Millipedes of Australia

Polydesmida: Paradoxosomatidae:
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Aethalosoma Jeekel, 2006
  Aethalosoma Jeekel 2006b: 84. (First description.)
Type species. Aethalosoma solum Jeekel, 2006, by original designation.
Distribution. Tas.
Included species:
    Aethalosoma solum Jeekel, 2006 [Tas]  

Akamptogonus Attems, 1914
  Akamptogonus
    Akamptogonus Attems 1914: 186 (in genus key as 'Akamptogonus Att.'),
      188 (in genus key as 'Akamptogonus nov. g.'),
      221 (first description).
    Akamptogonus Verhoeff 1924: 6 (in taxonomic discusssion)
    Akamptogonus Attems 1926: 143. (In genus key.)
    Akamptogonus Attems 1929: 259 (in taxonomic discussion),
      266 (in genus key),
      274 (redescription).
    Akamptogonus Attems 1931: 137. (In taxonomic discussion.)
    Akamptogonus Verhoeff 1932: 1574 (in genus key),
      1604 (in genus key, as 'Acamptogonus').
    Akamptogonus Attems 1937: 31 (in genus key),
      252 (redescription).
    Akamptogonus Jeekel 1956: 184. (In taxonomic discussion.)
    Akamptogonus Jeekel 1964: 106. (In taxonomic discussion.)
    Akamptogonus Jeekel 1968: 21 (in taxonomic discussion),
      23 (in family revision),
      27 (in taxonomic discussion),
      126 (in classification).
    Akamptogonus Jeekel 1971: 216. (In genus catalogue.)
    Akamptogonus Hoffman 1980: 166. (In genus catalogue.)
    Akamptogonus Jeekel 2000a: 38 (in genus key),
      39 (in genus checklist).
    Akamptogonus Rowe & Sierwald 2006: 529 (in taxonomic discussion),
      532 (synonymy),
      533 (redescription).
  Tricladosoma
    Tricladosoma Brolemann 1916: 538 (introduced as new genus with Strongylosoma novarae (= Orthomorpha triaina) as type),
      591 (first description).
    Tricladosoma Attems 1937: 252. (Synonymised with Akamptogonus.)
    Tricladosoma Jeekel 1964: 106. (As synonym of Akamptogonus.)
    Tricladosoma Jeekel 1968: 23. (As synonym of Akamptogonus.)
    Tricladosoma Jeekel 1971: 236. (In genus catalogue.)
    Tricladosoma Hoffman 1980: 166. (In genus catalogue, as synonym of Akamptogonus.)
    Tricladosoma Rowe & Sierwald 2006: 532. (As synonym of Akamptogonus.)
    [Type species: Polydesmus (Strongylosoma) novarae Humbert & de Saussure, 1869, by original designation.]
  Zelanodesmus
    Zelanodesmus Chamberlin 1920a: 108. (First description.)
    Zelanodesmus Attems 1926: 144. (In genus list.)
    Zelanodesmus Attems 1937: 280. (In catalogue of 'uncertain' genera.)
    Zelanodesmus Jeekel 1964: 106. (Synonymised with Akamptogonus.)
    Zelanodesmus Jeekel 1968: 21 (in taxonomic discussion),
      23 (as synonym of Akamptogonus).
    Zelanodesmus Jeekel 1971: 238. (In genus catalogue.)
    Zelanodesmus Hoffman 1980: 166. (In genus catalogue, as synonym of Akamptogonus.)
    Zelanodesmus Rowe & Sierwald 2006: 532. (As synonym of Akamptogonus.)
    [Type species: Zelanodesmus rotornanus Chamberlin, 1920, by original designation.]
Type species. Polydesmus (Strongylosoma) novarae Humbert & de Saussure, 1869, by original designation.
Distribution. NSW native?, Tas introduced, WA introduced; other Regions.
Included species:
    Akamptogonus caragoon Rowe & Sierwald, 2006 [NSW]
    Akamptogonus novarae (Humbert & de Saussure, 1869) [NSW native?, Tas introduced, WA introduced; introduced overseas]
    and at least 8 non-Australian species (Attems 1937: 253)  

