Introduction

Dalodesmidae is a mainly Gondwanan family (Hoffman 1980) well-represented in the wetter forests of Australia.

General References

Hoffman, R.L. 1980. Classification of the Diplopoda. Geneva : Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Genève 238 pp.

History of changes

• Atalopharetra Mesibov, R. 2005. A new genus of burrowing and cave-dwelling millipedes (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae) from Tasmania, Australia. Zootaxa 1034: 21-42 [22].

  Type species:

   Atalopharetra johnsi Mesibov, 2005 by original designation, see Mesibov, R. 2005. A new genus of burrowing and cave-dwelling millipedes (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae) from Tasmania, Australia. Zootaxa 1034: 21-42.

Distribution

States

Tasmania

History of changes

• Atalopharetra bashfordi Mesibov, R. 2005. A new genus of burrowing and cave-dwelling millipedes (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae) from Tasmania, Australia. Zootaxa 1034: 21-42 [29].

  Type data:

   Holotype QVM 23:40502 ♂, Bracken Ridge, TAS.

Distribution

States

Tasmania

History of changes

• Atalopharetra clarkei Mesibov, R. 2005. A new genus of burrowing and cave-dwelling millipedes (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae) from Tasmania, Australia. Zootaxa 1034: 21-42 [31].

  Type data:

   Holotype QVM 23:45949 ♂, Cyclops Pot (cave IB-57), Ida Bay, TAS.

Distribution

States

Tasmania

History of changes

• Atalopharetra eberhardi Mesibov, R. 2005. A new genus of burrowing and cave-dwelling millipedes (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae) from Tasmania, Australia. Zootaxa 1034: 21-42 [34].

  Type data:

   Holotype QVM 23:45950 ♂, Quetzalcoatl Conduit (cave PB-3), Precipitous Bluff, TAS.

Distribution

States

Tasmania

History of changes

• Atalopharetra johnsi Mesibov, R. 2005. A new genus of burrowing and cave-dwelling millipedes (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae) from Tasmania, Australia. Zootaxa 1034: 21-42 [23].

  Type data:

   Holotype QVM 23:15089 ♂, Tarraleah, TAS.

Distribution

States

Tasmania

History of changes

• Atrophotergum Mesibov, R. 2004. A new genus of millipedes (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae) from Tasmania, Australia with a mosaic distribution. Zootaxa 480: 1-23 [2].

  Type species:

   Atrophotergum silvaticum Mesibov, 2004 by original designation.

Distribution

States

Tasmania

History of changes

• Atrophotergum bonhami Mesibov, R. 2004. A new genus of millipedes (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae) from Tasmania, Australia with a mosaic distribution. Zootaxa 480: 1-23 [9].

  Type data:

   Holotype QVM 23:25277 ♂, Henry Somerset Orchid Conservation Area, TAS.

Distribution

States

Tasmania

History of changes

• Atrophotergum montanum Mesibov, R. 2004. A new genus of millipedes (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae) from Tasmania, Australia with a mosaic distribution. Zootaxa 480: 1-23 [11].

  Type data:

   Holotype QVM 23:25491 ♂, Tarraleah, TAS.

Distribution

States

Tasmania

History of changes

• Atrophotergum pastorale Mesibov, R. 2004. A new genus of millipedes (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae) from Tasmania, Australia with a mosaic distribution. Zootaxa 480: 1-23 [12].

  Type data:

   Holotype QVM 23:25492 ♂, Sawpit Hill, TAS.

Distribution

States

Tasmania

History of changes

• Atrophotergum silvaticum Mesibov, R. 2004. A new genus of millipedes (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae) from Tasmania, Australia with a mosaic distribution. Zootaxa 480: 1-23 [8].

  Type data:

   Holotype QVM 23:25493 ♂, Winter Brook, TAS.

Distribution

States

Tasmania

History of changes

• Atrophotergum sodalis Mesibov, R. 2004. A new genus of millipedes (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae) from Tasmania, Australia with a mosaic distribution. Zootaxa 480: 1-23 [14].

  Type data:

   Holotype QVM 23:25387 ♂, Old Chum Dam, TAS.

Distribution

States

Tasmania

History of changes

• Atrophotergum wurrawurraense Mesibov, R. 2004. A new genus of millipedes (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae) from Tasmania, Australia with a mosaic distribution. Zootaxa 480: 1-23 [15].

  Type data:

   Holotype QVM 23:25428 ♂, Browns Creek, TAS.

Distribution

States

Tasmania

History of changes

• Bromodesmus Mesibov, R. 2004. A new genus and four new species of millipedes from Tasmania, Australia (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae), with notes on male leg setae in some Tasmanian dalodesmids. Zootaxa 558: 1-19 [4].

  Type species:

   Bromodesmus catrionae Mesibov, 2004 by original designation.

Distribution

States

Tasmania

History of changes

• Bromodesmus catrionae Mesibov, R. 2004. A new genus and four new species of millipedes from Tasmania, Australia (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae), with notes on male leg setae in some Tasmanian dalodesmids. Zootaxa 558: 1-19 [8].

  Type data:

   Holotype QVM 23:16184 ♂, Weavers Creek, TAS.

Distribution

States

Tasmania

History of changes

• Bromodesmus militaris Mesibov, R. 2004. A new genus and four new species of millipedes from Tasmania, Australia (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae), with notes on male leg setae in some Tasmanian dalodesmids. Zootaxa 558: 1-19 [10].

  Type data:

   Holotype QVM 23:45810 ♂, Maclaines Creek, TAS.

Distribution

States

Tasmania

History of changes

• Bromodesmus riparius Mesibov, R. 2004. A new genus and four new species of millipedes from Tasmania, Australia (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae), with notes on male leg setae in some Tasmanian dalodesmids. Zootaxa 558: 1-19 [11].

  Type data:

   Holotype QVM 23:45811 ♂, Whisky Creek, TAS.

Distribution

States

Tasmania

History of changes

• Bromodesmus rufus Mesibov, R. 2004. A new genus and four new species of millipedes from Tasmania, Australia (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae), with notes on male leg setae in some Tasmanian dalodesmids. Zootaxa 558: 1-19 [13].

  Type data:

   Holotype QVM 23:22095 ♂, Liawenee, TAS.

Distribution

States

Tasmania

History of changes

• Cernethia Mesibov, R. 2015. A new genus and species of dalodesmid millipede from New South Wales, Australia (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Dalodesmidae). ZooKeys 517: 141-148 [142].

  Type species:

   Cernethia inopinata Mesibov, 2015 by original designation.

Distribution

States

New South Wales

IBRA

NSW: South Eastern Highlands (SEH)

History of changes

• Cernethia inopinata Mesibov, R. 2015. A new genus and species of dalodesmid millipede from New South Wales, Australia (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Dalodesmidae). ZooKeys 517: 141-148 [143, figs 1–3, map fig. 4].

  Type data:

   Holotype AM KS.124129 ♂, Glenbog State Forest near junction of Steeple Flat Road and Snowy Mountains Highway, ca. 10 km SE of Nimmitabel, NSW [-36.6128 149.3686 ±100 m].
  Paratype(s) AM KS.114908 5♂, 7♀, 10 juveniles, Glenbog State Forest near junction of Steeple Flat Road and Snowy Mountains Highway, ca. 10 km SE of Nimmitabel, NSW [-36.6128 149.3686]; AM KS.114909 2♂, 3♀, Glenbog State Forest near junction of Steeple Flat Road and Snowy Mountains Highway, ca. 10 km SE of Nimmitabel, NSW [-36.6128 149.3686 ±100 m]; AM KS.94875 6♂, 2♀, 6 juveniles, Glenbog State Forest near junction of Steeple Flat Road and Snowy Mountains Highway, ca. 10 km SE of Nimmitabel, NSW [-36.6128 149.3686 ±100 m].

