Millipedes of Britain and Ireland: systematic check list
Nomenclature follows Lee, P. (2006). Atlas of the Millipedes (Diplopoda) of Britain and Ireland. Pensoft. Valid species names are shown in bold type. The most recent synonyms, which include a number of minor spelling mistakes perpetuated by earlier British workers, are listed beneath the current name. * indicates introduced species only found inside glasshouses. CLASS DIPLOPODA SUBCLASS PENICILLATA ORDER POLYXENIDA Family Polyxenidae Polyxenus lagurus (Linnaeus, 1758) SUBCLASS CHILOGNATHA SUPERORDER ONISCOMORPHA ORDER GLOMERIDA Family Glomeridae Glomeris marginata (Villers, 1789) Geoglomeris subterranea Verhoeff, 1908 Stygioglomeris crinata Brölemann, 1913 Geoglomeris jurassica Verhoeff, 1915 Family Doderiidae Adenomeris gibbosa Mauriès, 1960 Trachysphaera lobata (Ribaut, 1954) SUPERORDER COLOBOGNATHA ORDER POLYZONIIDA Family Polyzoniidae Polyzonium germanicum Brandt, 1837 Polyzonium germanicum Brandt, 1831 *Family Siphonotidae *Rhinotus purpureus (Pocock, 1894) SUPERORDER NEMATOPHORA ORDER CHORDEUMATIDA Family Craspedosomatidae Craspedosoma rawlinsii Leach, 1814 Craspedosoma rawlinsii Leach, 1815 Nanogona polydesmoides (Leach, 1814) Nanogona polydesmoides (Leach, 1815) Polymicrodon polydesmoides (Leach, 1815) Family Anthogonidae Anthogona britannica Gregory, Jones & Mauriès, 1993 Family Chordeumatidae Chordeuma proximum Ribaut, 1913 Chordeuma sylvestre C.L.Koch, 1847 Melogona gallica (Latzel, 1884) Melogona scutellaris (Ribaut, 1913) Melogona scutellare (Ribaut, 1913) Melogona voigti (Verhoeff, 1899) Family Anthroleucosomatidae Anamastigona pulchella (Silvestri, 1898) Anamastigona pulchellum (Silvestri, 1894) Family Brachychaeteumatidae Brachychaeteuma bagnalli Verhoeff, 1911 Brachychaeteuma bradeae (Brölemann & Brade-Birks, 1917) Brachychaeteuma melanops Brade-Birks & Brade-Birks, 1918 Brachychaeteuma melanops Brade-Birks, 1918 SUPERORDER MEROCHETA ORDER POLYDESMIDA Family Paradoxosomatidae *Oxidus gracilis (C.L.Koch, 1847) Stosatea italica (Latzel, 1886) Family Polydesmidae Brachydesmus superus Latzel, 1884 Polydesmus angustus Latzel, 1884 Polydesmus barberii Latzel, 1889 Polydesmus coriaceus Porat, 1871 Polydesmus coriaceus Porat, 1870 Polydesmus gallicus Latzel, 1884 Polydesmus denticulatus C.L.Koch, 1847 Polydesmus inconstans Latzel, 1884 Propolydesmus testaceus (C.L.Koch, 1847) Polydesmus testaceus C.L.Koch, 1847 *Family Haplodesmidae *Cylindrodesmus hirsutus Pocock, 1889 Cylindrodesmus laniger Schubart, 1945 *Prosopodesmus panporus Blower & Rundle, 1980 *Eutrichodesmus sp. *Family Pyrgodesmidae *Poratia digitata Porat, 1889 Poratia digitata Schubart, 1934 Family Macrosternodesmidae Macrosternodesmus palicola Brölemann, 1908 Ophiodesmus albonanus (Latzel, 1895) *Family Oniscodesmidae *Amphitomenus attemsi (Schubart, 1934) SUPERORDER JULIFORMIA *ORDER SPIROBOLIDA *Family Spirobolellidae *Paraspirobolus lucifugus (Gervais, 1836). Pararspirobolus dictyonotus (Latzel, 1895) *Family Pseudospirobolellidae *Pseudospirobolellus avernus (Butler, 1876) ORDER JULIDA Family Blaniulidae Choneiulus palmatus (Němec, 1895) Nopoiulus kochii (Gervais, 1847) Proteroiulus fuscus (Am Stein, 1857) Blaniulus guttulatus (Fabricius, 1798) Archiboreoiulus pallidus (Brade-Birks, 1920) Boreoiulus tenuis (Bigler, 1913) Family Nemasomatidae Nemasoma varicorne C.L.Koch, 1847 Thalassisobates littoralis (Silvestri, 1903) Family Julidae Julus scandinavius Latzel, 1884 Haplopodoiulus spathifer (Brölemann, 1897) Ophyiulus pilosus (Newport, 1842) Leptoiulus belgicus (Latzel, 1844) Leptoiulus kervillei (Brölemann, 1896) Metaiulus pratensis Blower & Rolfe, 1956 Allajulus nitidus (Verhoeff, 1891) Cylindroiulus nitidus (Verhoeff, 1891) Cylindroiulus britannicus (Verhoeff, 1891) Cylindroiulus caeruleocinctus (Wood, 1864) Cylindroiulus latestriatus (Curtis, 1845) Cylindroiulus londinensis (Leach, 1815) Cylindroiulus parisiorum (Brölemann & Verhoeff, 1896) Cylindroiulus punctatus (Leach, 1815) Cylindroiulus salicivorus Verhoeff, 1908 Cylindroiulus truncorum (Silvestri, 1896) Cylindroiulus vulnerarius (Berlese, 1888) Enantiulus armatus (Ribaut, 1909) Unciger foetidus (C.L.Koch, 1838) Brachyiulus pusillus (Leach, 1815) Brachyiulus lusitanus Verhoeff, 1898 Ommatoiulus sabulosus (Linnaeus, 1758) Tachypodoiulus niger (Leach, 1814) Tachypodoiulus niger (Leach, 1815)