Antichiropus Attems, 1911
  Antichiropus Attems 1911: 168. (First description.)
  Antichiropus Attems 1914: 186 (in genus key),
    221 (redescription).
  Antichiropus Brolemann 1916: 539 (in taxonomic discussion, type species designated),
    584 (assigned to tribe 'Antichiropini').
  Antichiropus Verhoeff 1924: 4 (in taxonomic discussion),
    10, 11 (in genus keys).
  Antichiropus Attems 1926: 143. (In genus key.)
  Antichiropus Attems 1929: 257 (in taxonomic discussion),
    266 (in genus key),
    279 (redescription).
  Antichiropus Attems 1931: 137. (In taxonomic discussion.)
  Antichiropus Brolemann 1931: 298. (In taxonomic discussion.)
  Antichiropus Verhoeff 1932: 1574 (in genus key),
    1591 (in taxonomic discussion),
    1605 (in genus key).
  Antichiropus Attems 1937: 32 (in genus key),
    266 (redescription).
  Antichiropus Attems 1940: 538. (In genus key.)
  Antichiropus Verhoeff 1941c: 5 (in subfamily key),
    7 (in genus key).
  Antichiropus Attems 1944: 250. (Divides genus into subgenera Antichiropus and Haplochiropus.)
  Antichiropus Jeekel 1964: 105. (In taxonomic discussion.)
  Antichiropus Jeekel 1965: 8. (In taxonomic discussion.)
  Antichiropus Jeekel 1968: 27 (in taxonomic discussion),
    29 (in family revision),
    126 (in classification).
  Antichiropus Jeekel 1971: 216. (In genus catalogue.)
  Antichiropus Jeekel 1979: 652. (In taxonomic discussion.)
  Antichiropus Hoffman 1980: 166. (In genus catalogue.)
  Antichiropus Jeekel 1982b: 124. (In taxonomic discussion.)
  Antichiropus Jeekel 1982c: 202. (In taxonomic discussion.)
  Antichiropus Shear 1992: 779, 781. (In taxonomic discussions.)
  Antichiropus Humphreys & Shear 1993: 181. (In taxonomic discussion.)
  Antichiropus Rowe & Sierwald 2006: 529. (In taxonomic discussion.)
Type species. Antichiropus variabilis Attems, 1911, by subsequent designation.
Distribution. SA, WA.
Included species:
    Antichiropus fossulifrons Attems, 1911 [WA]
    Antichiropus humphreysi Shear, 1992 [WA]
    Antichiropus mammilifer Jeekel, 1982 [SA]
    Antichiropus minimus Attems, 1911 [WA]
    Antichiropus monacanthus Attems, 1911 [WA]
    Antichiropus nanus Attems, 1911 [WA]
    Antichiropus sulcatus Attems, 1911 [WA]
    Antichiropus variabilis Attems, 1911 [WA]
    Antichiropus whistleri Attems, 1911 [WA]  

Archicladosoma Jeekel, 1984
  Archicladosoma Jeekel 1984a: 20. (In genus key, and first description).
  Archicladosoma Shelley et al. 2000: 85. (In genus catalogue.)
  Archicladosoma Rowe & Sierwald 2006: 529. (In taxonomic discussion.)
Type species. Archicladosoma magnum Jeekel, 1984, by original designation.
Distribution. Vic.
Included species:
    Archicladosoma magnum Jeekel, 1984 [Vic]  

Atropisoma Silvestri, 1897
  Atropisoma Silvestri 1897a: 12. (First description.)
  Atropisoma Silvestri 1897b: 649. (In list of genera in Strongylosomidae.)
  Atropisoma Brolemann 1916: 541 (in taxonomic discussion),
    584 (listed as genus of uncertain position).
  Atropisoma Attems 1914: 187 (in genus key),
    217 (redescription).
  Atropisoma Verhoeff 1924: 32. (In taxonomic discussion.)
  Atropisoma Attems 1926: 143. (In genus key.)
  Atropisoma Attems 1929: 258 (in taxonomic discussion),
    264 (in genus key).
  Atropisoma Verhoeff 1932: 1575, 1603. (In genus keys.)
  Atropisoma Attems 1937: 27 (in genus key),
    221 (redescription).
  Atropisoma Verhoeff 1941c: 5. (In taxonomic discussion: 'Vielleicht lässt sich Atropisoma mit Antichiropus vereinigen.')
  Atropisoma Jeekel 1968: 27 (in taxonomic discussion),
    30 (in family revision),
    126 (in classification).
  Atropisoma Jeekel 1971: 217. (In genus catalogue.)
  Atropisoma Hoffman 1980: 171. (In genus catalogue.)
Type species. Atropisoma elegans Silvestri, 1897, by monotypy.
Distribution. Qld; PNG.
Included species:
    Atropisoma elegans Silvestri, 1897 [Qld]
    and 2 PNG species (Attems 1937: 222)  