Distribution

States

New South Wales

IBRA

NSW: South Eastern Highlands (SEH)

History of changes

• Dasystigma Mesibov, R. 2003. A new genus of Tasmanian millipedes (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Dalodesmidae) with unusual spiracles and a mosaic distribution. Memoirs of Museum Victoria 60: 197-206 [198].

  Type species:

   Lissodesmus margaretae Jeekel, 1984 by original designation.

Distribution

States

Tasmania

IBRA

Tas: Ben Lomond (BEL), Flinders (FLI), King (KIN), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE)

History of changes

• Dasystigma bonhami Mesibov, R. 2003. A new genus of Tasmanian millipedes (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Dalodesmidae) with unusual spiracles and a mosaic distribution. Memoirs of Museum Victoria 60: 197-206 [202].

  Type data:

   Holotype QVM 23:41726 ♂, Sandspit River, TAS.

Distribution

States

Tasmania

History of changes

• Dasystigma huonense Mesibov, R. 2003. A new genus of Tasmanian millipedes (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Dalodesmidae) with unusual spiracles and a mosaic distribution. Memoirs of Museum Victoria 60: 197-206 [203].

  Type data:

   Holotype QVM 23:41728 ♂, Edwards Road, TAS.

Distribution

States

Tasmania

History of changes

• Lissodesmus margaretae Jeekel, C.A.W. 1984. Millipedes from Australia, 7: The identity of the genus Lissodesmus Chamberlin, with the description of four new species from Tasmania (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Dalodesmidae). Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 118: 85-101 [99].

  Type data:

   Holotype TDA 19A17 ♂, Lake Augusta, TAS.

Generic Combinations

• Dasystigma margaretae (Jeekel, 1984). —
  Mesibov, R. 2003. A new genus of Tasmanian millipedes (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Dalodesmidae) with unusual spiracles and a mosaic distribution. Memoirs of Museum Victoria 60: 197-206 [203]
• Dasystigma margaretae (Jeekel, 1984). —
  Mesibov, R. 2003. A new genus of Tasmanian millipedes (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Dalodesmidae) with unusual spiracles and a mosaic distribution. Memoirs of Museum Victoria 60: 197-206 [203]

Distribution

States

Tasmania

Extra Distribution Information

Central Plateau to East Coast, Tasmania (R. Mesibov, unpublished results).

Australian Endemic.

IBRA

Tas: Ben Lomond (BEL), Flinders (FLI), King (KIN), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE)

Ecological Descriptors

Litter.

History of changes

• Dasystigma tyleri Mesibov, R. 2003. A new genus of Tasmanian millipedes (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Dalodesmidae) with unusual spiracles and a mosaic distribution. Memoirs of Museum Victoria 60: 197-206 [204].

  Type data:

   Holotype QVM 23:41729 ♂, Donaghys Hill, TAS.

Distribution

States

Tasmania

History of changes

• Dysmicodesmus Mesibov, R. 2010. Two new millipede genera from northwest Tasmania, Australia (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae). Zootaxa 2571: 53-61 [58].

  Type species:

   Dysmicodesmus jeekeli Mesibov, 2010 by original designation.

Distribution

States

Tasmania

History of changes

• Dysmicodesmus jeekeli Mesibov, R. 2010. Two new millipede genera from northwest Tasmania, Australia (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae). Zootaxa 2571: 53-61 [58].

  Type data:

   Holotype QVM 23:51826 ♂, Blackwater Road, northwest TAS [41°10'18"S 144°55'45"E].

Distribution

States

Tasmania

History of changes

• Gasterogramma Jeekel, C.A.W. 1982. Millipedes from Australia, 4: A new genus and species of the family Dalodesmidae from Australia (Diplopoda, Polydesmida). Bulletin Zoölogisch Museum, Universiteit van Amsterdam 9(2): 9-15 [10].

  Type species:

   Gasterogramma psi Jeekel, 1982 by original designation.

Distribution

States

Tasmania

IBRA

Tas: Ben Lomond (BEL), Flinders (FLI), King (KIN), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE)

History of changes

• Gasterogramma austrinum Mesibov, R. 2003. The millipede genus Gasterogramma (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae) in Tasmania, Australia, with descriptions of seven new species. Memoirs of Museum Victoria 60: 207-219 [211].

  Type data:

   Holotype QVM 23:40628 ♂, Huon River (Arve Road), TAS.

Distribution

States

Tasmania

History of changes

• Gasterogramma extremum Mesibov, R. 2003. The millipede genus Gasterogramma (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae) in Tasmania, Australia, with descriptions of seven new species. Memoirs of Museum Victoria 60: 207-219 [211].

  Type data:

   Holotype QVM 23:14018 ♂, Deadmans Bay, TAS.

Distribution

States

Tasmania

History of changes

• Gasterogramma imber Mesibov, R. 2003. The millipede genus Gasterogramma (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae) in Tasmania, Australia, with descriptions of seven new species. Memoirs of Museum Victoria 60: 207-219 [211].

  Type data:

   Holotype QVM 23:24958 ♂, Little Florentine River, TAS.

Distribution

States

Tasmania

History of changes

• Gasterogramma plomleyi Mesibov, R. 2003. The millipede genus Gasterogramma (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae) in Tasmania, Australia, with descriptions of seven new species. Memoirs of Museum Victoria 60: 207-219 [212].

  Type data:

   Holotype QVM 23:24960 ♂, Rattler Hill, TAS.

Distribution

States

Tasmania

History of changes

• Gasterogramma psi Jeekel, C.A.W. 1982. Millipedes from Australia, 4: A new genus and species of the family Dalodesmidae from Australia (Diplopoda, Polydesmida). Bulletin Zoölogisch Museum, Universiteit van Amsterdam 9(2): 9-15 [12].

  Type data:

   Holotype ZMA ♂, Hellyer Gorge, TAS.

Distribution

States

Tasmania

Extra Distribution Information

Widespread in western Tasmania (R. Mesibov, unpublished results).

Australian Endemic.

IBRA

Tas: Ben Lomond (BEL), Flinders (FLI), King (KIN), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE)

Ecological Descriptors

Litter.

History of changes

• Gasterogramma rusticum Mesibov, R. 2003. The millipede genus Gasterogramma (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae) in Tasmania, Australia, with descriptions of seven new species. Memoirs of Museum Victoria 60: 207-219 [216].

  Type data:

   Holotype QVM 23:16476 ♂, Christmas Hill, TAS.

Distribution

States

Tasmania

History of changes

• Gasterogramma tarkinense Mesibov, R. 2003. The millipede genus Gasterogramma (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae) in Tasmania, Australia, with descriptions of seven new species. Memoirs of Museum Victoria 60: 207-219 [217].

  Type data:

   Holotype QVM 23:8058 ♂, The Clump, TAS.

Distribution

States

Tasmania

History of changes

• Gasterogramma wynyardense Mesibov, R. 2003. The millipede genus Gasterogramma (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae) in Tasmania, Australia, with descriptions of seven new species. Memoirs of Museum Victoria 60: 207-219 [217].

  Type data:

   Holotype QVM 23:24970 ♂, Inglis River, TAS.

Distribution

States

Tasmania

History of changes

• Gephyrodesmus Jeekel, C.A.W. 1983. Millipedes from Australia, 8: A new genus and species of the family Dalodesmidae from Victoria (Diplopoda, Polydesmida). Bulletin Zoölogisch Museum, Universiteit van Amsterdam 9(16): 145-151 [145].

