Checklist and classification of species
As of 25 September 2013, I no longer maintain this website. For taxonomic and distribution information about Tasmania's millipedes, go to Millipedes of Australia. Send me an email if you have technical queries about other groups, but please note that the information here is likely to be out of date.
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Centipedes
Millipedes
Pauropoda
Symphyla
Velvet worms
Phylum Arthropoda
Class Chilopoda
Order Craterostigmomorpha
Family Craterostigmidae
Craterostigmus tasmanianus Pocock, 1902
Order Geophilomorpha
Family Ballophilidae
(?I) Ballophilus australiae Chamberlin, 1920
Family Geophilidae
(I) Geophilus flavus (De Geer, 1778)
Steneurytion species
Tasmanophilus species
Tuoba laticeps (Pocock, 1891)
Order Lithobiomorpha
Family Henicopidae
Dichelobius relictus (Chamberlin, 1920)
Undescribed Anopsobiinae
Henicops maculatus Newport, 1845
(I) Lamyctes emarginatus (Newport, 1844)
(I) Lamyctes hellyeri Edgecombe and Giribet, 2003
Paralamyctes (Edgecombegdus) mesibovi Edgecombe, 2001
Paralamyctes (Haasiella) subicolus Edgecombe, 2004
Family Lithobiidae
(I) Lithobius microps Meinert, 1868
(I) Lithobius peregrinus Latzel, 1880
Order Scolopendromorpha
Family Cryptopidae
(I) Cryptops hortensis Donovan, 1810
Undescribed native Cryptops species
Family Scolopendridae
Cormocephalus westwoodi (Newport, 1844)
Order Scutigeromorpha
Family Scutigeridae
(I) Scutigera coleoptrata Linnaeus, 1758
Class Diplopoda
Order Chordeumatida
Family Metopidiotrichidae
Australeuma jeekeli Golovatch, 1986
Australeuma golovatchi Shear and Mesibov, 1997
Australeuma mauriesi Shear and Mesibov, 1997
Australeuma simile Golovatch, 1986
Neocambrisoma cachinnus Shear and Mesibov, 1997
Neocambrisoma fieldensis Shear and Mesibov, 1997
Nesiothrix mangana Shear and Mesibov, 1997
Nesiothrix medialis Shear and Mesibov, 1997
Nesiothrix tasmanica (Golovatch, 1986)
Reginaterreuma tarkinensis Shear and Mesibov, 1995
Family Peterjohnsiidae
Peterjohnsia titan Shear and Mesibov, 1994
Order Julida
Family Blaniulidae
(I) Blaniulus guttulatus (Fabricius, 1798)
(I) Choneiulus palmatus (Němec, 1895)
Family Julidae
(I) Brachyiulus pusillus (Leach, 1815)
(I) Cylindroiulus britannicus (Verhoeff, 1891)
(I) Cylindroiulus latestriatus (Curtis, 1845)
(I) Ommatoiulus moreleti (Lucas, 1860)
(I) Ophyiulus pilosus (Newport, 1843)
Order Polydesmida
Family Dalodesmidae
Atalopharetra bashfordi Mesibov, 2005
Atalopharetra clarkei Mesibov, 2005
Atalopharetra eberhardi Mesibov, 2005
Atalopharetra johnsi Mesibov, 2005
Atrophotergum bonhami Mesibov, 2004
Atrophotergum montanum Mesibov, 2004
Atrophotergum pastorale Mesibov, 2004
Atrophotergum silvaticum Mesibov, 2004
Atrophotergum sodalis Mesibov, 2004
Atrophotergum wurrawurraense Mesibov, 2004
Bromodesmus catrionae Mesibov, 2004
Bromodesmus militaris Mesibov, 2004
Bromodesmus riparius Mesibov, 2004
Bromodesmus rufus Mesibov, 2004
Dasystigma bonhami Mesibov, 2003
Dasystigma huonense Mesibov, 2003
Dasystigma margaretae (Jeekel, 1984)
Dasystigma tyleri Mesibov, 2003
Dysmicodesmus jeekeli Mesibov, 2010
Gasterogramma austrinum Mesibov, 2003
Gasterogramma extremum Mesibov, 2003
Gasterogramma imber Mesibov, 2003
Gasterogramma plomleyi Mesibov, 2003
Gasterogramma psi Jeekel, 1982
Gasterogramma rusticum Mesibov, 2003
Gasterogramma tarkinense Mesibov, 2003
Gasterogramma wynyardense Mesibov, 2003
Ginglymodesmus penelopae Mesibov, 2005
Ginglymodesmus sumac Mesibov, 2005
Ginglymodesmus tasmanianus Mesibov, 2005
Lissodesmus adrianae Jeekel, 1984
Lissodesmus alisonae Jeekel, 1984
Lissodesmus anas Mesibov, 2006
Lissodesmus bashfordi Mesibov, 2006
Lissodesmus clivulus Mesibov, 2006
Lissodesmus cognatus Mesibov, 2006
Lissodesmus cornutus Mesibov, 2006
Lissodesmus devexus Mesibov, 2006
Lissodesmus hamatus Mesibov, 2006
Lissodesmus horridomontis Mesibov, 2006
Lissodesmus inopinatus Mesibov, 2006
Lissodesmus latus Mesibov, 2006
Lissodesmus modestus Chamberlin, 1920
Lissodesmus montanus Mesibov, 2006
Lissodesmus orarius Mesibov, 2006
Lissodesmus peninsulensis Mesibov, 2006
Lissodesmus perporosus Jeekel, 1984