Aulacoporus Verhoeff, 1924
  Aulacoporus Verhoeff 1924: 6 (in taxonomic discussion),
    10, 11 (in genus keys),
    17 (first description).
  Aulacoporus Attems 1926: 142. (In genus key.)
  Aulacoporus Verhoeff 1928: 90, 91. (In genus keys.)
  Aulacoporus Attems 1929: 258 (in taxonomic discussion),
    266 (in genus key).
  Aulacoporus Attems 1931: 137. (In taxonomic discussion.)
  Aulacoporus Verhoeff 1932: 1573 (in genus key),
    1591, 1592 (in taxonomic discussion),
    1595, 1597, 1605 (in 3 genus keys).
  Aulacoporus Attems 1937: 32 (in genus key),
    260 (redescription),
    261 (type species designated).
  Aulacoporus Verhoeff 1937: 134, 139. (In taxonomic discussions.)
  Aulacoporus Attems 1940: 538. (In genus key.)
  Aulacoporus Verhoeff 1941c: 5 (in subfamily key),
    8 (in genus key).
  Aulacoporus Jeekel 1965: 8. (In taxonomic discussion.)
  Aulacoporus Jeekel 1968: 27 (in taxonomic discussion),
    29 (in family revision),
    126 (in classification).
  Aulacoporus Jeekel 1971: 217. (In genus catalogue.)
  Aulacoporus Jeekel 1979: 652. (In taxonomic discussion.)
  Aulacoporus Hoffman 1980: 166. (In genus catalogue.)
  Aulacoporus Jeekel 1982b: 127. (In taxonomic discussion.)
  Aulacoporus Jeekel 1982c: 202. (In taxonomic discussion.)
  Aulacoporus Jeekel 2000a: 40, 41. (In taxonomic discussions.)
Type species. Aulacoporus castaneus Verhoeff, 1924, by subsequent designation.
Distribution. Qld.
Included species:
    Aulacoporus affinis Verhoeff, 1924 [Qld]
    Aulacoporus castaneus Verhoeff, 1924 [Qld]
    Aulacoporus yarrabahnus Verhoeff, 1924 [Qld]  

Australiosoma Brolemann, 1913
  Australiosoma
    Australiosoma Brolemann 1913: 89. (First description.)
    Australiosoma Attems 1914: 186 (in genus key),
      224 (redescription).
    Australiosoma Brolemann 1916: 539 (in taxonomic discussion),
      584 (assigned to tribe 'Australiosomini').
    Australiosoma Verhoeff 1924: 5 (in taxonomic discussion),
      9 (in genus key),
      10 (in genus key as subgenus of Australiosoma),
      12 (in genus key),
      23 (redescription).
    Australiosoma Attems 1926: 142. (In genus key.)
    Australiosoma Verhoeff 1928: 87 (in taxonomic discussion),
      89, 91 (in genus keys).
    Australiosoma Attems 1929: 258 (in taxonomic discussion),
      266 (in genus key).
    Australiosoma Verhoeff 1932: 1573, 1594, 1598, 1604. (In 4 genus keys.)
    Australiosoma Attems 1931: 134, 137. (In taxonomic discussions.)
    Australiosoma Attems 1937: 31 (in genus key),
      233 (redescription).
    Australiosoma Verhoeff 1941c: 6 (in subfamily key),
      8 (in genus key).
    Australiosoma Attems 1944: 134. (In taxonomic discussion.)
    Australiosoma Jeekel 1964: 105. (In taxonomic discussion.)
    Australiosoma Jeekel 1968: 21 (in taxonomic discussion),
      24 (in family revision)
      126 (in classification).
    Australiosoma Jeekel 1971: 217. (In genus catalogue.)
    Australiosoma Hoffman 1980: 166. (In genus catalogue.)
    Australiosoma Jeekel 1982a: 137, 150. (In taxonomic discussions.)
    Australiosoma Jeekel 1984a: 20 (in genus key),
      24 (in taxonomic discussion),
      27 (brief summary).
    Australiosoma Jeekel 2000a: 37 (in genus key),
      38 (in genus checklist).
    Australiosoma Jeekel 2003b: 33, 41. (In taxonomic discussions.)
    Australiosoma Rowe & Sierwald 2006: 527 (in taxonomic discussion),
      544 (synonymy, redescription).
  Rhopalowales
    Rhopalowales Verhoeff 1928: 87 (in taxonomic discussion),
      89, 92 (in genus keys),
      103 (Rhopalowales clavigera described as 'gen. et sp. nov.', diagnosed here and on p. 104).
    Rhopalowales Attems 1929: 257. (In taxonomic discussion.)
    Rhopalowales Attems 1931: 137. (Synonymised with Leucotessara.)
    Rhopalowales Verhoeff 1932: 1594, 1598. (In genus keys.)
    Rhopalowales Attems 1937: 249. (Synonymised again with Leucotessara.)
    Rhopalowales Verhoeff 1941c: 6 (in subfamily key),
      8 (in genus key).
    Rhopalowales Jeekel 1956: 187. (In taxonomic discussion.)
    Rhopalowales Jeekel 1968: 24. (In family revision; synonymised with Australiosoma as 'syn. nov.', but already given as synonym in Attems 1931 and 1937.)
    Rhopalowales Jeekel 1971: 233. (In genus catalogue.)
    Rhopalowales Hoffman 1980: 166. (In genus catalogue, as synonym of Australiosoma.)
    Rhopalowales Jeekel 1982a: 137. (As synonym of Australiosoma.)
    Rhopalowales Jeekel 2003b: 28. (As synonym of Australiosoma.)
    Rhopalowales Rowe & Sierwald 2006: 544. (As synonym of Australiosoma.)
    [Type species: Rhopalowales clavigera Verhoeff, 1928, by monotypy.]
Type species. Australiosoma rainbowi Brolemann, 1913, by original designation.
Distribution. NSW, ?Vic.
Included species:
    Australiosoma clavigerum (Verhoeff, 1928) [NSW]
    Australiosoma combei Rowe & Sierwald, 2006 [NSW]
    Australiosoma fulbrighti Rowe & Sierwald, 2006 [NSW]
    Australiosoma inusitatum Jeekel, 2003 [NSW]
    Australiosoma laminatum Jeekel, 1984 [?Vic]
    Australiosoma michaelseni (Attems, 1931) [NSW]
    Australiosoma nodulosum Jeekel, 2003 [NSW]
    Australiosoma rainbowi Brolemann, 1913 [NSW]  

