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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Myriapods (Myriapoda) » Millipedes (Diplopoda) » Flat-backed Millipedes (Polydesmida) » Xystodesmidae » Rhysodesmini » Pachydesmus
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Which Millipede? - Pachydesmus
Copyright © 2015 mike_o_risey

Which Millipede? - Pachydesmus
Clarke County, Alabama, USA
October 7, 2015
Size: 3 inches
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Contributed by mike_o_risey on 8 October, 2015 - 10:01am
Last updated 22 November, 2015 - 10:34am

Moved
Moved from Xystodesmidae.
… Derek Hennen, 22 November, 2015 - 10:34am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Jeff Brown, 23 October, 2015 - 12:22am login or register to post comments

It might be beneficial if you
It might be beneficial if you were to crop this closer to "just the bug" so that it shows up better for potential identifiers.
… Even Dankowicz, 19 October, 2015 - 12:32pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks. Guess I should hav
Thanks.

Guess I should have cropped more than I had already.
… mike_o_risey, 19 October, 2015 - 2:25pm login or register to post comments

Xystodesmid
It is in the family Xystodesmidae, and appears to be Pachydesmus crassicutis.

An expert should confirm before moving to species level.

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… Jeff Brown, 8 October, 2015 - 10:21am login or register to post comments

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