Lissodesmus plomleyi Mesibov, 2006
Setoisenoton pallidus Mesibov, 2010
Tasmaniosoma alces Mesibov, 2010
Tasmaniosoma armatum Verhoeff, 1936
Tasmaniosoma aureorivum Mesibov, 2010
Tasmaniosoma australe Mesibov, 2010
Tasmaniosoma barbatulum Mesibov, 2010
Tasmaniosoma bruniense Mesibov, 2010
Tasmaniosoma cacofonix Mesibov, 2010
Tasmaniosoma clarksonorum Mesibov, 2010
Tasmaniosoma compitale Mesibov, 2010
Tasmaniosoma decussatum Mesibov, 2010
Tasmaniosoma fasciculum Mesibov, 2010
Tasmaniosoma fragile Mesibov, 2010
Tasmaniosoma gerdiorivum Mesibov, 2010
Tasmaniosoma hesperium Mesibov, 2010
Tasmaniosoma hickmanorum Mesibov, 2010
Tasmaniosoma laccobium Mesibov, 2010
Tasmaniosoma maria Mesibov, 2010
Tasmaniosoma orientale Mesibov, 2010
Tasmaniosoma warra Mesibov, 2010
Tasmanodesmus hardyi Chamberlin, 1920
Tasmanopeltis grandis Mesibov, 2006
Family (Uncertain within suborder Dalodesmidea)
Asphalidesmus golovatchi Mesibov, 2009
Asphalidesmus leae Silvestri, 1910
Asphalidesmus parvus (Chamberlin, 1920)
Noteremus infimus Mesibov, 2009
Noteremus summus Mesibov, 2009
Paredrodesmus aceriodendron Mesibov, 2003
Paredrodesmus australis Mesibov, 2003
Paredrodesmus bicalcar Mesibov, 2003
Paredrodesmus monticolus Mesibov, 2003
Paredrodesmus purpureus Mesibov, 2003
Paredrodesmus taurulus Mesibov, 2003
Procophorella bashfordi Mesibov, 2003
Procophorella innupta Mesibov, 2003
Undescribed H+19 Polydesmida
Family Paradoxosomatidae
Aethalosoma solum Jeekel, 2006
(I) Akamptogonus novarae (Humbert and de Saussure, 1869)
Undescribed Dicranogonus sp.
Notodesmus scotius Chamberlin, 1920
(I) Pogonosternum nigrovirgatum (Carl, 1902)
Undescribed Pogonosternum species
Somethus mesibovi Jeekel, 2006
Somethus tasmani Jeekel, 2006
Family Polydesmidae
(I) Brachydesmus superus Latzel, 1884
Order Polyxenida
Family Polyxenidae
Propolyxenus australis Short and Huynh, 2010
Propolyxenus forsteri Condé, 1951
Unixenus corticolus Short and Huynh, 2011
Family Synxenidae
Phryssonotus novaehollandiae (Silvestri, 1923)
Order Polyzoniida
Family Siphonotidae
Undescribed siphonotid species
Order Sphaerotheriida
Family Procyliosomatidae
Procyliosoma leae Silvestri, 1917
Procyliosoma tasmanicum Silvestri, 1917
Undescribed Procyliosoma species
Order Spirostreptida
Family Cambalidae
Undescribed cambalid species
Family Iulomorphidae
Amastigogonus fossuliger Verhoeff, 1944
Amastigogonus hardyi Chamberlin, 1920
Amastigogonus tasmanianus Brolemann, 1913
Amastigogonus verreauxii (Gervais, 1847)
Undescribed iulomorphid species
Class Pauropoda
Family Brachypauropodidae
Borneopauropus dignus Scheller, 2009
Family Pauropodidae
Allopauropus fraterculus Scheller, 2009
Allopauropus inusitatus Scheller, 2009
Decapauropus attenuatus Scheller, 2009
Decapauropus convexus Scheller, 2009
Decapauropus heis Scheller, 2009
Decapauropus saltuarius Scheller, 2009
Decapauropus terrestris Scheller, 2009
Decapauropus ungulatus Scheller, 2009
Nesopauropus tasmaniensis Scheller, 2009
Pauropus dolosus Remy, 1956
Pauropus vandiemeni Scheller, 2009
Stylopauropoides erectus Scheller, 2009
Stylopauropoides eximius Scheller, 2009
Stylopauropoides hetaeros Scheller, 2009
Stylopauropoides quadripartitus Scheller, 2009
Stylopauropoides ringueleti Remy, 1962
Stylopauropoides rounsevelli Scheller, 2009
Stylopauropoides scissus Scheller, 2009
Class Symphyla
Order Cephalostigmata
Family Scutigerellidae
Hanseniella audax Clark and Greenslade, 1996
Hanseniella conveniens Clark and Greenslade, 1996
Hanseniella copiosa Clark and Greenslade, 1996
Hanseniella hebes Clark and Greenslade, 1996
Hanseniella insequens Clark and Greenslade, 1996
Hanseniella magna Scheller, 1996
Hanseniella nuda Clark and Greenslade, 1996
Hanseniella pluvialis Clark and Greenslade, 1996
Hanseniella pyrethrata Clark and Greenslade, 1996
Phylum Onychophora
Class Onychophora
Order Onychophora
Family Peripatopsidae
'Ooperipatellus cryptus' Jackson and Taylor, 1994 (1995)
Ooperipatellus decoratus (Baehr, 1977)
Tasmanipatus anophthalmus Ruhberg et al., 1991
Tasmanipatus barretti Ruhberg et al., 1991
Undescribed oviparous species
Undescribed ovoviviparous species