Polydesmidae es una familia de milpiés. Sus 235 especies conocidas se distribuyen por las zonas templadas y cálidas del planeta.

Se reconocen los siguientes: - Absurdodesmus Mršić, 1988 - Acanthotarsius Attems, 1940 - Alpertia Loomis, 1972 - Antrochodus Verhoeff, 1941 - Archipolydesmus Attems, 1898 - Basicentrus Attems, 1940 - Bhutanodesmus Golovatch, 1988 - Bidentogon Buckett & Gardner, 1968 - Bosniodesmus Verhoeff, 1929 - Bosporodesmus Verhoeff, 1940 - Brachydesmus Heller, 1858 - Brembosoma Verhoeff, 1931 - Calianotus Shelley, 1997 - Chromobrachydesmus Attems, 1912 - Cretodesmus Strasser, 1974 - Epanerchodus Attems, 1901 - Eubrachydesmus Attems, 1912 - Eumastigonodesmus Brölemann, 1915 - Galliocookia Ribaut, 1955 - Goniodesmus Cook, 1895 - Haplobrachidesmus Lohmander, 1928 - Haplocookia Brölemann, 1915 - Haploerchodus Verhoeff, 1940 - Heterocookia Silvestri, 1898 - Himalodesmus Golovatch, 1986 - Hormobrachium Attems, 1940 - Huzichodus Verhoeff, 1941 - Jaxartes Verhoeff, 1930 - Kerkodesmus Lang, 1935 - Kerkosoma Verhoeff, 1929 - Kirgisdesmus Lohmander, 1933 - Krenoerchodus Verhoeff, 1940 - Lophobrachydesmus Attems, 1912 - Mastigonodesmus Silvestri, 1898 - Mastuchus Attems, 1940 - Merioceratium Verhoeff, 1931 - Niponchodus Verhoeff, 1942 - Nipponesmus Chamberlin & Wang, 1953 - Nomarchus Attems, 1940 - Pacidesmus Golovatch, 1991 - Peltogonopus Hoffman & Lohmander, 1968 - Perapolydesmus Brölemann, 1916 - Polydesmus Latreille, 1802 - Prionomatis Miyosi, 1956 - Propolydesmus Verhoeff, 1895 - Pseudomastuchus Ceuca, 1966 - Pseudopolydesmus Attems, 1898 - Retrorsia Shelley, 2003 - Riuerchodus Verhoeff, 1938 - Sardodesmus Strasser, 1980 - Schedoleiodesmus Silvestri, 1898 - Schizobrachydesmus Verhoeff, 1926 - Schizomeritius Verhoeff, 1931 - Schizoturanius Verhoeff, 1931 - Scytonotus Koch, C.L., 1847 - Serradium Verhoeff, 1941 - Snoqualmia Shear, 2012 - Soleurus Manfredi, 1957 - Spanobrachium Attems, 1940 - Speodesmus Loomis, 1939 - Stygoerchodus Verhoeff, 1940 - Stylobrachydesmus Attems, 1912 - Tolosanius Attems, 1952 - Troglobrachydesmus Attems, 1951 - Turanodesmus Lohmander, 1933 - Uniramidesmus Golovatch & Mikhaljova, 1979 - Usbekodesmus Lohmander, 1933 - Utadesmus Chamberlin & Hoffman, 1950