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Millepede
Copyright © 2007 Graham Montgomery

Millepede
Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
January 13, 2007
Size: ~4 mm
Found under bark.
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Contributed by Graham Montgomery on 13 January, 2007 - 7:11pm
Last updated 7 March, 2007 - 10:34pm

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Moved from Millipedes.
… john and jane balaban, 7 March, 2007 - 10:34pm login or register to post comments

Pyrgodesmidae
This millipede is a representative of the family Pyrgodesmidae (order Polydesmida), which occurs widely in the states bordering the Gulf of Mexico. Pyrgodesmids are small-bodied millipeds of ca. 5-8 mm long with 6-8 species in the US, some of which are native species and some are introduced from the tropics. They are difficult to identify, and I have published 2 papers on the US fauna; I would have to check in my papers, which I don't have with me right now, to determine the name of this species.
… Rowland Shelley, 7 March, 2007 - 7:16pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
Thank you. I thought that this millipede would never get ID'd. Now I see that we have an expert! Thanks again!
… Graham Montgomery, 9 March, 2007 - 7:51am login or register to post comments

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