
    Lissodesmus cognatus Mesibov, 2006a [Tas]
    Lissodesmus cornutus Mesibov, 2006a [Tas]
    Lissodesmus devexus Mesibov, 2006a [Tas]
    Lissodesmus dignomontis Mesibov, 2006a [Vic]
    Lissodesmus gippslandicus Mesibov, 2006a [Vic]
    Lissodesmus grampianensis Mesibov, 2008a [Vic]
    Lissodesmus hamatus Mesibov, 2006a [Tas]
    Lissodesmus horridomontis Mesibov, 2006a [Tas]
    Lissodesmus inopinatus Mesibov, 2006a [Tas]
    Lissodesmus johnsi Mesibov, 2006a [Vic]
    Lissodesmus latus Mesibov, 2006a [Tas]
    Lissodesmus macedonensis Mesibov, 2006a [Vic]
    Lissodesmus martini (Carl, 1902) [Vic]
    Lissodesmus milledgei Mesibov, 2006a [Vic]
    Lissodesmus modestus Chamberlin, 1920a [Tas]
    Lissodesmus montanus Mesibov, 2006a [Tas]
    Lissodesmus orarius Mesibov, 2006a [Tas]
    Lissodesmus otwayensis Mesibov, 2006a [Vic]
    Lissodesmus peninsulensis Mesibov, 2006a [Tas]
    Lissodesmus perporosus Jeekel, 1984b [Tas]
    Lissodesmus plomleyi Mesibov, 2006a [Tas]
    Lissodesmus tarrabulga Mesibov, 2006a [Vic]
    Orthorhachis catherinae Mesibov, 2008a [NSW]
    Orthorhachis cavatica Jeekel, 2006f [NSW]
    Orthorhachis celtica Mesibov, 2008a [NSW]
    Orthorhachis christinae Mesibov, 2008a [NSW]
    Orthorhachis durabilis Mesibov, 2008a [NSW, Vic]
    Orthorhachis gloriosa Mesibov, 2008a [Qld]
    Orthorhachis inflata Mesibov, 2008a [NSW]
    Orthorhachis jubata Mesibov, 2008a [Qld]
    Orthorhachis kerewong Mesibov, 2008a [NSW]
    Orthorhachis monteithi Mesibov, 2008a [Qld]
    Orthorhachis oresbia Mesibov, 2008a [Vic]
    Orthorhachis pallida Jeekel, 1985b [Qld]
    Orthorhachis paradoxalis Jeekel, 2006f [NSW]
    Orthorhachis serrata Mesibov, 2008a [NSW]
    Orthorhachis tallagandensis Mesibov, 2008a [NSW]
    Orthorhachis vinnula Mesibov, 2008a [Vic]
    Orthorhachis weiri Mesibov, 2008a [NSW]
    Orthorhachis yabbra Mesibov, 2008a [NSW, Qld]
    Paurodesmus acutangulus Chamberlin, 1920a [Qld]
    Paurodesmus sjoestedti (Verhoeff, 1924) [Qld]
    Sphaerotrichopus cornutus Verhoeff, 1936a [WA]
    Sphaerotrichopus ramosus Attems, 1911 [WA]
    Tasmaniosoma armatum Verhoeff, 1936a [Tas]
    Tasmanodesmus hardyi Chamberlin, 1920a [Tas]
    Tasmanopeltis grandis Mesibov, 2006a [Tas]
    Victoriombrus acanthus Mesibov, 2004d [Vic]
    Victoriombrus seminudus Mesibov, 2004d [Vic]
  Family uncertain within suborder Dalodesmidea
    Asphalidesmus golovatchi Mesibov, 2009a [Tas]
    Asphalidesmus leae Silvestri, 1910 [Tas]
    Asphalidesmus parvus (Chamberlin, 1920a) [Tas]
    Noteremus infimus Mesibov, 2009a [Tas]
    Noteremus summus Mesibov, 2009a [Tas]
    Paredrodesmus aceriodendron Mesibov, 2003c [Tas]
    Paredrodesmus australis Mesibov, 2003c [Tas]
    Paredrodesmus bicalcar Mesibov, 2003c [Tas]
    Paredrodesmus monticolus Mesibov, 2003c [Tas]
    Paredrodesmus purpureus Mesibov, 2003c [Tas]
    Paredrodesmus taurulus Mesibov, 2003c [Tas]
    Procophorella bashfordi Mesibov, 2003c [Tas]
    Procophorella innupta Mesibov, 2003c [Tas]
  Family Haplodesmidae Cook, 1895
    Agathodesmus bucculentus (Jeekel, 1986) [Qld]
    Agathodesmus johnsi Mesibov, 2009b [NSW]
    Agathodesmus steeli Silvestri, 1910 [NSW]
    Cylindrodesmus hirsutus Pocock, 1889 Introduced [Christmas Island]
    Prosopodesmus jacobsoni Silvestri, 1910 Introduced [Christmas Island]
  Family Opisotretidae Hoffman, 1980
    Solaenaulus butteli (Carl, 1922) Introduced [Christmas Island]
  Family Polydesmidae Leach, 1815
    Brachydesmus superus Latzel, 1884 Introduced [SA,Tas]
  Family Pyrgodesmidae Silvestri, 1896
    Aporodesminus wallacei Silvestri, 1904 Introduced [NSW]