Millipede Millipedes are a group of arthropods that are characterised by having two pairs of jointed legs on most body segments; they are known scientifically as the class Diplopoda, the name derived from this feature. Each double-legged segment is a resu ...

myriapod Myriapods () are the members of subphylum Myriapoda, containing arthropods such as millipedes and centipedes. The group contains about 13,000 species, all of them terrestrial. The fossil record of myriapods reaches back into the late Silurian, ...

s of the class Diplopoda, contain approximately 12,000 described

species In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...

organized into 16 extant

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and approximately 140

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. This list is based on Shear, 2011, sorted alphabetically by order and taxonomically within order. Note: The names of millipede orders end in "-ida"; suborders end in "-idea". Superfamilies end in "-oidea", while families end in "-idae".

Callipodida Callipodida is an order of millipedes containing around 130 species, many characterized by crests or ridges. Description Callipodida are long and narrow millipedes, up to in length with 40-60 body segments. A dorsal groove is present running ...

Suborder Callipodidea * Callipodidae Suborder Schizopetalidea * Abacionidae * Caspiopetalidae * Dorypetalidae *

Paracortinidae Paracortinidae is a family of millipedes in the order Callipodida. It is currently made up of two genera and about 12 species; however, genetic studies are needed to properly determine the structure of the family. The members of the family are f ...

* Schizopetalidae Suborder Sinocallipodidea * Sinocallipodidae

Chordeumatida Chordeumatida (from the Greek word for "sausage") is a large order of millipedes containing some 1200 species with a nearly worldwide distribution. Also known as "sausage millipedes," they possess around 30 body segments behind the head (includi ...

Suborder Chordeumatidea

Superfamily Chordeumatoidea *

Chordeumatidae Chordeumatidae is a family of millipedes belonging to the order Chordeumatida. These millipedes range from 7 mm to 18 mm in length and are found in Europe. Adult millipedes in this family have either 28 (e.g., ''Melagona scutellaris)'' or 30 (e.g. ...

* Speophilosomatidae

Suborder Craspedosomatidea

Superfamily Anthroleucosomatoidea * Anthroleucosomatidae *

Haasiidae Haasiidae is a family of millipedes belonging to the order Chordeumatida Chordeumatida (from the Greek word for "sausage") is a large order of millipedes containing some 1200 species with a nearly worldwide distribution. Also known as "sausage ...

* Origmatogonidae * Vandeleumatidae Superfamily Brannerioidea * Brachychaeteumatidae * Branneriidae * Chamaesomatidae *

Golovatchiidae Golovatchiidae is a family of millipedes belonging to the order Chordeumatida. This family contains a single species, ''Golovatchia magda''. This species ranges from 15 mm to 17 mm in length and is found in the Russian Far East. Adult millipedes o ...

* Heterolatzeliidae * Kashmireumatidae *

Macrochaeteumatidae Macrochaeteumatidae is a family of millipedes belonging to the order Chordeumatida. Adult millipedes in this family have only 28 segments (counting the collum as the first segment and the telson The telson () is the posterior-most division of ...

* Niponiosomatidae * Tingupidae * Trachygonidae Superfamily Cleidogonoidea * Biokoviellidae * Cleidogonidae * Entomobielziidae * Lusitaniosomatidae * Opisthocheiridae *

Trichopetalidae Trichopetalidae is a family of millipedes in the order Chordeumatida. Adult millipedes in this family have 28 or 30 segments (counting the collum as the first segment and the telson as the last). There are about 5 genera and at least 30 described ...

Superfamily Craspedosomatoidea Nanogona

Attemsiidae Attemsiidae is a family of millipedes belonging to the order Chordeumatida. Adult millipedes in this family have 30 segments (counting the collum as the first segment and the telson The telson () is the posterior-most division of the body of ...

* Craspedosomatidae *

Haplobainosomatidae Haplobainosomatidae is a family of millipedes belonging to the order Chordeumatida. Adult millipedes in this family have 30 segments (counting the collum as the first segment and the telson The telson () is the posterior-most division of the ...

Superfamily Haaseoidea * Haaseidae Superfamily Neoatractosomatoidea * Altajellidae * Faginidae * Hoffmaneumatidae * Mastigophorophyllidae * Neoatractosomatidae Superfamily Verhoeffioidea * Verhoeffiidae

Suborder Heterochordeumatidea

Superfamily Conotyloidea * Adritylidae * Conotylidae Superfamily Diplomaragnoidea * Diplomaragnidae Superfamily Heterochordeumatoidea Schedotrigona

* Eudigonidae *

Heterochordeumatidae Heterochordeumatidae is a family of millipedes belonging to the order Chordeumatida. Adult millipedes in this family have 30 or 32 segments (counting the collum as the first segment and the telson The telson () is the posterior-most division ...

