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Family Atopetholidae

black millipede Millipede - Comanchelus Atopetholidae with white and gold bands Millipede - Atopetholus Millipede - Atopetholus Diplopoda millipede - Atopetholus angelus Large millipede
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Myriapoda (Myriapods)
Class Diplopoda (Millipedes)
Order Spirobolida
Family Atopetholidae
Explanation of Names
Atopetholidae Chamberlin 1918
Numbers
~60 spp. in 15 genera total(1)
Size
21‒70 mm
Identification
Collum and margin of second pleurotergite end at the same level, margin of collum angles caudad to the caudolateral corner; second ring not produced below the corners of the collum
Range
w/sw US: CA to UT & TX
Habitat
they stay underground for long periods of time, not coming to the surface until after rains
Works Cited
1.Sierwald P., Spelda J. (2023) MilliBase
Contributed by john and jane balaban on 9 March, 2007 - 1:40pm
Additional contributions by v belov, DerekHennen
Last updated 6 November, 2023 - 8:37pm

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