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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Myriapods (Myriapoda) » Millipedes (Diplopoda) » Flat-backed Millipedes (Polydesmida) » Eurymerodesmidae » Eurymerodesmus » Eurymerodesmus melacis
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small orange Polydesmida - Eurymerodesmus melacis - male
Copyright © 2016 ErinM31

small orange Polydesmida - Eurymerodesmus melacis - Male
San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA
April 8, 2016
Size: ~2.5 cm long
The ventral view, in the hopes that it might help in identification and possibly sexing. It appears to me that around the area of the 7th segment, there are two bumps instead of legs -- gonopods?
Note: I increased contrast on this image a bit to make up for its being taken through reflective plastic and my iPhone trying to focus on the moss instead of the millipede; I wanted the ventral details to be as clear as possible.

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Contributed by ErinM31 on 13 April, 2016 - 10:34am
Last updated 18 April, 2016 - 11:07pm

Check out my website, www.nad
Check out my website, www.nadiplochilo.com for beginning level knowledge.
… Rowland Shelley, 17 April, 2016 - 7:55pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Eurymerodesmus.
… Jeff Brown, 13 April, 2016 - 10:17pm login or register to post comments

It is a male and, in San Anto
It is a male and, in San Antonio, can only be Eurymerodesmus melacis.
… Rowland Shelley, 13 April, 2016 - 9:21pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you!
Thank you so much for the ID and gender confirmation!

I will not trouble you with the many questions of a novice, except to humbly ask if there is any particular book(s) you would recommend to gain the a foundational knowledge of Diplopods to better understand the scientific literature.

Thank you again for your time and for sharing your knowledge.

-Erin
… ErinM31, 13 April, 2016 - 10:11pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Flat-backed Millipedes.
… Derek Hennen, 13 April, 2016 - 4:54pm login or register to post comments

 
thank you
Thank you for the ID!

-Erin
… ErinM31, 13 April, 2016 - 7:39pm login or register to post comments

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