  Type species:

   Gephyrodesmus cineraceus Jeekel, 1983 by original designation.

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Victoria

IBRA

Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Flinders (FLI), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP)

History of changes

• Gephyrodesmus arcuatus Mesibov, R. 2008. The millipede genera Gephyrodesmus Jeekel, 1983 and Orthorhachis Jeekel, 1985 in southeastern Australia, a new Lissodesmus Chamberlin, 1920 from Victoria, and observations on male leg setae, spinnerets and metatergite sculpture (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae). Zootaxa 1790: 1-52 [12].

  Type data:

   Holotype NMV K-10633 ♂, Dyer Creek, near Murrungowar, VIC.

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Victoria

History of changes

• Gephyrodesmus cineraceus Jeekel, C.A.W. 1983. Millipedes from Australia, 8: A new genus and species of the family Dalodesmidae from Victoria (Diplopoda, Polydesmida). Bulletin Zoölogisch Museum, Universiteit van Amsterdam 9(16): 145-151 [147].

  Type data:

   Holotype ZMA ♂, Drummer State Forest, VIC.

Distribution

States

Victoria

IBRA

Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Flinders (FLI), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP)

Ecological Descriptors

Litter.

History of changes

• Gephyrodesmus coolahensis Mesibov, R. 2008. The millipede genera Gephyrodesmus Jeekel, 1983 and Orthorhachis Jeekel, 1985 in southeastern Australia, a new Lissodesmus Chamberlin, 1920 from Victoria, and observations on male leg setae, spinnerets and metatergite sculpture (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae). Zootaxa 1790: 1-52 [15].

  Type data:

   Holotype AMSA KS103041 ♂, Coolah Tops National Park, NSW.

Distribution

States

New South Wales

History of changes

• Gephyrodesmus regilacus Mesibov, R. 2008. The millipede genera Gephyrodesmus Jeekel, 1983 and Orthorhachis Jeekel, 1985 in southeastern Australia, a new Lissodesmus Chamberlin, 1920 from Victoria, and observations on male leg setae, spinnerets and metatergite sculpture (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae). Zootaxa 1790: 1-52 [17].

  Type data:

   Holotype NMV K-10639 ♂, Mt Disappointment State Forest, VIC.

Distribution

States

Victoria

History of changes

• Ginglymodesmus Mesibov, R. 2005. A new genus of millipede (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae) with a pseudo-articulated gonopod telopodite. Zootaxa 1064: 39-49 [41].

  Type species:

   Ginglymodesmus tasmanianus Mesibov, 2005 by original designation.

Distribution

States

Tasmania

History of changes

• Ginglymodesmus penelopae Mesibov, R. 2005. A new genus of millipede (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae) with a pseudo-articulated gonopod telopodite. Zootaxa 1064: 39-49 [47].

  Type data:

   Holotype QVM 23:46133 ♂, Savage River Pipeline Road, TAS.

Distribution

States

Tasmania

History of changes

• Ginglymodesmus sumac Mesibov, R. 2005. A new genus of millipede (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae) with a pseudo-articulated gonopod telopodite. Zootaxa 1064: 39-49 [48].

  Type data:

   Holotype QVM 23:46113 ♂, Julius River, TAS.

Distribution

States

Tasmania

History of changes

• Ginglymodesmus tasmanianus Mesibov, R. 2005. A new genus of millipede (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae) with a pseudo-articulated gonopod telopodite. Zootaxa 1064: 39-49 [42].

  Type data:

   Holotype QVM 23:46124 ♂, Argent River, TAS.

Distribution

States

Tasmania

History of changes

• Kebodesmus Mesibov, R. & Rodriguez, J. 2020. A new genus and species of narrow-range millipede (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Dalodesmidae) from Tasmania, Australia. ZooKeys 966: 1-8 [2].
  Zoobank Registration Number:http://zoobank.org/0B0CE131-A35A-4C03-85B4-FB2834CA7BDC

  Type species:

   Kebodesmus zonarius Mesibov & Rodriguez, 2020 by original designation.

Distribution

States

Tasmania

IBRA

Tas: Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH)

History of changes

• Kebodesmus zonarius Mesibov, R. & Rodriguez, J. 2020. A new genus and species of narrow-range millipede (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Dalodesmidae) from Tasmania, Australia. ZooKeys 966: 1-8 [3].
  Zoobank Registration Number:http://zoobank.org/348F8840-84F7-428D-8541-5D783B95F659

  Type data:

   Holotype QVM 2020:23:0001 ♂, Mountain Road (State Forest), Great Western Tiers, Tasmania, Australia, [-41.6830, 146.7434].
  Paratype(s) QVM 2020:23:0002 9 ♂, 5 ♀, Same data as Holotype; QVM 2020:23:0004 1 ♂, Mountain Road (State Forest), Great Western Tiers, Tasmania, Australia [-41.6865, 146.7509]; ANIC 64:000351–64:000354 2 ♂, 2 ♀, Mountain Road (State Forest), Great Western Tiers, Tasmania, Australia [-41.6855, 146.7515]; ANIC 64:000355–64:000356 1 ♂, 1 ♀, Mountain Road (State Forest), Great Western Tiers, Tasmania, Australia [-41.6865, 146.7509].

Distribution

States

Tasmania

Extra Distribution Information

Wet eucalypt forest on the Great Western Tiers, south of Deloraine, northern TAS

IBRA

Tas: Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH)

History of changes

• Lissodesmus Chamberlin, R.V. 1920. The Myriopoda of the Australian region. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard 64(1): 1-269 [135].

  Type species:

   Lissodesmus modestus Chamberlin, 1920 by original designation.
• Australopeltis Johns, P.M. 1964. The Sphaerotrichopidae (Diplopoda) of New Zealand. 1. Introduction, revision of some known species and description of new species. Records of the Canterbury Museum 8(1): 1-49 [47] [first introduced as a subgenus of Pseudoprionopeltis Carl, 1902, raised to genus in Hoffman, R.L. 1980. Classification of the Diplopoda. Geneva : Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Genève pp. 238. [184]; junior subjective synonym of Lissodesmus Chamberlin, 1920].

  Type species:

   Pseudoprionopeltis martini Carl, 1902 by original designation.

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Jeekel, C.A.W. 1983. Millipedes from Australia, 8: A new genus and species of the family Dalodesmidae from Victoria (Diplopoda, Polydesmida). Bulletin Zoölogisch Museum, Universiteit van Amsterdam 9(16): 145-151 [150]

Distribution

States

Tasmania, Victoria

IBRA

Tas, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Ben Lomond (BEL), Flinders (FLI), King (KIN), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP)

History of changes

• Lissodesmus adrianae Jeekel, C.A.W. 1984. Millipedes from Australia, 7: The identity of the genus Lissodesmus Chamberlin, with the description of four new species from Tasmania (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Dalodesmidae). Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 118: 85-101 [94].

  Type data:

   Holotype whereabouts unknown ♂ (Jeekel (1984) says the holotype is to be deposited in TMAG, but it is not there), Ben Lomond National Park, TAS.

Distribution

States

Tasmania

Extra Distribution Information

Distribution map in Mesibov (1997: 567)

Australian Endemic.

IBRA

Tas: Ben Lomond (BEL), Flinders (FLI), King (KIN), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE)

Distribution References

Ecological Descriptors

Litter.

History of changes

• Lissodesmus alisonae Jeekel, C.A.W. 1984. Millipedes from Australia, 7: The identity of the genus Lissodesmus Chamberlin, with the description of four new species from Tasmania (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Dalodesmidae). Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 118: 85-101 [96].

  Type data:

   Holotype whereabouts unknown ♂ (Jeekel (1984) says the holotype is to be deposited in TMAG, but it is not there), Frankford, TAS.

