Genus Tridesmus Cook, 1896

Note: see discussion of genus name and status Tridesmus in Jorgensen & Sierwald 2010: International Journal of Myriapodology, 3(1): 38. The type species of this genus was never validly described.

Tridesmus cognatus Silvestri, 1898 Tridesmus cognatus Silvestri, 1898 . Anales del Museo Nacional de Buenos Aires, 6 (ser. 2, vol. 3): 63; HT

(ZMUC). Cryptodesmus ? Cognatus — Attems 1899. Denkschriften der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Wien,

Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe, 68: 368. Tridesmus cognatus — Jorgensen & Sierwald 2010 . International Journal of Myriapodology, 3(1): 38. Distribution in Venezuela: Caracas, Miranda State. Tridesmus serratus Silvestri, 1898 Tridesmus serratus Silvestri, 1898 . Anales del Museo Nacional de Buenos Aires, 6(3): 63; HT (ZMUC). Cryptodesmus (?) serratus — Attems 1899 . Denkschriften der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Wien,

Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe, 68: 368. Tridesmus serratus — Jorgensen & Sierwald 2010 . International Journal of Myriapodology, 3(1): 38. Distribution in Venezuela: Dos Caminos, Caracas Municipality, Miranda State.

Specimens of the order Polydesmida reported in collections: FMNH (catalog # 3121116, 3121114, Miranda State; 3121144, Mérida State; 5930, 13077, 11538, Aragua State).