* Megalotylidae * Metopidiotrichidae * Peterjohnsiidae Superfamily Pygmaeosomatoidea * Lankasomatidae *

Pygmaeosomatidae Pygmaeosomatidae is a family of millipedes belonging to the order Chordeumatida Chordeumatida (from the Greek word for "sausage") is a large order of millipedes containing some 1200 species with a nearly worldwide distribution. Also known as " ...

Suborder Striariidea

Superfamily Caseyoidea * Caseyidae * Urochordeumatidae Superfamily Striarioidea * Apterouridae * Buotidae *

Rhiscosomididae ''Rhiscosomides'' is a genus of millipedes in the order Chordeumatida with seven described species, and is the only genus in the family Rhiscosomididae. Adult millipedes in this family have 30 segments (counting the collum as the first segme ...

Striariidae Striariidae is a family of millipedes in the order Chordeumatida. Adult millipedes in this family have 30 segments (counting the collum as the first segment and the telson The telson () is the posterior-most division of the body of an arthr ...

Glomerida Glomerida is an order of pill-millipedes found primarily in the Northern Hemisphere. They superficially resemble pill-bugs or woodlice, and can enroll into a protective ball. They have twelve body segments, 17 to 19 pairs of legs, and males hav ...

Glomeridae Glomeridae is a family of pill millipedes in the order Glomerida. It includes dozens of genera, including many which are yet to be described the family includes at least the following genera: *'' Apheromeris'' *'' Apiomeris'' *''Armadil ...

Glomeridellidae Glomeridellidae is a family of millipedes belonging to the order Glomerida. The adult males in this family have two pairs of telopods (leg pair 18 as well as leg pair 19) rather than the single pair (leg pair 19 only) found in other families in ...

* Trachysphaeridae (=Doderiidae)

Glomeridesmida Glomeridesmida is an order of millipedes in the infraclass Pentazonia containing 2 families and at least 31 species. Glomeridesmida is the only living order of the superorder Limacomorpha. Glomeridesmidans are small (less than ) and somewhat fl ...

* Glomeridesmidae * Termitodesmidae

Julida Julida is an order (biology), order of millipedes. Members are mostly small and cylindrical, typically ranging from in length. Eyes may be present or absent, and in mature males of many species, the first pair of legs is modified into hook-like ...

Superfamily Blaniuloidea *

Blaniulidae Blaniulidae is a family of millipedes in the order Julida Julida is an order (biology), order of millipedes. Members are mostly small and cylindrical, typically ranging from in length. Eyes may be present or absent, and in mature males of ma ...

* Galliobatidae Ommatoiulus sabulosus 2

* Okeanobatidae *

Zosteractinidae Zosteractinidae is a family of millipedes belonging to the order Julida Julida is an order (biology), order of millipedes. Members are mostly small and cylindrical, typically ranging from in length. Eyes may be present or absent, and in mature ...

Superfamily Juloidea *

Julidae Julidae is a family of millipedes in the order Julida, containing more than 600 species in around 20 genera. Its members are largely confined to the Western Palaearctic, with only a few species extending into the Oriental and Afrotropical realms ...

Rhopaloiulidae Rhopaloiulidae is a family of millipedes belonging to the order Julida Julida is an order (biology), order of millipedes. Members are mostly small and cylindrical, typically ranging from in length. Eyes may be present or absent, and in mature ...

Trichoblaniulidae Trichoblaniulidae is a family of millipedes belonging to the order Julida Julida is an order (biology), order of millipedes. Members are mostly small and cylindrical, typically ranging from in length. Eyes may be present or absent, and in matu ...

Trichonemasomatidae Trichonemasomatidae is a family of millipedes belonging to the order Julida Julida is an order (biology), order of millipedes. Members are mostly small and cylindrical, typically ranging from in length. Eyes may be present or absent, and in ma ...

Superfamily Nemasomatoidea *

Chelojulidae Chelojulidae is a family of millipedes belonging to the order Julida Julida is an order (biology), order of millipedes. Members are mostly small and cylindrical, typically ranging from in length. Eyes may be present or absent, and in mature ma ...

