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Conotyla blakei
Photo#102165
Copyright © 2007
tom murray
Cave dwelling Millipede -
Conotyla blakei
Chester, Hampton County, Massachusetts, USA
April 7, 2007
Size: ~25mm
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Contributed by
tom murray
on 8 April, 2007 - 10:26am
Last updated 6 July, 2015 - 7:08pm
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Derek Hennen
, 6 July, 2015 - 7:08pm
The knobs indicate Conotylida
The knobs indicate Conotylidae. Conotyla blakei is the common northeastern species, and has a record from Massachusetts. It's known to be found in caves.
I'm moving it to the C. blakei page, but it should be noted that there's no way to be 100% sure without checking the gonopods, and Conotylidae aren't collected very often since they're most active in the winter months, so who knows what species we're overlooking.
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Derek Hennen
, 6 July, 2015 - 7:08pm
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Sam McNally
, 7 October, 2013 - 1:48pm