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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Myriapods (Myriapoda) » Millipedes (Diplopoda) » Flat-backed Millipedes (Polydesmida) » Xystodesmidae » Rhysodesmini » Cherokia » Cherokia georgiana » Cherokia georgiana latassa
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Millipede - Cherokia georgiana
Copyright © 2015 Jason D. Roberts

Millipede - Cherokia georgiana
Somerville, Morgan County, Alabama, USA
September 28, 2014
Size: 44mm
I don't usually dabble in myriapods, but I thought, "Hey, this is a distinct looking, well-patterned millipede - should be easy enough to ID." Ha. I'm pretty sure I'm in the right tribe (Apheloriini), but I'm completely stuck and can't figure out if this is Apheloria, Brachoria or Sigmoria ... or something else altogether. Any help is appreciated.
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Contributed by Jason D. Roberts on 31 May, 2015 - 2:51pm
Last updated 31 May, 2015 - 5:56pm

Moved
Moved from Apheloriini.
… v belov, 31 May, 2015 - 5:48pm login or register to post comments

Its wrinkling on the dorsum a
Its wrinkling on the dorsum and flatness identify it as Cherokia georgiana latassa Hoffman, 1960, tribe Rhysodesmini
… Rowland Shelley, 31 May, 2015 - 5:47pm login or register to post comments

 
Ah-ha!
So it seems I was more correct with "something else altogether," haha. Many thanks Dr. Shelley for the correction and identification. I rarely stray too far from my lepidopteran sphere and am quite surprised to find such a wide diversity of millipedes ... and the number of look-a-likes!

Thanks again for such a quick identification.
… Jason D. Roberts, 31 May, 2015 - 6:04pm login or register to post comments

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