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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Myriapods (Myriapoda) » Millipedes (Diplopoda) » Flat-backed Millipedes (Polydesmida) » Xystodesmidae » Nannariini » Nannaria
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Xystodesmid millipede - Nannaria
Copyright © 2015 Mark Swanson

Xystodesmid millipede - Nannaria
Avery County, North Carolina, USA
June 9, 2015
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Contributed by Mark Swanson on 25 June, 2015 - 2:51pm
Last updated 2 August, 2015 - 7:11pm

Moved tentatively
Moved from Xystodesmidae.
… v belov, 2 August, 2015 - 7:11pm login or register to post comments

not sure of size with no scal
not sure of size with no scale of any sort, like a coin for example, but I've seen Nannarias that look like this.
… Rowland Shelley, 17 July, 2015 - 7:37pm login or register to post comments

 
Just an estimate...
but based on my camera set up (105mm lens, distance of ~ 2 feet, DX frame), my rough guess is that the size was about 3-4 cm. Not sure if that helps.
… Mark Swanson, 17 July, 2015 - 8:05pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Flat-backed Millipedes.
… v belov, 3 July, 2015 - 6:33pm login or register to post comments

A very pretty Xystodesmid of
A very pretty Xystodesmid of some sort, do you have any other photos you could add?
… Derek Hennen, 3 July, 2015 - 6:03pm login or register to post comments

 
Only a couple more
from the same angle. Would a close-crop of any portion help for identification purposes?
… Mark Swanson, 3 July, 2015 - 6:24pm login or register to post comments

 
A dorsal shot would be helpfu
A dorsal shot would be helpful, but to really ID we'd need a photo of the gonopods, which are difficult to photograph in the field.
… Derek Hennen, 3 July, 2015 - 6:28pm login or register to post comments

 
Ah, okay. No dorsal available.
I guess this ID will have to remain at the Family level.
… Mark Swanson, 3 July, 2015 - 6:39pm login or register to post comments

 
At any rate, thanks for submi
At any rate, thanks for submitting it! It's a nice addition to the other Xystodesmidae photos.
… Derek Hennen, 3 July, 2015 - 6:41pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Millipedes.
… Mark Swanson, 26 June, 2015 - 7:43pm login or register to post comments

Polydesmida
compare to:
… Even Dankowicz, 26 June, 2015 - 5:46pm login or register to post comments

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