Australodesmus Chamberlin, 1920
  Australodesmus Chamberlin 1920a: 106. (First description.)
  Australodesmus Attems 1926: 144. (In genus list.)
  Australodesmus Attems 1937: 278. (In catalogue of 'uncertain' genera.)
  Australodesmus Jeekel 1965: 8. (In taxonomic discussion.)
  Australodesmus Jeekel 1968: 21 (in taxonomic discussion),
    27 (in family revision),
    126 (in classification).
  Australodesmus Jeekel 1971: 217. (In genus catalogue.)
  Australodesmus Jeekel 1979: 652, 654. (In taxonomic discussions.)
  Australodesmus Hoffman 1980: 171. (In genus catalogue.)
  Australodesmus Jeekel 1982a: 150. (In taxonomic discussion.)
Type species. Australodesmus divergens Chamberlin, 1920, by original designation.
Distribution. Qld.
Included species:
    Australodesmus divergens Chamberlin, 1920 [Qld]  

Boreohesperus Shear, 1992
  Boreohesperus Shear 1992: 778. (First description.)
  Boreohesperus Shelley et al. 2000: 88. (In genus catalogue.)
  Boreohesperus Rowe & Sierwald 2006: 529. (In taxonomic discussion.)
Type species. Boreohesperus capensis Shear, 1992, by original designation.
Distribution. WA.
Included species:
    Boreohesperus capensis Shear, 1992 [WA]  

Brochopeltis Verhoeff, 1924
  Brochopeltis Verhoeff 1924: 32. (First description.)
  Brochopeltis Attems 1926: 144. (In genus key.)
  Brochopeltis Attems 1929: 261 (in taxonomic discussion),
    266 (in genus key).
  Brochopeltis Attems 1931: 137. (In taxonomic discussion.)
  Brochopeltis Verhoeff 1932: 1577, 1605. (In genus keys).
  Brochopeltis Attems 1937: 31 (in genus key),
    275 (redescription).
  Brochopeltis Jeekel 1968: 20, 27 (in taxonomic discussions),
    30 (in family revision),
    126 (in classification).
  Brochopeltis Jeekel 1971: 218. (In genus catalogue.)
  Brochopeltis Jeekel 1979: 652, 654. (In taxonomic discussions.)
  Brochopeltis Hoffman 1980: 166. (In genus catalogue.)
  Brochopeltis Humphreys & Shear 1993: 181. (In taxonomic discussion.)
Type species. Brochopeltis mjoebergi Verhoeff, 1924, by monotypy.
Distribution. Qld.
Included species:
    Brochopeltis mjoebergi mjoebergi Verhoeff, 1924 [Qld]
    Brochopeltis mjoebergi queenslandica Verhoeff, 1924 [Qld]  

