Species Auturus evides

Classification · Explanation of Names · Identification

A day of millipedes - Species A - Auturus evides

Unknown cavernicolous millipede (Image #2) - Auturus evides

Red Millipede - Eurymerodesmus mating?? - Auturus evides

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Myriapoda (Myriapods)

Class Diplopoda (Millipedes)

Order Polydesmida (Flat-backed Millipedes)

Family Euryuridae

Genus Auturus

Species evides (Auturus evides)

Explanation of Names

Author: Bollman, 1888

Identification

"The epiproct, or telson, the caudalmost part of the body is broad and truncate as opposed to triangular and pointed as in other brightly colored polydesmidans in the same areas. Even when they don't show the bright adult colors, they can always be distinguished by the broad, not triangular, epiproct." -- Rowland Shelley

Contributed by Charley Eiseman on 21 March, 2010 - 4:32pm
Additional contributions by Vox Sciurorum
Last updated 25 June, 2010 - 6:44pm

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