English: Millipedes.
Name:
Diplopoda means 2 feet, referring to the 2 pairs of legs on each segment.
Genera: 12000 species; ± 140 families; 16 orders.
Families•• Subclass Penicillata Latreille, 1831
•• Order Polyxenida Verhoeff, 1934
• Subclass Chilognatha Latrielle, 1802
•• Order †Zosterogrammida Wilson, 2005 (Chilognatha incertae sedis)
•• Infraclass Pentazonia Brandt, 1833
• Order †Amynilyspedida Hoffman, 1969
• Superorder Limacomorpha Pocock, 1894
• Order Glomeridesmida Cook, 1895
• Superorder Oniscomorpha Pocock, 1887
• Order Glomerida Brandt, 1833
• Order Sphaerotheriida Brandt, 1833
•• Infraclass Helminthomorpha Pocock, 1887
• Superorder †Archipolypoda Scudder, 1882
• Order †Archidesmida Wilson & Anderson 2004
• Order †Cowiedesmida Wilson & Anderson 2004
• Order †Euphoberiida Hoffman, 1969
• Order †Palaeosomatida Hannibal & Krzeminski, 2005
• Order †Pleurojulida Schneider & Werneburg, 1998 (possibly sister to Colobognatha)
• Subterclass Colobognatha Brandt, 1834
• Order Platydesmida Cook, 1895
• Order Polyzoniida Cook, 1895
• Order Siphonocryptida Cook, 1895
• Order Siphonophorida Newport, 1844
• Subterclass Eugnatha Attems, 1898
• Superorder Juliformia Attems, 1926
• Order Julida Brandt, 1833
• Order Spirobolida Cook, 1895
• Order Spirostreptida Brandt, 1833
• Superfamily †Xyloiuloidea Cook, 1895 (Sometimes aligned with Spirobolida)
• Superorder Nematophora Verhoeff, 1913
• Order Callipodida Pocock, 1894
• Order Chordeumatida Pocock 1894
• Order Stemmiulida Cook, 1895
• Order Siphoniulida Cook, 1895
• Superorder Merocheta Cook, 1895
• Order Polydesmida Pocock, 1887