Cladethosoma Chamberlin, 1920
  Cladethosoma
    Cladethosoma Chamberlin 1920a: 105. (Introduced as subgenus of Australiosoma.)
    Cladethosoma Attems 1937: 241. ('A. (Cladethosoma) c.', listed as 'uncertain species' of Australiosoma.)
    Cladethosoma Jeekel 1968: 26 (in family revision),
      126 (in classification)
    Cladethosoma Jeekel 1971: 219. (In genus catalogue.)
    Cladethosoma Jeekel 1979: 649. (In taxonomic discussion.)
    Cladethosoma Hoffman 1980: 166. (In genus catalogue.)
    Cladethosoma Jeekel 1982a: 141. (In taxonomic discussion.)
    Cladethosoma Jeekel 1982c: 202. (In taxonomic discussion.)
    Cladethosoma Jeekel 1984a: 20 (in genus key),
      32 (brief summary),
      37 (in taxonomic discussion).
    Cladethosoma Jeekel 1987: 12 (in taxonomic discussion),
      14 (in genus key),
      19 (in taxonomic discussion).
    Cladethosoma Jeekel 2000a: 38 (in genus key),
      39 (in genus checklist).
    Cladethosoma Rowe & Sierwald 2006: 529 (in taxonomic discussion),
      537 (synonymy, redescription).
    Cladethosoma Jeekel 2006g: 79. (In taxonomic discussion.)
  Leucotessara
    Leucotessara Verhoeff 1928: 87 (in taxonomic discussion),
      90, 92 (in genus keys),
      100 (Leucotessara lucida described as 'gen. et sp. nov.').
    Leucotessara Attems 1929: 258. (In taxonomic discussion.)
    Leucotessara Attems 1931: 137. (In taxonomic discussion.)
    Leucotessara Verhoeff 1932: 1594, 1599. (In genus keys.)
    Leucotessara Attems 1937: 32 (in genus key),
      249 (redescription).
    Leucotessara Verhoeff 1937: 134. (In taxonomic discussion.)
    Leucotessara Attems 1940: 538. (In genus key.)
    Leucotessara Verhoeff 1941c: 6 (in subfamily key),
      9 (in genus key).
    Leucotessara Jeekel 1968: 21 (in taxonomic discussion),
      24 (in family revision),
      126 (in classification).
    Leucotessara Jeekel 1971: 226. (In genus catalogue.)
    Leucotessara Jeekel 1979: 649. (Synonymised with Cladethosoma.)
    Leucotessara Hoffman 1980: 166. (In genus catalogue.)
    Leucotessara Jeekel 1982a: 141. (As synonym of Cladethosoma.)
    Leucotessara Jeekel 1984a: 32. (As synonym of Cladethosoma.)
    Leucotessara Jeekel 1987: 19. (As synonym of Cladethosoma.)
    Leucotessara Rowe & Sierwald 2006: 537. (As synonym of Cladethosoma.)
    Leucotessara Jeekel 2006g: 79. (As synonym of Cladethosoma.)
    [Type species: Leucotessara lucida Verhoeff, 1928, by monotypy.]
  Walestessara
    Walestessara Verhoeff 1937: 137. (Introduced as subgenus of Hoplatessara.)
    Walestessara Attems 1940: 547. (As Hoplatessara (Walestessara) cruciata, synonym of Australiosoma cruciatum n. comb.)
    Walestessara Verhoeff 1941c: 9. (In genus key as subgenus of Hoplatessara.)
    Walestessara Jeekel 1968: 24. (In family revision, synonymised with Leucotessara.)
    Walestessara Jeekel 1979: 649. (Synonymised with Cladethosoma.)
    Walestessara Jeekel 1971: 237. (In genus catalogue.)
    Walestessara Hoffman 1980: 166. (In genus catalogue, as synonym of Leucotessara.)
    Walestessara Jeekel 1982a: 141. (As synonym of Cladethosoma.)
    Walestessara Jeekel 1984a: 32. (As synonym of Cladethosoma.)
    Walestessara Jeekel 1987: 19. (As synonym of Cladethosoma.)
    Walestessara Rowe & Sierwald 2006: 537. (As synonym of Cladethosoma.)
    Walestessara Jeekel 2006g: 79. (As synonym of Cladethosoma.)
    [Type species: Hoplatessara (Walestessara) cruciata Verhoeff, 1937, by monotypy.]
Type species. Australiosoma (Cladethosoma) clarum Chamberlin, 1920, by monotypy.
Distribution. NSW, Qld, Vic.
Included species:
    Cladethosoma calcaratum Jeekel, 2006 [NSW]
    Cladethosoma cruciatum (Verhoeff, 1937) [NSW]
    Cladethosoma forceps (Verhoeff, 1941) [Vic]
    Cladethosoma (Haplethosoma) gladiator Jeekel, 1982 [NSW]
    Cladethosoma inflatum Jeekel, 1982 [NSW]
    Cladethosoma lucidum (Verhoeff, 1928) [NSW]
    Cladethosoma tortuosum Jeekel, 2006 [NSW]
    Cladethosoma trilineatum (Newport, 1844) [NSW]
    Cladethosoma uncinatum Jeekel, 1987 [Qld]  

Desmoxytoides Mesibov, 2006
  Desmoxytoides Mesibov 2006b: 32. (First description.)
  Desmoxytoides Enghoff et al. 2007: 31 (in taxonomic discussion),
    table 1, p. 32 (in list of dragon millipedes).
Type species. Desmoxytoides hasenpuschorum Mesibov, 2006, by original designation.
Distribution. Qld.
Included species:
    Desmoxytoides hasenpuschorum Mesibov, 2006 [Qld]  

