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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Myriapods (Myriapoda) » Millipedes (Diplopoda) » Bristly Millipedes (Polyxenida) » Polyxenidae » Polyxenus » Polyxenus lagurus
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Polyxenus - Polyxenus lagurus
Copyright © 2020 Libby & Rick Avis

Polyxenus - Polyxenus lagurus
Alberni Valley, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
April 26, 2020
Found in broom flower.

Downloaded a list of Millipedes of British Columbia from E-Fauna. List was extracted from:
Shelley, Rowland, M. 2002. The millipedes of central Canada (Arthropoda: Diplopoda), with reviews of the Canadian fauna and diplopod faunistic studies. Canadian Journal of Zoology 80: 1863-1875.

P. lagurus is the only Polyxenus species listed for BC. Not sure if that would still be relevant or if other species are also likely.
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Contributed by Libby & Rick Avis on 28 April, 2020 - 5:14pm
Last updated 29 April, 2020 - 7:44am

Moved tentatively
Moved from Millipedes.

I believe you are right, this is the most likely species.

Nice image, they are cool little millipedes.
… Jeff Brown, 29 April, 2020 - 7:44am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, Jeff.
Have been looking for one for a while.

Couldn't believe how small it is.
… Libby & Rick Avis, 29 April, 2020 - 4:13pm login or register to post comments

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