Abstract
A checklist of the family Chelodesmidae Cook, 1895Cook, O.F. 1895. Introductory note on the families of Diplopoda. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 9: 1-9. (order Polydesmida) from state of São Paulo, Brazil has been performed based on literature and examined material from the collection of the Instituto Butantan, São Paulo (IBSP). A total of 15 genera (7 tribes and 5 genera considered incertae sedis) with 64 species are listed. Among these species, 30 presented a single one record in the state, 19 with more than one record and four recorded for the first time for the state of São Paulo, and 11 species occurring in other Brazilian states. The most distributed species is Brasilodesmus paulistus paulistus (Brölemann, 1902) with 52 records of occurrence. In addition, a complete bibliography list of the chelodesmidan fauna from the state is compiled, as well as distribution maps for all species are provided.
Key-Words.
Neotropical; Chelodesminae; Diversity; Atlantic forest; Cerrado