Dicladosoma Brolemann, 1913
  Dicladosoma Brolemann 1913: 89 (introduced as subgenus of Australiosoma),
    92 (first description).
  Dicladosoma Attems 1914: 225. (In species catalogue, as subgenus of Australiosoma.)
  Dicladosoma Brolemann 1916: 540. (In taxonomic discussion, as subgenus of Australiosoma.)
  Dicladosoma Verhoeff 1924: 9 (in genus key as subgenus of Australiosoma),
    12 (in genus key).
  Dicladosoma Attems 1926: 142. (In genus key, as subgenus of Australiosoma.)
  Dicladosoma Verhoeff 1928: 88 (in taxonomic discussion),
    89, 91 (in genus keys),
    96 (at head of Dicladosoma species key, as 'Dicladosoma Bröl., Verh. char. em.').
  Dicladosoma Attems 1929: 266. (In genus key.)
  Dicladosoma Attems 1931: 137. (In taxonomic discussion.)
  Dicladosoma Verhoeff 1932: 1573 (in genus key, as subgenus of Australiosoma),
    1593, 1598, 1604 (in 3 genus keys).
  Dicladosoma Attems 1937: 31 (in genus key),
    241 (redescription).
  Dicladosoma Verhoeff 1941c: 5. (In subfamily key.)
  Dicladosoma Jeekel 1968: 21 (in taxonomic discussion),
    26 (in family revision),
    126 (in classification),
    146 (in taxonomic discussion).
  Dicladosoma Jeekel 1971: 220. (In genus catalogue.)
  Dicladosoma Hoffman 1980: 166. (In genus catalogue.)
  Dicladosoma Jeekel 1982a: 149. (In taxonomic discussion.)
  Dicladosoma Jeekel 1985a: 26. (In taxonomic discussion.)
  Dicladosoma Shear 1992: 779. (In taxonomic discussion.)
  Dicladosoma Jeekel 2000a: 38 (in genus key),
    39 (in genus checklist).
  Dicladosoma Rowe & Sierwald 2006: 527. (In taxonomic discussion.)
Type species. Australiosoma (Dicladosoma) etheridgei Brolemann, 1913, by monotypy.
Distribution. NSW.
Included species:
    Dicladosoma etheridgei (Brolemann, 1913) [NSW, Vic]  

Dicladosomella Jeekel, 1982
  Dicladosomella Jeekel 1982a: 149. (First description.)
  Dicladosomella Jeekel 1985a: 26. (In taxonomic discussion.)
  Dicladosomella Jeekel 2000a: 37 (in genus key),
    38 (in genus checklist).
  Dicladosomella Shelley et al. 2000: 97. (In genus catalogue.)
  Dicladosomella Rowe & Sierwald 2006: 529. (In taxonomic discussion.)
Type species. Dicladosomella segmentata Jeekel, 1982, by original designation.
Distribution. NSW.
Included species:
    Dicladosomella modesta Jeekel, 2007 [NSW]
    Dicladosomella segmentata Jeekel, 1982 [NSW]  

Dicranogonus Jeekel, 1982
  Dicranogonus Jeekel 1982c: 208. (First description.)
  Dicranogonus Shelley et al. 2000: 97. (In genus catalogue.)
Type species. Dicranogonus pix Jeekel, 1982, by original designation.
Distribution. Tas, Vic.
Included species:
    Dicranogonus pix Jeekel, 1982 [Vic]
    and at least one undescribed Tasmanian species: see the Dicranogonus page on the Tasmanian Multipedes website.  

Gigantowales Verhoeff, 1937
  Gigantowales Verhoeff 1937: 134. (First description.)
  Gigantowales Attems 1940: 538 (in genus key),
    549 (redescription).
  Gigantowales Verhoeff 1941c: 6 (in subfamily key),
    9 (in genus key).
  Gigantowales Jeekel 1968: 21 (in taxonomic discussion),
    24 (in family revision),
    126 (in classification).
  Gigantowales Jeekel 1971: 222. (In genus catalogue.)
  Gigantowales Hoffman 1980: 166. (In genus catalogue.)
  Gigantowales Jeekel 1982a: 141. (In taxonomic discussion.)
  Gigantowales Jeekel 1984a: 20. (In taxonomic discussion.)
  Gigantowales Jeekel 2000a: 31 (in taxonomic discussion),
    38 (in genus key),
    39 (in genus checklist).
  Gigantowales Rowe & Sierwald 2006: 529 (in taxonomic discussion),
    539 (synonymy, redescription).
Type species. Gigantowales chisholmi Verhoeff, 1937, by monotypy.
Distribution. NSW.
Included species:
    Gigantowales chisholmi Verhoeff, 1937 [NSW]
    Gigantowales latescens Jeekel, 2000 [NSW]  