Distribution

States

Tasmania

Extra Distribution Information

Distribution map in Mesibov (1997: 568)

Australian Endemic.

IBRA

Tas: Ben Lomond (BEL), Flinders (FLI), King (KIN), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE)

Distribution References

Ecological Descriptors

Litter.

History of changes

• Lissodesmus anas Mesibov, R. 2006. The millipede genus Lissodesmus Chamberlin, 1920 (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae) from Tasmania and Victoria, with descriptions of a new genus and 24 new species. Memoirs of Museum Victoria 62: 103-146 [110].

  Type data:

   Holotype QVM 23:45823 ♂, Duck Creek, TAS.

Distribution

States

Tasmania

History of changes

• Lissodesmus bashfordi Mesibov, R. 2006. The millipede genus Lissodesmus Chamberlin, 1920 (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae) from Tasmania and Victoria, with descriptions of a new genus and 24 new species. Memoirs of Museum Victoria 62: 103-146 [111].

  Type data:

   Holotype QVM 23:45945 ♂, Huon River (Manuka Road), TAS.

Distribution

States

Tasmania

History of changes

• Lissodesmus blackwoodensis Mesibov, R. 2006. The millipede genus Lissodesmus Chamberlin, 1920 (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae) from Tasmania and Victoria, with descriptions of a new genus and 24 new species. Memoirs of Museum Victoria 62: 103-146 [111].

  Type data:

   Holotype NMV K-8933 ♂, Blackwood, VIC.

Distribution

States

Victoria

History of changes

• Lissodesmus catrionae Mesibov, R. 2006. The millipede genus Lissodesmus Chamberlin, 1920 (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae) from Tasmania and Victoria, with descriptions of a new genus and 24 new species. Memoirs of Museum Victoria 62: 103-146 [111].

  Type data:

   Holotype NMV K-8968 ♂, Mt Cole, VIC.

Distribution

States

Victoria

History of changes

• Lissodesmus clivulus Mesibov, R. 2006. The millipede genus Lissodesmus Chamberlin, 1920 (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae) from Tasmania and Victoria, with descriptions of a new genus and 24 new species. Memoirs of Museum Victoria 62: 103-146 [112].

  Type data:

   Holotype QVM 23:45821 ♂, The Clump, TAS.

Distribution

States

Tasmania

History of changes

• Lissodesmus cognatus Mesibov, R. 2006. The millipede genus Lissodesmus Chamberlin, 1920 (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae) from Tasmania and Victoria, with descriptions of a new genus and 24 new species. Memoirs of Museum Victoria 62: 103-146 [112].

  Type data:

   Holotype QVM 23:15287 ♂, Weavers Creek, TAS.

Distribution

States

Tasmania

History of changes

• Lissodesmus cornutus Mesibov, R. 2006. The millipede genus Lissodesmus Chamberlin, 1920 (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae) from Tasmania and Victoria, with descriptions of a new genus and 24 new species. Memoirs of Museum Victoria 62: 103-146 [113].

  Type data:

   Holotype QVM 23:45827 ♂, Scotts Peak Dam, TAS.

Distribution

States

Tasmania

History of changes

• Lissodesmus devexus Mesibov, R. 2006. The millipede genus Lissodesmus Chamberlin, 1920 (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae) from Tasmania and Victoria, with descriptions of a new genus and 24 new species. Memoirs of Museum Victoria 62: 103-146 [114].

  Type data:

   Holotype QVM 23:45948 ♂, Lebrina, TAS.

Distribution

States

Tasmania

History of changes

• Lissodesmus dignomontis Mesibov, R. 2006. The millipede genus Lissodesmus Chamberlin, 1920 (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae) from Tasmania and Victoria, with descriptions of a new genus and 24 new species. Memoirs of Museum Victoria 62: 103-146 [114].

  Type data:

   Holotype NMV K-9663 ♂, 'Lapoinya' property, Yarragon South, VIC.

Distribution

States

Victoria

History of changes

• Lissodesmus gippslandicus Mesibov, R. 2006. The millipede genus Lissodesmus Chamberlin, 1920 (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae) from Tasmania and Victoria, with descriptions of a new genus and 24 new species. Memoirs of Museum Victoria 62: 103-146 [115].

  Type data:

   Holotype NMV K-8990 ♂, Mt Fatigue, VIC.

Distribution

States

Victoria

History of changes

• Lissodesmus grampianensis Mesibov, R. 2008. The millipede genera Gephyrodesmus Jeekel, 1983 and Orthorhachis Jeekel, 1985 in southeastern Australia, a new Lissodesmus Chamberlin, 1920 from Victoria, and observations on male leg setae, spinnerets and metatergite sculpture (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae). Zootaxa 1790: 1-52 [49].

  Type data:

   Holotype NMV K-10647 ♂, Stony Creek, Grampians National Park, VIC.

Distribution

States

Victoria

History of changes

• Lissodesmus hamatus Mesibov, R. 2006. The millipede genus Lissodesmus Chamberlin, 1920 (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae) from Tasmania and Victoria, with descriptions of a new genus and 24 new species. Memoirs of Museum Victoria 62: 103-146 [115].

  Type data:

   Holotype QVM 23:45944 ♂, Mt Hobbs, TAS.

Distribution

States

Tasmania

History of changes

• Lissodesmus horridomontis Mesibov, R. 2006. The millipede genus Lissodesmus Chamberlin, 1920 (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae) from Tasmania and Victoria, with descriptions of a new genus and 24 new species. Memoirs of Museum Victoria 62: 103-146 [116].

  Type data:

   Holotype QVM 23:45829 ♂, Mt Horror, TAS.

Distribution

States

Tasmania

History of changes

• Lissodesmus inopinatus Mesibov, R. 2006. The millipede genus Lissodesmus Chamberlin, 1920 (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae) from Tasmania and Victoria, with descriptions of a new genus and 24 new species. Memoirs of Museum Victoria 62: 103-146 [116].

  Type data:

   Holotype QVM 23:45828 ♂, Halls Creek, TAS.

Distribution

States

Tasmania

History of changes

• Lissodesmus johnsi Mesibov, R. 2006. The millipede genus Lissodesmus Chamberlin, 1920 (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae) from Tasmania and Victoria, with descriptions of a new genus and 24 new species. Memoirs of Museum Victoria 62: 103-146 [117].

  Type data:

   Holotype NMV K-9682 ♂, Uralla Nature Reserve, Trafalgar, VIC.

Distribution

States

Victoria

History of changes

• Lissodesmus latus Mesibov, R. 2006. The millipede genus Lissodesmus Chamberlin, 1920 (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae) from Tasmania and Victoria, with descriptions of a new genus and 24 new species. Memoirs of Museum Victoria 62: 103-146 [117].

  Type data:

   Holotype QVM 23:17495 ♂, Wombat Hill, W of Waratah, TAS.

Distribution

States

Tasmania

History of changes

• Lissodesmus macedonensis Mesibov, R. 2006. The millipede genus Lissodesmus Chamberlin, 1920 (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae) from Tasmania and Victoria, with descriptions of a new genus and 24 new species. Memoirs of Museum Victoria 62: 103-146 [118].

  Type data:

   Holotype NMV K-9527 ♂, Mt Macedon, VIC.

Distribution

States

Victoria

History of changes

• Pseudoprionopeltis martini Carl, J. 1902. Exotische Polydesmiden. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 10: 563-679, pls 10-12 [599].

  Type data:

   Holotype GMNH ♂, Melbourne, VIC.

