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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Myriapods (Myriapoda) » Millipedes (Diplopoda) » Flat-backed Millipedes (Polydesmida) » Xystodesmidae

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Copyright © 2016 Phil Nosler

Mating Xystodesmids -

Damascus, Clackamas County, Oregon, USA
May 6, 2015
Size: About 3 cm

Hi, Bugguide

This is a kind of millipede that I often see during the summer at this site. I was thinking that they were the species Harpaphe haydeniana, but then I learned that there were other similar xystodesmids to contend with in Oregon. Does anyone know if these are H. haydeniana or if they are something else?

Thanks,
Phil

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Contributed by Phil Nosler on 21 January, 2016 - 1:38am
Last updated 26 January, 2016 - 6:58pm

Probably Harpaphe but can't t

Probably Harpaphe but can't tell from the photo

… Rowland Shelley, 9 February, 2016 - 10:08pm

Moved

Moved from Harpaphe.

… Derek Hennen, 26 January, 2016 - 6:58pm

Probably Harpaphe, but could

Probably Harpaphe, but could also be Chonaphe armata (Harger, 1872).

… Rowland Shelley, 26 January, 2016 - 6:48pm

Thanks Dr. Shelley; I'll move

Thanks Dr. Shelley; I'll move it to family instead.

… Derek Hennen, 26 January, 2016 - 6:58pm

Harpaphe/Chonaphe

Thanks for your help, Derek and Rowland!

… Phil Nosler, 27 January, 2016 - 2:50pm

Moved

Moved from Millipedes.

… Derek Hennen, 21 January, 2016 - 8:15pm

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