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Orthomorpha coarctata
Small...may be two inches or so in length. Dark...black-chocolate in colour with bright yellow fringe. Scuttles along really fast.
Ground litter.
Very common on Havelock Island. Also known as Asiomorpha coarctata
Spotted on Oct 9, 2014
Submitted on Oct 18, 2014
3 Comments
That looks like a very good shout .
Could it be Orthomorpha coarctata (alternately known as Asiomorpha coarctata)? Thanks for correcting the fact that it is not a centipede. Paul Davis.
This is a species of Flat-backed Millipede--Polydesmida.I don't know exactly which species ,I'm afraid.