Diplopoda

Order: Callipodida

Family	Common Name	Selected Genus and Species	Image
Abacionidae	Crested millipedes	Abacion magnum
Callipodidae	Crested millipedes	Callipus foetidissimus
Caspiopetalidae	Crested millipedes	Bollmania beroni
Dorypetalidae	Crested millipedes	Dorypetalum degenerans
Paracortinidae	Crested millipedes	Paracortina yinae
Schizopetalidae	Crested millipedes	Schizopetalum koelbeli
Sinocallipodidae	Cave millipedes	Sinocallipus jaegeri
Tynommatidae	Crested millipedes	Colactis tiburona

Order: Chordeumatida

Family	Common Name	Selected Genus and Species	Image
Adritylidae	Millipedes	Adrityla brevis
Altajellidae	Millipedes	Altajella pallida
Anthogonidae	Millipedes	Cranogona dalensi
Anthroleucosomatidae	Millipedes	Paranotosoma subrotundatum
Apterouridae	Millipedes	Apterourus serratus
Attemsiidae	Millipedes	Dendromonomeron oribates
Beticosomatidae	Millipedes	Beticosoma longipenis
Biokoviellidae	Millipedes	Biokoviella mauriesi
Brachychaeteumatidae	Millipedes	Brachychaeteuma bradeae
Branneriidae	Small millipedes	Branneria bonoculus
Caseyidae	Cave millipedes	Opiona catorycha
Chamaesomatidae	Millipedes	Scutogona minor
Chordeumatidae	Millipedes	Chordeuma proximum
Cleidogonidae	Millipedes	Pseudotremia cavernarum
Conotylidae	Millipedes	Taiyutyla loftini
Craspedosomatidae	Millipedes	Nanogona polydesmoides
Diplomaragnidae	Millipedes	Tokyosoma flexuosum
Entomobielziidae	Millipedes	Entomobielzia varvarai
Eudigonidae	Millipedes	Ancudia chepu
Golovatchiidae	Millipedes	Golovatchia magda
Guizhousomatidae	Millipedes	Guizhousoma latellai
Haaseidae	Millipedes	Haasea flavescens
Haasiidae	Millipedes	Haasia tridentis
Haplobainosomatidae	Millipedes	Turdulisoma turdulorum
Heterochordeumatidae	Millipedes	Pyrgeuma pyrgodesmoides
Heterolatzeliidae	Millipedes	Heterolatzelia nivalis
Hoffmaneumatidae	Millipedes	Hoffmaneuma exiguum
Kashmireumatidae	Millipedes	Kashmireuma nepalensis
Kirkayakidae	Millipedes	Tarbagataya splendida
Lankasomatidae	Millipedes	Lankasoma brincki
Lusitaniosomatidae	Millipedes	Lusitaniosoma machadoi
Macrochaeteumatidae	Millipedes	Macrochaeteuma sauteri
Mastigophorophyllidae	Millipedes	Thaumaporatia apuana
Megalotylidae	Millipedes	Nepalella troglodytes
Metopidiotrichidae	Millipedes	Schedotrigona tremblayi
Microlympiidae	Millipedes	Microlympia echina
Neoatractosomatidae	Millipedes	Pseudocraspedosoma grypischium
Niponiosomatidae	Millipedes	Taiwaneuma crinitum
Opisthocheiridae	Millipedes	Sireuma nobile
Origmatogonidae	Millipedes	Origmatogona catalonica
Peterjohnsiidae	Millipedes	Peterjohnsia basimontana
Pygmaeosomatidae	Millipedes	Pygmaeosoma palnense
Rhiscosomididae	Millipedes	Rhiscosomides mineri
Speophilosomatidae	Millipedes	Speophilosoma montanum
Striariidae	Millipedes	Amplaria muiri
Tingupidae	Millipedes	Tingupa benedictae
Trachygonidae	Millipedes	Chamaesoma broelemanni
Trichopetalidae	Millipedes	Scoterpes nudus
Urochordeumatidae	Millipedes	Urochordeuma bumpusi
Vandeleumatidae	Millipedes	Psichrosoma breuili
Verhoeffiidae	Millipedes	Haplogona rothenbuehleri

