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Family Polyxenidae

millipede - Polyxenus lagurus Bristly millipede - Polyxenus Millipede - Polyxenus Millipede - Polyxenus Polyxenida - Polyxenus any idea what this is? - Polyxenus Polyxenus Polyxenus - Polyxenus lagurus
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Myriapoda (Myriapods)
Class Diplopoda (Millipedes)
Order Polyxenida (Bristly Millipedes)
Family Polyxenidae
Other Common Names
Pincushion millipedes, bristle millipedes, fuzzy millipedes
Explanation of Names
Polyxenidae Lucas 1840
Numbers
6 spp. in 2 genera in our area(1), ~100 spp. in 9 genera total(2)
Works Cited
1.Checklist of the millipeds of North and Middle America
Richard L. Hoffman. 1999. Virginia Museum of Natural History Special Publications.
2.Sierwald P., Spelda J. (2023) MilliBase