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Millipede - Apheloria virginiensis

Millipede - Apheloria virginiensis
Henryetta, Okmulgee County, Oklahoma, USA
September 18, 2008
Size: aprox. 2.5 inches
Xystodesmidae?

Moved
Moved from Millipedes.

 
Millipede
Thanks Ken.

This looks like an individual
This looks like an individual of Apheloria virginiensis reducta (Polydesmida: Xystodesmidae). The color pattern is unusual in that the base color is a sort of brownish red rather than ebony black, but this could be explained if the individual had molted relatively recently and had not had time yet to fully harden & tan (e. g. fully develop the adult coloration. Rowland Shelley

 
Millipede
Thank you, Rowland.

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