Order: Glomerida

Family	Common Name	Selected Genus and Species	Image
Glomeridae	Pill millipedes	Glomeris marginata
Glomeridellidae	Pill millipedes	Glomeridella minima
Protoglomeridae	Pill millipedes	Eupeyerimhoffia archimedis

Order: Glomeridesmida

Family	Common Name	Selected Genus and Species	Image
Glomeridesmidae	Millipedes	Glomeridesmus spelaeus

Order: Julida

Family	Common Name	Selected Genus and Species	Image
Aprosphylosomatidae	Millipedes	Aprosphylosoma darceneae
Blaniulidae	Spotted snake millipedes	Blaniulus guttulatus
Chelojulidae	Millipedes	Chelojulus sculpturatus
Galliobatidae	Millipedes	Galliobates gracilis
Julidae	Snake millipedes	Cylindroiulus boleti
Mongoliulidae	Millipedes	Koiulus interruptus
Nemasomatidae	Millipedes	Nemasoma varicorne
Okeanobatidae	Millipedes	Okeanobates americanus
Paeromopodidae	Millipedes	Californiulus chamberlini
Parajulidae	Millipedes	Aniulus garius
Pseudonemasomatidae	Millipedes	Pseudonemasoma femorotuberculatus
Rhopaloiulidae	Millipedes	Rhopaloiulus cameratanus
Telsonemasomatidae	Millipedes	Telsonemasoma microps
Trichoblaniulidae	Millipedes	Trichoblaniulus hirsutus
Trichonemasomatidae	Millipedes	Trichonemasoma peloponesius
Zosteractinidae	Millipedes	Zosteractis interminata

Order: Platydesmida

Family	Common Name	Selected Genus and Species	Image
Andrognathidae	Millipedes	Andrognathus corticarius
Platydesmidae	Millipedes	Platydesmus perditus

Order: Polydesmida

Family	Common Name	Selected Genus and Species	Image
Ammodesmidae	Flat-backed millipedes	Ammodesmus granum
Aphelidesmidae	Flat-backed millipedes	Amplinus zuniulus
Campodesmidae	Flat-backed millipedes	Campodesmoides corniger
Chelodesmidae	Flat-backed millipedes	Chondrodesmus riparius
Cryptodesmidae	Flat-backed millipedes	Trichopeltis sutchariti
Cyrtodesmidae	Flat-backed millipedes	Cyrtodesmus confluentus
Dalodesmidae	Flat-backed millipedes	Tasmaniosoma armatum
Dorsoporidae	Flat-backed millipedes	Dorsoporus barroensis
Eurymerodesmidae	Flat-backed millipedes	Eurymerodesmus birdi
Euryuridae	Flat-backed millipedes	Auturus evides
Fuhrmannodesmidae	Flat-backed millipedes	Fuhrmannodesmus lividus
Gomphodesmidae	Flat-backed millipedes	Tymbodesmus falcatus
Haplodesmidae	Flat-backed millipedes	Eutrichodesmus aster
Holistophallidae	Flat-backed millipedes	Duoporus barretti
Macrosternodesmidae	Flat-backed millipedes	Ophiodesmus albonanus
Nearctodesmidae	Flat-backed millipedes	Nearctodesmus salix
Oniscodesmidae	Flat-backed millipedes	Amphitomeus attemsi
Opisotretidae	Flat-backed millipedes	Retrodesmus dammermani
Oxydesmidae	Flat-backed millipedes	Rhododesmus mastophorus
Paradoxosomatidae	Flat-backed millipedes	Asiomorpha coarctata
Platyrhacidae	Moss millipides	Psammodesmus bryophorus
Polydesmidae	Flat-backed millipedes	Polydesmus angustus
Pyrgodesmidae	Flat-backed millipedes	Poratia digitata
Rhachodesmidae	Flat-backed millipedes	Tiphallus torreon
Sphaeriodesmidae	Flat-backed millipedes	Desmonus pudicus
Trichopolydesmidae	Flat-backed millipedes	Haplocookia enghoffi
Tridontomidae	Flat-backed millipedes	Tridontomus procerus
Vaalogonopodidae	Flat-backed millipedes	Phygoxerotes crinitus
Xystodesmidae	Flat-backed millipedes	Apheloria virginiensis

