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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Myriapods (Myriapoda) » Millipedes (Diplopoda) » Flat-backed Millipedes (Polydesmida) » Nearctodesmidae
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Pseudopolydesmus?
Copyright © 2009 Lynette Elliott

Pseudopolydesmus?
Pack Forest, Pierce County, Washington, USA
July 12, 2009

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Pseudopolydesmus? Pseudopolydesmus?
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Contributed by Lynette Elliott on 2 August, 2009 - 9:35pm
Last updated 3 August, 2009 - 12:03am

I miswrote Polydesmida as Pol
I miswrote Polydesmida as Polydesmus. A ventral view showing the gonopods of a male, as close as you can get and still have the structures in focus, woulc probably allow me to determine at least genus. Rowland Shelley
… Rowland Shelley, 3 August, 2009 - 9:53pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Millipedes. I figured out the taxonomy. It is Order Polydesmida, Family as below.
… Lynette Elliott, 3 August, 2009 - 12:03am login or register to post comments

Close, but these two pictures
Close, but these two pictures are of a representative of the family Nearctodesmidae, order Polydesmus, and it is either a species of Nearctodesmus or Kepolydesmus, inpossible to tell from the photos. Pseudopolydesmus is an eastern genus ranging from the Atlantic coast to the Central Plains, and from northern Florida to James Bay, Ontario, Canada. Rowland Shelley
… Rowland Shelley, 2 August, 2009 - 10:13pm login or register to post comments

 
other views?
A number of folks took pics of this critter, Rowland. Would there be another view that would help ID this fellow better?
… Kevin Hall, 2 August, 2009 - 11:21pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks Roland
It looks like we have Polydesmus as a genus. Is that what you meant or is the taxonomy wrong? Also Polydesmus is currently under Polydesmidae is that correct or should it be under Nearctodesmidae? Thanks!
… Lynette Elliott, 2 August, 2009 - 10:35pm login or register to post comments

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