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Family Macrosternodesmidae

This isn't another Oxidus gracilis, is it? - Tidesmus episcopus millipede - Tidesmus episcopus millipede - Tidesmus episcopus millipede - Tidesmus episcopus Tiny Millipede Tiny Millipede Small, ~18-segmented pinkish papillated millipede with ~58 legs and clubbed antennae. Small, ~18-segmented pinkish papillated millipede with ~58 legs and clubbed antennae.
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Myriapoda (Myriapods)
Class Diplopoda (Millipedes)
Order Polydesmida (Flat-backed Millipedes)
Family Macrosternodesmidae
Explanation of Names
Macrosternodesmidae Brölemann 1916
Numbers
10 spp. in 5 genera total(1)