Nemasomatidae Nemasomatidae is a family of millipedes in the order Julida Julida is an order (biology), order of millipedes. Members are mostly small and cylindrical, typically ranging from in length. Eyes may be present or absent, and in mature males of m ...

Pseudonemasomatidae Pseudonemasomatidae is a family of millipedes belonging to the order Julida Julida is an order (biology), order of millipedes. Members are mostly small and cylindrical, typically ranging from in length. Eyes may be present or absent, and in ma ...

Telsonemasomatidae Telsonemasomatidae is a family of millipedes belonging to the order Julida Julida is an order (biology), order of millipedes. Members are mostly small and cylindrical, typically ranging from in length. Eyes may be present or absent, and in mat ...

Californiulus chamberlini (Julida) (3325112158)

Superfamily Paeromopodoidea *

Aprosphylosomatidae ''Aprosphylosoma darceneae'' is a species of cylindrical julidan millipede found only in the U.S. state of Oregon and comprising the sole species of the family Aprosphylosomatidae. It is known from only a single known specimen collected from O ...

Paeromopodidae Paeromopodidae is a family of large cylindrical millipedes of the order Julida native to the western United States of America. The family contains two genera and ten species and includes the longest millipedes in North America, with individuals r ...

Superfamily Parajuloidea *

Mongoliulidae Mongoliulidae is a family of millipedes belonging to the order Julida Julida is an order (biology), order of millipedes. Members are mostly small and cylindrical, typically ranging from in length. Eyes may be present or absent, and in mature m ...

Parajulidae Parajulidae is a family of millipedes in the order Julida, occurring predominantly in North America but also in Central America and East Asia. Parajulids are found from Alaska to as far south as Guatemala. Male Parajulids have a greatly enlarged ...

Platydesmida

Andrognathidae Andrognathidae is a family of millipede in the order Platydesmida. There are about 17 genera and more than 30 described species in Andrognathidae. Genera These 17 genera belong to the family Andrognathidae: * '' Andrognathus'' Cope, 1869 * '' ...

* Platydesmidae

Polydesmida Polydesmida (from the Greek ''poly'' "many" and ''desmos'' "bond") is the largest order of millipedes, containing approximately 3,500 species, including all the millipedes reported to produce hydrogen cyanide (HCN). Description Members of the o ...

Suborder Chelodesmidea (=Leptodesmidea)

Superfamily Chelodesmoidea * Chelodesmidae Superfamily Platyrhacoidea Nyssodesmus python

* Aphelidesmidae * Platyrhacidae Superfamily Rhachodesmoidea * Rhachodesmidae * Tridontomidae Superfamily Sphaeriodesmoidea * Campodesmidae Tymbodesmus falcatus Burkina Faso

* Holistophallidae * Sphaeriodesmidae Superfamily Xystodesmoidea Harpaphe haydeniana 004

* Eurymerodesmidae * Euryuridae * Gomphodesmidae * Oxydesmidae *

Xystodesmidae Xystodesmidae is a family of millipedes. Its members often have very small distributional areas, with many species only known from a single locality. They are found across the northern hemisphere, with peak diversity in the Appalachian Mountains, ...

Suborder Dalodesmidea

Dalodesmidae Dalodesmidae is a family (biology), family of millipedes in the order (biology), order Polydesmida, containing at least 250 species found in the Southern Hemisphere. Distribution Species of Dalodesmidae are found in Australia (over 100 species), ...

* Vaalogonopodidae

Suborder Paradoxosomatidea (=Strongylosomatidea)

Paradoxosomatidae Paradoxosomatidae, the only family in the suborder Paradoxosomatidea (also known as Strongylosomatidea), is a family of flat-backed millipedes in the order Polydesmida. Containing nearly 200 genera and 975 species , it is one of the largest fami ...

Suborder Polydesmidea

Infraorder Oniscodesmoides

Superfamily Oniscodesmoidea * Dorsoporidae *

Oniscodesmidae Oniscodesmidae is a family of millipedes belonging to the order Polydesmida Polydesmida (from the Greek ''poly'' "many" and ''desmos'' "bond") is the largest order of millipedes, containing approximately 3,500 species, including all the millip ...

Superfamily Pyrgodesmoidea * Ammodesmidae * Cyrtodesmidae *

Pyrgodesmidae Pyrgodesmidae is a family of flat-backed millipedes in the order Polydesmida. The family contains over 200 species distributed in tropics around the world. Some species are found only in ant colonies, and are considered obligate myrmecophiles ...