Generic Combinations

• Pseudoprionopeltis (Australopeltis) martini (Carl, 1902). —
  Johns, P.M. 1964. The Sphaerotrichopidae (Diplopoda) of New Zealand. 1. Introduction, revision of some known species and description of new species. Records of the Canterbury Museum 8(1): 1-49 [47]
• Australopeltis martini (Carl, 1902). —
  Jeekel, C.A.W. 1981. Australia Expedition 1980; legit C.A.W. Jeekel and A.M. Jeekel-Rijvers. List of collecting stations, together with general notes on the distribution of millipedes in eastern Australia and Tasmania. Verslagen en Technische Gegevens, Instituut voor Taxonomische Zoölogie (Zoölogisch Museum), Universiteit van Amsterdam 30: 1-59 [55]

Distribution

States

Victoria

Extra Distribution Information

Also identified from Cockatoo Creek (Johns 1964: 47) and Ferntree Gully National Park, Vic (Jeekel 1983: 150)

Australian Endemic.

IBRA

Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Flinders (FLI), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP)

Distribution References

Ecological Descriptors

Litter.

General References

Jeekel, C.A.W. 1983. Millipedes from Australia, 8: A new genus and species of the family Dalodesmidae from Victoria (Diplopoda, Polydesmida). Bulletin Zoölogisch Museum, Universiteit van Amsterdam 9(16): 145-151 [150] (redescription based on specimen from Ferntree Gully National Park)

History of changes

• Lissodesmus milledgei Mesibov, R. 2006. The millipede genus Lissodesmus Chamberlin, 1920 (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae) from Tasmania and Victoria, with descriptions of a new genus and 24 new species. Memoirs of Museum Victoria 62: 103-146 [119].

  Type data:

   Holotype NMV K-9604 ♂, Mt Donna Buang, VIC.

Distribution

States

Victoria

History of changes

• Lissodesmus modestus Chamberlin, R.V. 1920. The Myriopoda of the Australian region. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard 64(1): 1-269 [135].

  Type data:

   Holotype MCZ 4644 ♂, Russell Falls, TAS.

Distribution

States

Tasmania

Extra Distribution Information

Widespread in SE Tasmania (R. Mesibov, unpublished results).

Australian Endemic.

IBRA

Tas: Ben Lomond (BEL), Flinders (FLI), King (KIN), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE)

Ecological Descriptors

Litter.

General References

Jeekel, C.A.W. 1984. Millipedes from Australia, 7: The identity of the genus Lissodesmus Chamberlin, with the description of four new species from Tasmania (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Dalodesmidae). Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 118: 85-101 [91] (redescription based on specimens from Mt Field National Park and Mt Wellington)

History of changes

• Lissodesmus montanus Mesibov, R. 2006. The millipede genus Lissodesmus Chamberlin, 1920 (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae) from Tasmania and Victoria, with descriptions of a new genus and 24 new species. Memoirs of Museum Victoria 62: 103-146 [120].

  Type data:

   Holotype QVM 23:17717 ♂, Lake Lea, TAS.

Distribution

States

Tasmania

History of changes

• Lissodesmus nivalis Mesibov, R. 2018. A new, alpine species of Lissodesmus Chamberlin, 1920 from Tasmania, Australia (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Dalodesmidae). ZooKeys 754: 103-111 [106, Figs 2, 3].

  Type data:

   Holotype QVM 2018:23:0038 ♂, Ben Lomond ski village, TAS [41.5357S, 147.6618E].
  Paratype(s) QVM 2018:23:0039 1♂, 1♀, Ben Lomond ski village, TAS [41.5357S, 147.6618E].

Distribution

States

Tasmania

IBRA

Tas: Ben Lomond (BEL)

History of changes

• Lissodesmus orarius Mesibov, R. 2006. The millipede genus Lissodesmus Chamberlin, 1920 (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae) from Tasmania and Victoria, with descriptions of a new genus and 24 new species. Memoirs of Museum Victoria 62: 103-146 [120].

  Type data:

   Holotype QVM 23:45822 ♂, Foam Creek, TAS.

Distribution

States

Tasmania

History of changes

• Lissodesmus otwayensis Mesibov, R. 2006. The millipede genus Lissodesmus Chamberlin, 1920 (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae) from Tasmania and Victoria, with descriptions of a new genus and 24 new species. Memoirs of Museum Victoria 62: 103-146 [121].

  Type data:

   Holotype NMV K-9614 ♂, Calder Ridge, VIC.

Distribution

States

Victoria

History of changes

• Lissodesmus peninsulensis Mesibov, R. 2006. The millipede genus Lissodesmus Chamberlin, 1920 (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae) from Tasmania and Victoria, with descriptions of a new genus and 24 new species. Memoirs of Museum Victoria 62: 103-146 [121].

  Type data:

   Holotype QVM 23:45825 ♂, Fortescue Bay, TAS.

Distribution

States

Tasmania

History of changes

• Lissodesmus perporosus Jeekel, C.A.W. 1984. Millipedes from Australia, 7: The identity of the genus Lissodesmus Chamberlin, with the description of four new species from Tasmania (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Dalodesmidae). Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 118: 85-101 [98].

  Type data:

   Holotype whereabouts unknown ♂ (Jeekel (1984) says the holotype is to be deposited in TMAG, but it is not there), Hellyer Gorge, TAS.

Distribution

States

Tasmania

Extra Distribution Information

Widespread in western Tasmania (R. Mesibov, unpublished results).

Australian Endemic.

IBRA

Tas: Ben Lomond (BEL), Flinders (FLI), King (KIN), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE)

Ecological Descriptors

Litter.

History of changes

• Lissodesmus piscator Mesibov, R. 2019. A new and cryptic species of Lissodesmus Chamberlin, 1920 (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Dalodesmidae) from Tasmania, Australia. ZooKeys 846: 31-41.

  Type data:

   Holotype QVM QVM:2019:23:0015 ♂, Ritters Plain, Central Plateau, Tasmania [41.6824°S 146.3524°E].

Distribution

States

Tasmania

IBRA

Tas: Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS)

History of changes

• Lissodesmus plomleyi Mesibov, R. 2006. The millipede genus Lissodesmus Chamberlin, 1920 (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae) from Tasmania and Victoria, with descriptions of a new genus and 24 new species. Memoirs of Museum Victoria 62: 103-146 [122].

  Type data:

   Holotype QVM 23:45893 ♂, Rattler Hill, TAS.

Distribution

States

Tasmania

History of changes

• Lissodesmus tarrabulga Mesibov, R. 2006. The millipede genus Lissodesmus Chamberlin, 1920 (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae) from Tasmania and Victoria, with descriptions of a new genus and 24 new species. Memoirs of Museum Victoria 62: 103-146 [123].

  Type data:

   Holotype NMV K-9636 ♂, Balook, VIC.

Distribution

States

Victoria

History of changes

• Orthorhachis Jeekel, C.A.W. 1985. Millipedes from Australia, 9: A new polydesmoid millipede from Queensland (Diplopoda, Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae). Entomologische Berichten (Amsterdam) 45: 50-55 [51].

  Type species:

   Orthorhachis pallida Jeekel, 1985 by original designation.

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria

IBRA

NSW, Qld, Vic: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Channel Country (CHC), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Gulf Plains (GUP), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Wet Tropics (WT)

History of changes

• Orthorhachis catherinae Mesibov, R. 2008. The millipede genera Gephyrodesmus Jeekel, 1983 and Orthorhachis Jeekel, 1985 in southeastern Australia, a new Lissodesmus Chamberlin, 1920 from Victoria, and observations on male leg setae, spinnerets and metatergite sculpture (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae). Zootaxa 1790: 1-52 [20].

