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Polyzoniid Millipede - Petaserpes cryptocephalus
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Polyzoniid Millipede - Petaserpes cryptocephalus
Greenfield, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
April 14, 2010
Size: 16mm

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Contributed by tom murray on 15 April, 2010 - 7:55am
Last updated 14 January, 2014 - 8:18pm

Moved
Moved from Petaserpes.
… tom murray, 14 January, 2014 - 8:18pm

Yes, this is a species of Pet
Yes, this is a species of Petaserpes (Polyzoniida: Polyzoniidae). They possess a terpenoid defensive secretion that smells like camphor, and on occasion I have smelled this distinctive camphor odor before actuqally seeing the milliped. Rowland Shelley
… Rowland Shelley, 16 April, 2010 - 6:45pm

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