Infraorder Polydesmoides

Superfamily Haplodesmoidea * Haplodesmidae Superfamily Opisotretoidea * Opisotretidae * Polydesmidae * Cryptodesmidae * Polydesmidae Superfamily Trichopolydesmoidea * Fuhrmannodesmidae * Macrosternodesmidae * Nearctodesmidae

Polyxenida Polyxenida is an order of millipedes readily distinguished by a unique body plan consisting of a soft, non-calcified body ornamented with tufts of bristles – traits that have inspired the common names "bristly millipedes" or "pincushion millipe ...

Superfamily Polyxenoidea * Hypogexenidae * Lophoproctidae *

Polyxenidae Polyxenidae is a family of millipedes in the order Polyxenida containing approximately 47 species in 19 genera. Adults in all species in this family have 13 pairs of legs. Genera * '' Allographis'' Silvestri 1948 * '' Anopsxenus'' Condé & J ...

Superfamily Synxenoidea *

Synxenidae Synxenidae is a family of bristly millipedes (Polyxenida). Three genera and around 10 species are known. Adult synxenids possess 15 or 17 pairs of legs, with the last two pair modified for small jumps. Adults in most species in this family have 1 ...

Polyzoniida NOTOC Polyzoniida is an order of millipedes in the subterclass Colobognatha containing three families and at least 74 described species. Description Polyzoniidans have a somewhat domed dorsal surface with a flat ventral side. Their heads a ...

Octoglena sierra (Family Polyzoniidae) (3405605943)

* Hirudisomatidae * Polyzoniidae *

Siphonotidae Siphonotidae is a family of millipedes in the order Polyzoniida. There are about 15 genera and at least 40 described species in Siphonotidae. Genera '' Orsilochus'' is a taxonomic synonym of ''Rhinotus''. References Further reading ...

Siphoniulida

* Siphoniulidae

Siphonocryptida

* Siphonocryptidae

Siphonophorida

* Siphonophoridae * Siphonorhinidae

Sphaerotheriida Sphaerotheriida is an order of millipedes in the infraclass Pentazonia, sometimes known as giant pill millipedes. They inhabit Southern Africa, Madagascar, South and Southeast Asia, Australia and New Zealand. Like the Northern Hemisphere pill m ...

Arthrosphaeridae Arthrosphaeridae is a family of giant pill millipedes that are found in Madagascar, the Western Ghats of India, and Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்க� ...

* Procyliosomatidae * Sphaerotheriidae * Zephroniidae

Spirobolida

Suborder Spirobolidea

Bumblebee Millipede (Anadenobolus monilicornis) (8577627128)

* Allopocockiidae * Atopetholidae *

Floridobolidae ''Floridobolus'' is a genus of millipedes commonly known as Florida scrub millipedes containing three described species: ''Floridobolus penneri'', ''F. orini'', and ''F. floydi''; the latter two described in 2014. All three species are endemic t ...

* Hoffmanobolidae * Messicobolidae * Pseudospirobolellidae * Rhinocricidae * Spirobolellidae *

Spirobolidae Spirobolidae is a family of millipedes in the order Spirobolida. The family consists of several genera with numerous species, and is commonly divided into the subfamilies Spirobolinae and Tylobolinae. Classification Subfamily Spirobolinae * ' ...

* Typhlobolellidae

Suborder Trigoniulidea

* Pachybolidae * Trigoniulidae

Spirostreptida

Suborder Cambalidea

* Cambalidae * Cambalopsidae * Choctellidae * Iulomorphidae * Pseudonannolenidae

Suborder Spirostreptidea

Superfamily Odontopygoidea * Atopogestidae * Odontopygidae Superfamily Spirostreptoidea * Adiaphorostreptidae * Harpagophoridae * Spirostreptidae

Stemmiulida Stemmiulida is an order of millipedes consisting of approximately 130 species, reaching up to 50 mm in length. It contains a single family, Stemmiulidae. Description Stemmiulids are small to medium sized millipedes, reaching a maximum leng ...

* Stemmiulidae

References

{{Millipedes Lists of myriapods

Myriapoda Myriapods () are the members of subphylum Myriapoda, containing arthropods such as millipedes and centipedes. The group contains about 13,000 species, all of them terrestrial. The fossil record of myriapods reaches back into the late Silurian ...