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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Myriapods (Myriapoda) » Millipedes (Diplopoda) » Flat-backed Millipedes (Polydesmida) » Xystodesmidae » Xystodesmini » Harpaphe
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Millipede or Centipede - Harpaphe
Copyright © 2012 Seth Ausubel

Millipede or Centipede - Harpaphe
Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park, Humboldt County, California, USA
April 21, 2012
Size: 1 inch
these were abundant on the forest floor in Coast Redwood groves
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Contributed by Seth Ausubel on 30 April, 2012 - 9:12am
Last updated 3 October, 2013 - 7:42pm

Moved
Moved from Millipedes.
… Sam McNally, 3 October, 2013 - 7:42pm login or register to post comments

Most likely Harpaphe.
Harpaphe haydeniana is the most widespread species of the genus, but the 2 other species of the genus (H. pottera and H. telodonta) also occur in Humboldt Co, and I'm not sure if they can easily be distinguished.
… Sam McNally, 29 September, 2013 - 4:57am login or register to post comments

Black&Yellow millipede Harpaphe haydeniana?
Is this Harpaphe haydeniana?
… Seth Ausubel, 30 April, 2012 - 1:04pm login or register to post comments

Millipede
Moved from ID Request.
… Brad Barnd, 30 April, 2012 - 12:31pm login or register to post comments

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