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native millipede

Pogonosternum sp.

Photo by Leuba Ridgway
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

A pale millipede about 25 mm long with about 19 segments. Head was black. It had a black median stripe and a black lateral stripe on either side. Each body segment seemed to flare out slightly.

Habitat:

Spotted on dead tree trunk in a nature reserve.

Notes:

This species can be anything from 1 to 20 mms.

Class: Diplopoda <br>
Order: Polydesmida <br>
Family: Paradoxosomatidae

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