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Flat-backed Millipede

Cherokia georgiana

1 Species ID Suggestions

bayucca
bayucca 9 years ago
Flat-backed Millipede
Cherokia georgiana Millipede - Cherokia georgiana - BugGuide.Net


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James McNair
James McNair 9 years ago

Thanks as always bayucca

bayucca
bayucca 9 years ago

Being sceptic with the species, I found another one:
http://diplopoda.org/diplopoda/Xystodesm...
Note the "reddish" feet.

bayucca
bayucca 9 years ago

This is a Flat-backed Millipede, Polydesmidae. My closest guess would be:
Xystodesmidae, Rhysodesmini, Cherokia georgiana. Please, verify!! These guys seems to be very variable!
http://bugguide.net/node/view/97398/bgim...

James McNair
Spotted by
James McNair

Georgia, USA

Spotted on Jul 12, 2014
Submitted on Jul 16, 2014

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