Ammodesmidae Cook, 1896 (original description)
Ammodesmus Cook, 1896 (original description)
Ammodesmus granum Cook, 1896 (original description)
Anisodesmus Cook, 1895 (original description)
Anisodesmus cerasinus Cook, 1895 (original description)
Astrodesmus Cook, 1896 (original description)
Astrodesmus stellifer Cook, 1895 (original description)
Aulodesmus Cook, 1896 (original description)
Campodesmidae Cook, 1896 (original description)
Campodesmus Cook, 1896 (original description)
Campodesmus carbonarius Cook, 1895 (original description)
Cnemodesmus Cook, 1896 (original description)
Eurydesmus De Saussure, 1860 (additional source)
Eurydesmus compactilis Gerstäcker, 1873 accepted as
Merodesmus compactilis (Gerstäcker, 1873) (new combination reference)
Eurydesmus falcatus Karsch, 1881 accepted as
Tymbodesmus falcatus (Karsch, 1881) (new combination reference)
Eurydesmus laxus Gerstäcker, 1873 accepted as
Astrodesmus laxus (Gerstäcker, 1873) (new combination reference)
Eurydesmus luridus Karsch, 1881 accepted as
Clastrotylus luridus (Karsch, 1881) accepted as
Euryzonus luridus (Karsch, 1881) (new combination reference)
Eurydesmus oxygonus Peters, 1862 accepted as
Aulodesmus oxygonus (Peters, 1862) (new combination reference)
Gomphodesmidae Cook, 1896 (original description)
Gomphodesmus Cook, 1896 (original description)
Gomphodesmus castaneus Cook, 1895 (original description)
Habrodesmus Cook, 1896 (original description)
Harmodesmus Cook, 1896 (original description)
Harmodesmus nitens Cook, 1895 (original description)
Isodesmus Cook, 1895 (original description)
Isodesmus immarginatus Cook, 1895 (original description)
Marptodesmus Cook, 1896 (original description)
Marptodesmus chanleri Cook, 1895 (original description)
Mimodesmus Cook, 1896 (original description)
Mimodesmus parallelus Cook, 1895 (original description)
Orodesmus bicolor Cook, 1895 (original description)
Orodesmus forceps Cook, 1895 (original description)
Orodesmus unicolor Cook, 1896 accepted as
Orodesminus unicolor (Cook, 1896) (original description)
Paradesmus thysanopus Cook & Collins, 1893 accepted as
Cnemodesmus thysanopus (Cook & Collins, 1893) (additional source)
Polydesmus effulgens Karsch, 1881 accepted as
Orodesmus effulgens (Karsch, 1881) (new combination reference)
Polydesmus fischeri Karsch, 1885 accepted as
Lyodesmus fischeri (Karsch, 1885) (new combination reference)
Polydesmus mastophorus Gerstäcker, 1873 accepted as
Rhododesmus mastophorus (Gerstäcker, 1873) accepted as
Rhododesmus mastophorus mastophorus (Gerstäcker, 1873) (new combination reference)
Polydesmus mossambicus Peters, 1855 accepted as
Euryzonus mossambicus (Peters, 1855) (new combination reference)
Polydesmus olfersii Brandt, 1839 accepted as
Cryptodesmus olfersii (Brandt, 1839) (new combination reference)
Polydesmus pectinatus Karsch, 1881 accepted as
Ctenodesmus pectinatus (Karsch, 1881) (new combination reference)
Scolodesmus Cook, 1896 (original description)
Scolodesmus grallator Cook, 1896 (original description)
Scytodesmus Cook, 1896 (original description)
Scytodesmus kribi Cook, 1895 (original description)
Sphenodesmus Cook, 1896 (original description)
Sphenodesmus rugulosus Cook, 1895 (original description)
Strongylosoma aculeatum Peters, 1855 accepted as
Phaeodesmus aculeatus (Peters, 1855) (new combination reference)
Strongylosoma hartmanni Peters, 1864 accepted as
Habrodesmus hartmanni (Peters, 1864) (new combination reference)
Stylodesmidae Cook, 1895 accepted as
Pyrgodesmidae Silvestri, 1896 (original description)
Stylodesmus Cook, 1896 (original description)
Stylodesmus horridus Cook, 1896 (original description)
Tycodesmus Cook, 1896 (original description)
Tycodesmus medius Cook, 1895 (original description)
Tylodesmus Cook, 1895 (original description)
Tylodesmus crassipes Cook, 1895 (original description)
Cameroon for
Scytodesmus kribi Cook, 1895
Congo for
Mimodesmus parallelus Cook, 1895
East Africa for
Orodesmus forceps Cook, 1895
East Africa for
Orodesmus unicolor Cook, 1896
East Africa for
Tycodesmus medius Cook, 1895
Kenya for
Astrodesmus stellifer Cook, 1895
Kenya for
Marptodesmus chanleri Cook, 1895
Kenya for
Orodesmus bicolor Cook, 1895
Liberia for
Ammodesmus granum Cook, 1896
Liberia for
Anisodesmus cerasinus Cook, 1895
Liberia for
Campodesmus carbonarius Cook, 1895
Liberia for
Isodesmus immarginatus Cook, 1895
Liberia for
Scolodesmus grallator Cook, 1896
Liberia for
Tylodesmus crassipes Cook, 1895
Tanzania for
Gomphodesmus castaneus Cook, 1895
Tanzania for
Harmodesmus nitens Cook, 1895
Tanzania for
Sphenodesmus rugulosus Cook, 1895
West Africa for
Stylodesmus horridus Cook, 1896