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Californiulus Millipede - Californiulus dorsovittatus

Californiulus Millipede - Californiulus dorsovittatus
West shore area of Lake Alamnor, Plumas County, California, USA
June 17, 2019
Size: Body length 90mm
Probably not Californiulus yosemitensis, having no clear dorsal median black line. Possibly Californiulus chamberlini. See here for a nice photo of C. chamberlini for comparison.

Confirmation or otherwise very much appreciated, thank you.

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Moved
Moved from Californiulus.

Californiulus dorsovittatus
Californiulus dorsovittatus. The gradually widening yellow dorsal stripe distinguishes this from C. chamberlini, in which the stripe reaches maximum width by the second body segment, according to Shelley's 1994 revision of the Paeromopodidae, where the differences in dorsal stripes were the only somatic (non-gonopodal) traits distinguishing the two species in his key. And as of Shelley's 2002 checklist, C. chamberlini was not known from Plumas County. I suspect this image may be misidentified and in fact be C. dorsovittatus, even though the original ID came from Shelley himself.

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