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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Millipedes (Diplopoda) » Polyxenida » Polyxenidae » Polyxenus » Polyxenus lagurus

Species Polyxenus lagurus

Classification · Range · Remarks
Not a derm*estid larva! - Polyxenus lagurus Not a derm*estid larva! - Polyxenus lagurus Another Tufted Millipede - Polyxenus lagurus Mother-lode of tufted millipedes - Polyxenus lagurus Mother-lode of tufted millipedes - Polyxenus lagurus Mother-lode of tufted millipedes - Polyxenus lagurus Mother-lode of tufted millipedes - Polyxenus lagurus Soft Millipedes - Polyxenus lagurus
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Diplopoda (Millipedes)
Order Polyxenida
Family Polyxenidae
Genus Polyxenus
Species lagurus (Polyxenus lagurus)
Range
It is a Holarctic species that occurs in both the Nearctic (North America) & Palaearctic (Europe) regions. (Dr Rowland Shelley)
Remarks
Named by Linnaeus himself in 1758! (Dr Rowland Shelley)
Contributed by Jim McClarin on 6 March, 2007 - 7:35pm
Additional contributions by john and jane balaban
Last updated 6 March, 2007 - 9:24pm

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