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1 Species ID Suggestions

Wilson W
Wilson W 10 years ago
Cyanide Millipede
Harpaphe haydeniana


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4 Comments

Lanzz
Lanzz 10 years ago

Long-Flange Millipede - Asiomorpha coarctata
- http://cookislands.bishopmuseum.org/spec...

Hi Wilson and Scott,

I was looking into Wilson's suggestion and I found the distribution is North America, but along I found the ID for South Asia. I am including the text from Wiki.
//Other superficially similar species include Anoplodesmus saussurii[6] and Asiomorpha coarctata (Paradoxosomatidae), the latter species being native to Southeast Asia but widely introduced around the world, including the American Gulf Coast region.[7] The ability to secrete hydrogen cyanide is shared by other members of the Polydesmida.//
I hope this is Asiomorpha coarctata.

Scott Frazier
Scott Frazier 10 years ago

Please note that Harpaphe haydeniana is from the Pacific northwest of North America and that there are some to several millipedes with a similar color scheme in south Asia and elsewhere.

Thank you Ellis.

Kerala, India

Spotted on Nov 29, 2013
Submitted on Dec 1, 2013

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