  Type data:

   Holotype AMSA KS103044 ♂, Kosciuszko National Park, NSW.

Distribution

States

New South Wales

History of changes

• Orthorhachis cavatica Jeekel, C.A.W. 2006. Millipedes from Australia, 21: Two new species of the genus Orthorhachis Jeekel from caves in New South Wales (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Dalodesmidae). Myriapod Memoranda 8: 73-78 [76].

  Type data:

   Holotype SAMA ♂ (sample missing), Tricketts Cave, Yarrangobilly, NSW.

Distribution

States

New South Wales

History of changes

• Orthorhachis celtica Mesibov, R. 2008. The millipede genera Gephyrodesmus Jeekel, 1983 and Orthorhachis Jeekel, 1985 in southeastern Australia, a new Lissodesmus Chamberlin, 1920 from Victoria, and observations on male leg setae, spinnerets and metatergite sculpture (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae). Zootaxa 1790: 1-52 [22].

  Type data:

   Holotype AMSA KS61556 ♂, Oakes State Forest, NSW.

Distribution

States

New South Wales

History of changes

• Orthorhachis christinae Mesibov, R. 2008. The millipede genera Gephyrodesmus Jeekel, 1983 and Orthorhachis Jeekel, 1985 in southeastern Australia, a new Lissodesmus Chamberlin, 1920 from Victoria, and observations on male leg setae, spinnerets and metatergite sculpture (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae). Zootaxa 1790: 1-52 [25].

  Type data:

   Holotype AMSA KS94913 ♂, Mt Wilson, NSW.

Distribution

States

New South Wales

History of changes

• Orthorhachis durabilis Mesibov, R. 2008. The millipede genera Gephyrodesmus Jeekel, 1983 and Orthorhachis Jeekel, 1985 in southeastern Australia, a new Lissodesmus Chamberlin, 1920 from Victoria, and observations on male leg setae, spinnerets and metatergite sculpture (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae). Zootaxa 1790: 1-52 [26].

  Type data:

   Holotype ANIC 64-000189 ♂, Rutherford Creek, Brown Mountain, NSW.

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Victoria

History of changes

• Orthorhachis gloriosa Mesibov, R. 2008. The millipede genera Gephyrodesmus Jeekel, 1983 and Orthorhachis Jeekel, 1985 in southeastern Australia, a new Lissodesmus Chamberlin, 1920 from Victoria, and observations on male leg setae, spinnerets and metatergite sculpture (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae). Zootaxa 1790: 1-52 [29].

  Type data:

   Holotype QM S83671 ♂, Mt Glorious, QLD.

Distribution

States

Queensland

History of changes

• Orthorhachis inflata Mesibov, R. 2008. The millipede genera Gephyrodesmus Jeekel, 1983 and Orthorhachis Jeekel, 1985 in southeastern Australia, a new Lissodesmus Chamberlin, 1920 from Victoria, and observations on male leg setae, spinnerets and metatergite sculpture (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae). Zootaxa 1790: 1-52 [30].

  Type data:

   Holotype AMSA KS94159 ♂, Wilson River Reserve, NSW.

Distribution

States

New South Wales

History of changes

• Orthorhachis jubata Mesibov, R. 2008. The millipede genera Gephyrodesmus Jeekel, 1983 and Orthorhachis Jeekel, 1985 in southeastern Australia, a new Lissodesmus Chamberlin, 1920 from Victoria, and observations on male leg setae, spinnerets and metatergite sculpture (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae). Zootaxa 1790: 1-52 [31].

  Type data:

   Holotype QM S83673 ♂, Tamborine, QLD.

Distribution

States

Queensland

History of changes

• Orthorhachis kerewong Mesibov, R. 2008. The millipede genera Gephyrodesmus Jeekel, 1983 and Orthorhachis Jeekel, 1985 in southeastern Australia, a new Lissodesmus Chamberlin, 1920 from Victoria, and observations on male leg setae, spinnerets and metatergite sculpture (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae). Zootaxa 1790: 1-52 [33].

  Type data:

   Holotype AMSA KS94911 ♂, Kerewong State Forest, NSW.

Distribution

States

New South Wales

History of changes

• Orthorhachis monteithi Mesibov, R. 2008. The millipede genera Gephyrodesmus Jeekel, 1983 and Orthorhachis Jeekel, 1985 in southeastern Australia, a new Lissodesmus Chamberlin, 1920 from Victoria, and observations on male leg setae, spinnerets and metatergite sculpture (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae). Zootaxa 1790: 1-52 [34].

  Type data:

   Holotype QM S83679 ♂, Mt Superbus, QLD.

Distribution

States

Queensland

History of changes

• Orthorhachis oresbia Mesibov, R. 2008. The millipede genera Gephyrodesmus Jeekel, 1983 and Orthorhachis Jeekel, 1985 in southeastern Australia, a new Lissodesmus Chamberlin, 1920 from Victoria, and observations on male leg setae, spinnerets and metatergite sculpture (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae). Zootaxa 1790: 1-52 [36].

  Type data:

   Holotype NMV K-10689 ♂, The Big Culvert, Mt Observation, VIC.

Distribution

States

Victoria

History of changes

• Orthorhachis pallida Jeekel, C.A.W. 1985. Millipedes from Australia, 9: A new polydesmoid millipede from Queensland (Diplopoda, Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae). Entomologische Berichten (Amsterdam) 45: 50-55 [52].

  Type data:

   Holotype ZMA ♂, Bunya Mountains National Park, QLD.

Distribution

States

Queensland

IBRA

Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Channel Country (CHC), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Gulf Plains (GUP), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Wet Tropics (WT)

Ecological Descriptors

Litter.

History of changes

• Orthorhachis paradoxalis Jeekel, C.A.W. 2006. Millipedes from Australia, 21: Two new species of the genus Orthorhachis Jeekel from caves in New South Wales (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Dalodesmidae). Myriapod Memoranda 8: 73-78 [74].

  Type data:

   Holotype SAMA ♂ (sample missing), Paradox Cave, Jenolan, NSW.

Distribution

States

New South Wales

History of changes

• Orthorhachis serrata Mesibov, R. 2008. The millipede genera Gephyrodesmus Jeekel, 1983 and Orthorhachis Jeekel, 1985 in southeastern Australia, a new Lissodesmus Chamberlin, 1920 from Victoria, and observations on male leg setae, spinnerets and metatergite sculpture (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae). Zootaxa 1790: 1-52 [40].

  Type data:

   Holotype AMSA KS103053 ♂, Beaury State Forest, NSW.

Distribution

States

New South Wales

History of changes

• Orthorhachis tallagandensis Mesibov, R. 2008. The millipede genera Gephyrodesmus Jeekel, 1983 and Orthorhachis Jeekel, 1985 in southeastern Australia, a new Lissodesmus Chamberlin, 1920 from Victoria, and observations on male leg setae, spinnerets and metatergite sculpture (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae). Zootaxa 1790: 1-52 [42].

  Type data:

   Holotype AMSA KS93483 ♂, Mt Bollard, Tallaganda State Forest, NSW.

Distribution

States

New South Wales

History of changes

• Orthorhachis vinnula Mesibov, R. 2008. The millipede genera Gephyrodesmus Jeekel, 1983 and Orthorhachis Jeekel, 1985 in southeastern Australia, a new Lissodesmus Chamberlin, 1920 from Victoria, and observations on male leg setae, spinnerets and metatergite sculpture (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae). Zootaxa 1790: 1-52 [43].

  Type data:

   Holotype NMV K-10690 ♂, Bennison Plains, VIC.

