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Soft Millipede - Polyxenus lagurus
Copyright © 2006 Lynette Elliott

Soft Millipede - Polyxenus lagurus
Thompson Falls, Sanders County, Montana, USA
July 10, 2006
Size: around 2 mm
I finally found some of these in an old picnic table that I was refinishing.
Contributed by Lynette Elliott on 17 September, 2006 - 10:35am
Last updated 6 March, 2007 - 9:31pm

Moved
Moved from Polyxenidae.
… Lynette Elliott, 6 March, 2007 - 9:31pm

Polyxenus
I'm not sure of the species way out west in Montana, but I think it is again Polyxenus lagurus (L., 1758).
… Rowland Shelley, 6 March, 2007 - 8:06pm

Congratulations, Lynette!
I missed seeing these when they came in. I just found a huge bunch of these yesterday and am dedicating their image series to you :-)
… Jim McClarin, 8 January, 2007 - 8:30pm

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