Helicopodosoma Verhoeff, 1924
  Helicopodosoma
    Helicopodosoma Verhoeff 1924: 10, 11 (in genus keys),
      28 (first description).
    Helicopodosoma Attems 1926: 142. (In genus key.)
    Helicopodosoma Verhoeff 1928: 88 (in taxonomic discussion),
      89, 90 (in genus keys).
    Helicopodosoma Attems 1929: 260 (in taxonomic discussion),
      263 (in genus key).
    Helicopodosoma Attems 1931: 137. (In taxonomic discussion.)
    Helicopodosoma Verhoeff 1932: 1573, 1594, 1596, 1602. (In 4 genus keys).
    Helicopodosoma Attems 1937: 31 (in genus key),
      273 (redescription).
    Helicopodosoma Verhoeff 1941c: 5. (In subfamily key.)
    Helicopodosoma Jeekel 1968: 27 (in taxonomic discussion),
      30 (in family revision),
      126 (in classification).
    Helicopodosoma Jeekel 1971: 223. (In genus catalogue.)
    Helicopodosoma Jeekel 1979: 652, 654. (In taxonomic discussions.)
    Helicopodosoma Hoffman 1980: 166. (In genus catalogue.)
    Helicopodosoma Humphreys & Shear 1993: 181. (In taxonomic discussion.)
  Helicopodosomella
    Helicopodosomella Verhoeff 1924: 9, 11 (in genus keys),
      30 (first description).
    Helicopodosomella Attems 1926: 142. (In genus key.)
    Helicopodosomella Verhoeff 1928: 89, 90. (In genus keys).
    Helicopodosomella Attems 1929: 260 (in taxonomic discussion),
      263 (in genus key).
    Helicopodosomella Verhoeff 1932: 1573, 1594, 1596, 1602. (In 4 genus keys.)
    Helicopodosomella Attems 1937: 273. (Synonymised with Helicopodosoma.)
    Helicopodosomella Verhoeff 1941c: 5. (In subfamily key.)
    Helicopodosomella Jeekel 1968: 30. (In family revision, as synonym of Helicopodosoma.)
    Helicopodosomella Jeekel 1971: 223. (In genus catalogue.)
    Helicopodosomella Hoffman 1980: 166. (In genus catalogue, as synonym of Helicopodosoma.)
    [Type species: Helicopodosomella melas Verhoeff, 1924, by monotypy.]
  Otoplacosoma
    Otoplacosoma Verhoeff 1924: 9, 11 (in genus keys),
      31 (first description).
    Otoplacosoma Attems 1926: 142. (In genus key.)
    Otoplacosoma Verhoeff 1928: 88 (in taxonomic discussion and genus key),
      90 (in genus key).
    Otoplacosoma Attems 1929: 260 (in taxonomic discussion),
      263 (in genus key).
    Otoplacosoma Verhoeff 1932: 1573, 1593, 1596, 1602. (In 4 genus keys.)
    Otoplacosoma Attems 1937: 273. (Synonymised with Helicopodosoma.)
    Otoplacosoma Verhoeff 1941c: 5. (In subfamily key.)
    Otoplacosoma Jeekel 1968: 30. (In family revision, as synonym of Helicopodosoma.)
    Otoplacosoma Jeekel 1971: 229. (In genus catalogue.)
    Otoplacosoma Hoffman 1980: 166. (In genus catalogue, as synonym of Helicopodosoma.)
    [Type species: Otoplacosoma bivittatum Verhoeff, 1924, by monotypy.]
Type species. Helicopodosoma vittigerum Verhoeff, 1924, by monotypy.
Distribution. Qld, WA.
Included species:
    Helicopodosoma bivittatum (Verhoeff, 1924) [WA]
    Helicopodosoma melas (Verhoeff, 1924) [WA]
    Helicopodosoma vittigerum Verhoeff, 1924 [Qld]  

Heterocladosoma Jeekel, 1968
  Heterocladosoma Jeekel 1968: 22 (in taxonomic discussion),
    25 (introduced in family revision as 'gen. nov.'),
    126 (in classification),
    144 (first description).
  Heterocladosoma Hoffman 1980: 166. (In genus catalogue.)
  Heterocladosoma Jeekel 1980: 1. (In taxonomic discussion.)
  Heterocladosoma Jeekel 1982c: 202. (In taxonomic discussion.)
  Heterocladosoma Jeekel 1985a: 19. (In taxonomic discussion.)
  Heterocladosoma Jeekel 1987: 12 (in taxonomic discussion),
    14 (in genus key),
    23 (in taxonomic discussion).
  Heterocladosoma Shelley et al. 2000: 105. (In genus catalogue.)
  Heterocladosoma Rowe & Sierwald 2006: 529 (in taxonomic discussion),
    541 (synonymy, redescription).
Type species. Eustrongylosoma bifalcatum Silvestri, 1898 , by original designation.
Distribution. Qld, SA.
Included species:
    Heterocladosoma asperum (L. Koch, 1867) [Qld]
    Heterocladosoma bifalcatum (Silvestri, 1898) [Qld]
    Heterocladosoma galaxias Jeekel, 1985 [SA]
    Heterocladosoma hamuligerum (Verhoeff, 1924) [Qld]
    Heterocladosoma trabeatum Jeekel, 1987 [Qld]
    Heterocladosoma transversetaeniatum perarmatum Jeekel, 1987 [Qld]
    Heterocladosoma transversetaeniatum transversetaeniatum (L. Koch, 1867 [Qld]
    Heterocladosoma zebratum Jeekel, 1985 [SA]  