Distribution

States

Victoria

History of changes

• Orthorhachis weiri Mesibov, R. 2008. The millipede genera Gephyrodesmus Jeekel, 1983 and Orthorhachis Jeekel, 1985 in southeastern Australia, a new Lissodesmus Chamberlin, 1920 from Victoria, and observations on male leg setae, spinnerets and metatergite sculpture (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae). Zootaxa 1790: 1-52 [44].

  Type data:

   Holotype ANIC 64-000191 ♂, Cobark Forest Park, Barrington Tops State Forest, NSW.

Distribution

States

New South Wales

History of changes

• Orthorhachis yabbra Mesibov, R. 2008. The millipede genera Gephyrodesmus Jeekel, 1983 and Orthorhachis Jeekel, 1985 in southeastern Australia, a new Lissodesmus Chamberlin, 1920 from Victoria, and observations on male leg setae, spinnerets and metatergite sculpture (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae). Zootaxa 1790: 1-52 [46].

  Type data:

   Holotype AMSA KS36844 ♂, Yabbra State Forest, NSW.

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland

History of changes

• Paurodesmus Chamberlin, R.V. 1920. The Myriopoda of the Australian region. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard 64(1): 1-269 [136].

  Type species:

   Paurodesmus acutangulus Chamberlin, 1920 by original designation.
• Queenslandesmus Verhoeff, K.W. 1924. Results of Dr. E. Mjöberg's scientific expeditions to Australia 1910-1913. 34. Myriapoda: Diplopoda. Arkiv för Zoologi 16(5): 1-142, pls 1-5 [36].

  Type species:

   Queenslandesmus sjoestedti Verhoeff, 1924 by monotypy.

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Mesibov, R. 2008. Redescription of Paurodesmus sjoestedti (Verhoeff, 1924), comb. n. (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae). Australian Entomologist 35(3): 111-119 [111]

Distribution

States

Queensland

IBRA

Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Channel Country (CHC), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Gulf Plains (GUP), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Wet Tropics (WT)

History of changes

• Paurodesmus acutangulus Chamberlin, R.V. 1920. The Myriopoda of the Australian region. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard 64(1): 1-269 [136].

  Type data:

   Holotype MCZ 4660 ♀, Kuranda, QLD.

Distribution

States

Queensland

IBRA

Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Channel Country (CHC), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Gulf Plains (GUP), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Wet Tropics (WT)

Ecological Descriptors

Nothing known.

History of changes

• Queenslandesmus sjostedti Verhoeff, K.W. 1924. Results of Dr. E. Mjöberg's scientific expeditions to Australia 1910-1913. 34. Myriapoda: Diplopoda. Arkiv för Zoologi 16(5): 1-142, pls 1-5 [36].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) whereabouts unknown 1♂, 3♀, "Cedar Creek'' (Ravenshoe), QLD.

Generic Combinations

• Paurodesmus sjostedti (Verhoeff, 1924). —
  Mesibov, R. 2008. Redescription of Paurodesmus sjoestedti (Verhoeff, 1924), comb. n. (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae). Australian Entomologist 35(3): 111-119 [113]

Distribution

States

Queensland

IBRA

Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Channel Country (CHC), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Gulf Plains (GUP), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Wet Tropics (WT)

Ecological Descriptors

Nothing known.

History of changes

• Setoisenoton Mesibov, R. 2010. Two new millipede genera from northwest Tasmania, Australia (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae). Zootaxa 2571: 53-61 [54].

  Type species:

   Setoisenoton pallidus Mesibov, 2010 by original designation.

Distribution

States

Tasmania

History of changes

• Setoisenoton pallidus Mesibov, R. 2010. Two new millipede genera from northwest Tasmania, Australia (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae). Zootaxa 2571: 53-61 [54].

  Type data:

   Holotype QVM 23:51859 ♂, 5 km S of Renison Bell, TAS [41°50'S 145°25'E].
  Paratype(s) QVM 23:51794 15 specimens, as for holotype.

Distribution

States

Tasmania

History of changes

• Sphaerotrichopus Attems, C. 1911. Myriopoda exkl. Scolopendridae. In, Michaelsen, W. & Hartmeyer, R. (eds). Die Fauna Südwest-Australiens. Ergebnisse der Hamburger südwest-australischen Forschungsreise 1905. Vol 3(6). Jena : Gustav Fischer Verlag. [179].

  Type species:

   Sphaerotrichopus ramosus Attems, 1911 by monotypy.

Distribution

States

Western Australia

IBRA

WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Carnarvon (CAR), Central Kimberley (CK), Coolgardie (COO), Central Ranges (CR), Dampierland (DL), Esperance Plains (ESP), Gascoyne (GAS), Gibson Desert (GD), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Hampton (HAM), Jarrah Forest (JF), Little Sandy Desert (LSD), Mallee (MAL), Murchison (MUR), Northern Kimberley (NK), Nullarbor (NUL), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pilbara (PIL), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Tanami (TAN), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)

History of changes

• Sphaerotrichopus cornutus Verhoeff, K.W. 1936. Die Sphaerotrichopidae der südlichen Halbkugel und ihre Beziehungen. Zoologischer Anzeiger 114(1/2): 1-14 [10].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) ZMB 8054 1♂ (see Moritz & Fischer (1978)), Gooseberry Hill, WA.

Distribution

States

Western Australia

IBRA

WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Carnarvon (CAR), Central Kimberley (CK), Coolgardie (COO), Central Ranges (CR), Dampierland (DL), Esperance Plains (ESP), Gascoyne (GAS), Gibson Desert (GD), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Hampton (HAM), Jarrah Forest (JF), Little Sandy Desert (LSD), Mallee (MAL), Murchison (MUR), Northern Kimberley (NK), Nullarbor (NUL), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pilbara (PIL), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Tanami (TAN), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)

Ecological Descriptors

Nothing known.

General References

Moritz, M. & Fischer, S. 1978. Die Typen der Myriapoden-Sammlung des Zoologisches Museums Berlin. I. Diplopoda. Teil 4: Polydesmida (Paradoxosomatidea, Sphaeriodesmidea, Polydesmidea). Teil 5: Ergänzungen (Teile 1 bis 3). Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin 54(1): 99-160

History of changes

• Sphaerotrichopus ramosus Attems, C. 1911. Myriopoda exkl. Scolopendridae. In, Michaelsen, W. & Hartmeyer, R. (eds). Die Fauna Südwest-Australiens. Ergebnisse der Hamburger südwest-australischen Forschungsreise 1905. Vol 3(6). Jena : Gustav Fischer Verlag. [180].

  Type data:

   
  Syntype(s) ZMH (number of types not known; see Weidner (1960)), Lion Mill and Pickering Brook, WA; ZMB 5158a,b,c 2♀, 1 juv. (see Moritz & Fischer (1978)), Gooseberry Hill, Mundaring Weir and Rottnest, WA; WAM T196 1 specimen, Wooroloo, WA.

Distribution

States

Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Australian Endemic.

IBRA

WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Carnarvon (CAR), Central Kimberley (CK), Coolgardie (COO), Central Ranges (CR), Dampierland (DL), Esperance Plains (ESP), Gascoyne (GAS), Gibson Desert (GD), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Hampton (HAM), Jarrah Forest (JF), Little Sandy Desert (LSD), Mallee (MAL), Murchison (MUR), Northern Kimberley (NK), Nullarbor (NUL), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pilbara (PIL), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Tanami (TAN), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)

Ecological Descriptors

Nothing known.

