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Millipede - Orthoporus
Copyright © 2013 Bryan E. Reynolds

Millipede - Orthoporus
Cibola National Forest, Sandia Mountains, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, USA
August 1, 1998
Contributed by Bryan E. Reynolds on 13 July, 2013 - 7:28pm
Last updated 29 September, 2017 - 12:45am

Moved
Moved from Atopetholidae.
… Alan Jeon, 29 September, 2017 - 12:45am

Moved
Moved from Millipedes.
… john and jane balaban, 29 October, 2013 - 10:16pm

Spirobolida: Atopetholidae
Spirobolida: Atopetholidae
… Rowland Shelley, 29 October, 2013 - 10:14pm

Hmm, I wonder why the millipe
Hmm, I wonder why the millipedes never get any replies other than "moved from ID request"
… Mario Decossio, 17 July, 2013 - 8:08am

 
Many millipedes simply can't
Many millipedes simply can't be identified from photographs. Some you can take to family or even genus, but many IDs can't be 100% accurate without photos of the male genitalia.
… Derek Hennen, 27 October, 2013 - 5:09pm

 
There aren't very many millipede experts
on BugGuide (or in general), and often the diagnostic features are hard to find in photographs.
… Sam McNally, 5 October, 2013 - 2:36pm

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