Hoplatessara Verhoeff, 1928
  Hoplatessara
    Hoplatessara Verhoeff 1928: 87 (in taxonomic discussion),
      89, 92 (in genus keys),
      98 (Hoplatessara musgravei described as 'gen. et sp. nov.').
    Hoplatessara Attems 1929: 258. (In taxonomic discussion.)
    Hoplatessara Attems 1931: 134. (Synonymised with Australiosoma.)
    Hoplatessara Verhoeff 1932: 1593, 1599. (In genus keys.)
    Hoplatessara Attems 1937: 233. (As synonym of Australiosoma.)
    Hoplatessara Verhoeff 1937: 134, 137. (In taxonomic discussions.)
    Hoplatessara Attems 1940: 547. (As Hoplatessara (Walestessara) cruciata, synonym of Australiosoma cruciatum n. comb.)
    Hoplatessara Verhoeff 1941c: 6 (in subfamily key),
      9 (in genus key as genus and subgenus).
    Hoplatessara Jeekel 1956: 184, 187. (In taxonomic discussions.)
    Hoplatessara Jeekel 1965: 8. (In taxonomic discussion.)
    Hoplatessara Jeekel 1968: 21 (in taxonomic discussion),
      25 (in family revision),
      126 (in classification).
    Hoplatessara Jeekel 1971: 224. (In genus catalogue.)
    Hoplatessara Hoffman 1980: 166. (In genus catalogue.)
    Hoplatessara Jeekel 1982a: 142, 150. (In taxonomic discussions.)
    Hoplatessara Jeekel 1982c: 202. (In taxonomic discussion.)
    Hoplatessara Jeekel 1984a: 20 (in genus key),
      37 (brief summary).
    Hoplatessara Jeekel 2000a: 37 (in genus key),
      39 (in genus checklist).
    Hoplatessara Jeekel 2003b: 28. (In taxonomic discussion.)
    Hoplatessara Rowe & Sierwald 2006: 529 (in taxonomic discussion),
      542 (synonymy),
      543 (redescription).
  Hoplatessaropus
    Hoplatessaropus Verhoeff 1941c: 9 (in genus key as subgenus of Hoplatessara),
      14.
    Hoplatessaropus Jeekel 1968: 25. (In family revision, synonymised with Hoplatessara.)
    Hoplatessaropus Jeekel 1971: 224. (In genus catalogue.)
    Hoplatessaropus Hoffman 1980: 166. (In genus catalogue, as synonym of Hoplatessara.)
    Hoplatessaropus Jeekel 1984a: 37. (As synonym of Hoplatessara.)
    Hoplatessaropus Jeekel 2003b: 28. (As synonym of Hoplatessara.)
    Hoplatessaropus Rowe & Sierwald 2006: 542. (As synonym of Hoplatessara.)
    [Type species: Hoplatessara (Hoplatessaropus) pugionum Verhoeff, 1941, by monotypy.]
Type species. Hoplatessara musgravei Verhoeff, 1928, by original designation.
Distribution. NSW,?Qld,Vic;?PNG.
Included species:
    Hoplatessara anulata (Attems, 1931) [NSW]
    Hoplatessara clavigera Verhoeff, 1928 [NSW, Vic]
    Hoplatessara froggatti (Brolemann, 1913) [NSW]
    Hoplatessara luxuriosa (Silvestri, 1895) [?Qld; ?PNG]
    Hoplatessara musgravei Verhoeff, 1928 [NSW]
    Hoplatessara nigrocingulata Jeekel, 1984 [?Vic]
    Hoplatessara prativaga Jeekel, 2003 [NSW]
    Hoplatessara pugiona Verhoeff, 1941 [Vic]  

Hoplatria Verhoeff, 1941
  Hoplatria Verhoeff 1941c: 6 (in subfamily key),
    8 (in genus key),
    13 (at head of description of Hoplatria clavigera).
  Hoplatria Jeekel 1968: 21 (in taxonomic discussion),
    24 (in family revision),
    126 (in classification).
  Hoplatria Jeekel 1971: 224. (In genus catalogue.)
  Hoplatria Hoffman 1980: 166. (In genus catalogue.)
  Hoplatria Jeekel 1982a: 137, 150. (In taxonomic discussions.)
  Hoplatria Jeekel 1984a: 20 (in genus key),
    24 (in taxonomic discussion).
  Hoplatria Rowe & Sierwald 2006: 529. (In taxonomic discussion.)
Type species. Hoplatria clavigera Verhoeff, 1941, by monotypy.
Distribution. Vic.
Included species:
    Hoplatria clavigera Verhoeff, 1941 [Vic]  

Howeosoma Jeekel, 2006
  Howeosoma Jeekel 2006e: 65. (First description.)
Type species. Howeosoma carbo Jeekel, 2006, by original designation.
Distribution. LHI.
Included species:
    Howeosoma carbo Jeekel, 2006 [LHI]
    Howeosoma macer Jeekel, 2006 [LHI]  

Isocladosoma Jeekel, 1984
  Isocladosoma Jeekel 1984a: 20 (in genus key),
    32 (first description).
  Isocladosoma Shelley et al. 2000: 108. (In genus catalogue.)
  Isocladosoma Rowe & Sierwald 2006: 529. (In taxonomic discussion.)
Type species. Isocladosoma guttatum Jeekel, 1984, by original designation.
Distribution. Vic.
Included species:
    Isocladosoma (Centrocladus) dissimile Jeekel, 2006 [NSW]
    Isocladosoma guttatum Jeekel, 1984 [Vic]
    Isocladosoma maculatum Jeekel, 1984 [Vic]
    Isocladosoma pallidulum Jeekel, 1984 [Vic]  

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