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Pyrgodesmid? - Myrmecodesmus
Copyright © 2018 Graham Montgomery

Pyrgodesmid? - Myrmecodesmus
McAllen Nature Center, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA
March 10, 2018
Appears to be Myrmecodesmus reddelli or similar
Contributed by Graham Montgomery on 28 March, 2018 - 2:59pm
Last updated 30 March, 2018 - 8:27pm

Moved
Moved from Millipedes.

Nice addition, new Genus for guide.
… Jeff Brown, 30 March, 2018 - 8:27pm

Definitely Myrmecodesmus
Definitely Myrmecodesmus
… Rowland Shelley, 30 March, 2018 - 7:27pm

 
My image of possibly the same species ...
https://bugguide.net/node/view/1552687 I caught this one in an ant nest. Are other members of the genus/ family also ant associated? If I were to send you a specimen could you possibly get it to species?

Thanks … Diane Young
… Diane Young, 24 August, 2018 - 2:08pm

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