Order: Polyxenida

Family	Common Name	Selected Genus and Species	Image
Hypogexenidae	Bristly millipides	Hypogexenus pusillus
Lophoproctidae	Bristly millipides	Lophoturus boondallus
Polyxenidae	Bristly millipides	Polyxenus lagurus
Synxenidae	Bristly millipides	Phryssonotus brevicapensis

Order: Polyzoniida

Family	Common Name	Selected Genus and Species	Image
Hirudisomatidae	Millipedes	Octoglena bivirgata
Polyzoniidae	Millipedes	Petaserpes cryptocephalus
Siphonotidae	Millipedes	Rhinotus purpureus

Order: Siphoniulida

Family	Common Name	Selected Genus and Species	Image
Siphoniulidae	Millipedes	Siphoniulus albus

Order: Siphonocryptida

Family	Common Name	Selected Genus and Species	Image
Siphonocryptidae	Millipedes	Siphonocryptus zigzag

Order: Siphonophorida

Family	Common Name	Selected Genus and Species	Image
Siphonophoridae	Worm-like millipides	Gonatotrichus minutus
Siphonorhinidae	Millipedes	Illacme plenipes

Order: Sphaerotheriida

Family	Common Name	Selected Genus and Species	Image
Arthrosphaeridae	Giant pill millipides	Zoosphaerium neptunus
Procyliosomatidae	Giant pill millipides	Procyliosoma tuberculatum
Sphaerotheriidae	Giant pill millipides	Sphaerotherium giganteum
Zephroniidae	Giant pill millipides	Sphaeropoeus hercules

Order: Spirobolida

Family	Common Name	Selected Genus and Species	Image
Allopocockiidae	Round-backed millipedes	Arolus purulanus
Atopetholidae	Round-backed millipedes	Atopetholus angelus
Floridobolidae	Round-backed millipedes	Floridobolus penneri
Hoffmanobolidae	Round-backed millipedes	Hoffmanobolus mexicanus
Messicobolidae	Round-backed millipedes	Messicobolus magnificus
Pachybolidae	Round-backed millipedes	Xenobolus carnifex
Pseudospirobolellidae	Round-backed millipedes	Pseudospirobolellus arvernus
Rhinocricidae	Round-backed millipedes	Anadenobolus monilicornis
Spirobolellidae	Round-backed millipedes	Paraspirobolus lucifugus
Spirobolidae	Round-backed millipedes	Narceus americanus
Trigoniulidae	Round-backed millipedes	Trigoniulus corallinus
Typhlobolellidae	Round-backed millipedes	Typhlobolellus fortinus

Order: Spirostreptida

Family	Common Name	Selected Genus and Species	Image
Atopogestidae	Cylindrical millipedes	Atopogestus graueri
Cambalidae	Cylindrical millipedes	Dimerogonus orophilus
Cambalopsidae	Cylindrical millipedes	Plusioglyphiulus digitiformis
Choctellidae	Cylindrical millipedes	Choctella cumminsi
Harpagophoridae	Cylindrical millipedes	Thyropygus navychula
Iulomorphidae	Cylindrical millipedes	Amastigogonus fossuliger
Odontopygidae	Smooth giant millipedes	Bandeirenica caboverda
Pseudonannolenidae	Cylindrical millipedes	Pseudonannolene spelaea
Spirostreptidae	Cylindrical millipedes	Spirostreptus seychellarum

Order: Stemmiulida

Family	Common Name	Selected Genus and Species	Image
Stemmiulidae	Millipedes	Stemmiulus beroni

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