General References

Moritz, M. & Fischer, S. 1978. Die Typen der Myriapoden-Sammlung des Zoologisches Museums Berlin. I. Diplopoda. Teil 4: Polydesmida (Paradoxosomatidea, Sphaeriodesmidea, Polydesmidea). Teil 5: Ergänzungen (Teile 1 bis 3). Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin 54(1): 99-160

Weidner, H. 1960. Die entomologische Sammlungen des Zoologischen Staatsinstituts und Zoologischen Museums Hamburg. III. Chilopoda und Progoneata. Mitteilungen aus dem Hamburgischen Zoologischen Museum und Institut 58: 57-104

History of changes

• Tasmaniosoma Verhoeff, K.W. 1936. Die Sphaerotrichopidae der südlichen Halbkugel und ihre Beziehungen. Zoologischer Anzeiger 114(1/2): 1-14 [11].

  Type species:

   Tasmaniosoma armatum Verhoeff, 1936 by monotypy.

Distribution

States

Tasmania

Extra Distribution Information

Endemic to Tasmania

Australian Endemic.

IBRA

Tas: Ben Lomond (BEL), Flinders (FLI), King (KIN), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE)

History of changes

• Tasmaniosoma alces Mesibov, R. 2010. The millipede genus Tasmaniosoma Verhoeff, 1936 (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae) from Tasmania, Australia, with descriptions of 18 new species. ZooKeys 41: 31-80 [40].

  Type data:

   Holotype QVM 23:51552 ♂, NW of Triabunna, TAS.

Distribution

States

Tasmania

History of changes

• Tasmaniosoma anubis Mesibov, R. 2015. Three new species of Tasmaniosoma Verhoeff, 1936 (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Dalodesmidae) from northeast Tasmania, Australia. ZooKeys 488: 31–46 [33].

  Type data:

   Holotype QVM 23:53863 ♂, Trevallyn Nature Recreation Area, Tas [-41.4417 147.0800].
  Paratype(s) QVM 15♂ 51♀, data as for holotype.

Distribution

States

Tasmania

Extra Distribution Information

Australian Endemic.

IBRA

Tas: Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS)

History of changes

• Tasmaniosoma armatum Verhoeff, K.W. 1936. Die Sphaerotrichopidae der südlichen Halbkugel und ihre Beziehungen. Zoologischer Anzeiger 114(1/2): 1-14 [12].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) ZSM A20033578 & A20033579 (slide mounts), A20052437 2♂, Lake Leake, TAS.

Distribution

States

Tasmania

Extra Distribution Information

Widespread in eastern Tasmania, absent from western third and northeast corner of main island (R. Mesibov, unpublished results; Mesibov, 2020).

Australian Endemic.

IBRA

Tas: Ben Lomond (BEL), Flinders (FLI), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR)

Ecological Descriptors

Litter.

General References

Mesibov, R. 2020. A second remarkable case of parapatry in a Tasmanian millipede genus (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Dalodesmidae). ZooKeys 930: 89-101

History of changes

• Tasmaniosoma aureorivum Mesibov, R. 2010. The millipede genus Tasmaniosoma Verhoeff, 1936 (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae) from Tasmania, Australia, with descriptions of 18 new species. ZooKeys 41: 31-80 [42].

  Type data:

   Holotype QVM 23:46599 ♂, Gold Creek, TAS.

Distribution

States

Tasmania

History of changes

• Tasmaniosoma australe Mesibov, R. 2010. The millipede genus Tasmaniosoma Verhoeff, 1936 (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae) from Tasmania, Australia, with descriptions of 18 new species. ZooKeys 41: 31-80 [44].

  Type data:

   Holotype QVM 23:46574 ♂, Lake Osborne Track, TAS.

Distribution

States

Tasmania

History of changes

• Tasmaniosoma barbatulum Mesibov, R. 2010. The millipede genus Tasmaniosoma Verhoeff, 1936 (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae) from Tasmania, Australia, with descriptions of 18 new species. ZooKeys 41: 31-80 [46].

  Type data:

   Holotype QVM 23:51554 ♂, Scamander, TAS.

Distribution

States

Tasmania

History of changes

• Tasmaniosoma bruniense Mesibov, R. 2010. The millipede genus Tasmaniosoma Verhoeff, 1936 (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae) from Tasmania, Australia, with descriptions of 18 new species. ZooKeys 41: 31-80 [48].

  Type data:

   Holotype QVM 23:51631 ♂, Cuthberts Road, South Bruny Island, TAS.

Distribution

States

Tasmania

History of changes

• Tasmaniosoma cacofonix Mesibov, R. 2010. The millipede genus Tasmaniosoma Verhoeff, 1936 (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae) from Tasmania, Australia, with descriptions of 18 new species. ZooKeys 41: 31-80 [50].

  Type data:

   Holotype QVM 23:51661 ♂, Glennons Road area, TAS.

Distribution

States

Tasmania

History of changes

• Tasmaniosoma clarksonorum Mesibov, R. 2010. The millipede genus Tasmaniosoma Verhoeff, 1936 (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae) from Tasmania, Australia, with descriptions of 18 new species. ZooKeys 41: 31-80 [52].

  Type data:

   Holotype QVM 23:46584 ♂, Mt Barrow, TAS.

Distribution

States

Tasmania

History of changes

• Tasmaniosoma compitale Mesibov, R. 2010. The millipede genus Tasmaniosoma Verhoeff, 1936 (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae) from Tasmania, Australia, with descriptions of 18 new species. ZooKeys 41: 31-80 [53].

  Type data:

   Holotype QVM 23:45968 ♂, Deep Gully Creek, TAS.

Distribution

States

Tasmania

History of changes

• Tasmaniosoma decussatum Mesibov, R. 2010. The millipede genus Tasmaniosoma Verhoeff, 1936 (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae) from Tasmania, Australia, with descriptions of 18 new species. ZooKeys 41: 31-80 [56].

  Type data:

   Holotype QVM 23:51555 ♂, Rattler Hill, TAS.

Distribution

States

Tasmania

History of changes

• Tasmaniosoma fasciculum Mesibov, R. 2010. The millipede genus Tasmaniosoma Verhoeff, 1936 (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae) from Tasmania, Australia, with descriptions of 18 new species. ZooKeys 41: 31-80 [58].

  Type data:

   Holotype QVM 23:51664 ♂, Little Claytons Rivulet, TAS.

Distribution

States

Tasmania

History of changes

• Tasmaniosoma fragile Mesibov, R. 2010. The millipede genus Tasmaniosoma Verhoeff, 1936 (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae) from Tasmania, Australia, with descriptions of 18 new species. ZooKeys 41: 31-80 [60].

  Type data:

   Holotype QVM 23:51666 ♂, Apsley River, TAS.

Distribution

States

Tasmania

History of changes

• Tasmaniosoma gerdiorivum Mesibov, R. 2010. The millipede genus Tasmaniosoma Verhoeff, 1936 (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae) from Tasmania, Australia, with descriptions of 18 new species. ZooKeys 41: 31-80 [62].

  Type data:

   Holotype QVM 23:51667 ♂, Weavers Creek area, TAS.

Distribution

States

Tasmania

History of changes

• Tasmaniosoma hesperium Mesibov, R. 2010. The millipede genus Tasmaniosoma Verhoeff, 1936 (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae) from Tasmania, Australia, with descriptions of 18 new species. ZooKeys 41: 31-80 [64].

  Type data:

   Holotype QVM 23:46600 ♂, Mt Hesperus, TAS.

Distribution

States

Tasmania

History of changes

• Tasmaniosoma hickmanorum Mesibov, R. 2010. The millipede genus Tasmaniosoma Verhoeff, 1936 (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Dalodesmidae) from Tasmania, Australia, with descriptions of 18 new species. ZooKeys 41: 31-80 [66].

  Type data:

   Holotype QVM 23:51669 ♂, Mossy Marsh Creek, TAS.

Distribution

States

Tasmania

History of changes