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Platyrhacidae
Platyrhacidae is a family of polydesmidan millipedes distributed in Southeast Asia and tropical Central and South America. Description Platyrhacids are often large and colorful. They can be distinguished from most other polydesmidans by having ozopores situated further inward from the paranota margins, ozopores surrounded by a broad, flat ring, and presence of compound setae on the labrum and often on the epiproct (a posterior extension of the telson). The gonopods in males are relatively simple, although up to five gonopodal processes ("branches") may be present in some genera from Borneo. Large platyrhacids in Borneo may grow up to long and exhibit colors of blue, green, and yellow with black spots or stripes. Distribution Platyrhacids occur in two disjunct geographic areas. The majority of species occur in Southeast Asia, including the Greater Sunda Islands and the Philippine archipelago. The rest occur in the New World Tropics from Nicaragua to Peru, as well as on some C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Psammodesmus Bryophorus
The moss millipede (''Psammodesmus bryophorus'') is a keeled millipede of the family Platyrhacidae native to Colombia. It was described in 2011, and with several species of symbiotic moss found growing on its dorsal surface, it is the first millipede known with epizoic plants. At least 10 species of bryophytes belonging to families Pilotrichaceae, Lejeuneaceae Lejeuneaceae is the largest family of liverworts. Most of its members are epiphytes found in the tropics, while others can be found in temperate regions. The main characteristics of the family are that: #The leaves are incubous. #Amphigastrium ..., Fissidentaceae, Metzgeriaceae and Leucomiaceae have been found to grow on the millipede's dorsum; these plants are believed to camouflage the millipede as its cuticle provides a stable substrate. Description Adult moss millipedes have 19 body segments, each with a pair of wide keels; the coloration of their dorsum ranges from dark brown to black, having two light-col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nyssodesmus Python
''Nyssodesmus python'' also known as the python millipede or large forest-floor millipede is a species of flat-backed millipede of the family Platyrhacidae Platyrhacidae is a family of polydesmidan millipedes distributed in Southeast Asia and tropical Central and South America. Description Platyrhacids are often large and colorful. They can be distinguished from most other polydesmidans by having o ... commonly found in Costa Rica, where it occurs widely and is locally abundant in the Caribbean slopes from sea level to around 365 meters (1,200 feet) in elevation. p. 379 Individuals reach lengths of up to 10 cm (4 in), and are conspicuously colored in yellowish tan with brown or black stripes. Their appearance is sometimes likened to a human spine. These millipedes are often encountered in pairs, with the male straddling the back of the female long after mating, to prevent other males from fertilizing the female's eggs before she lays them. References Polydesmid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nyssodesmus
''Nyssodesmus'' is a genus of flat-backed millipedes in the family Platyrhacidae. About a dozen species have been described, all native to Central America, occurring from Nicaragua to Panama. pp. 378-379 Species *'' Nyssodesmus alboalatus'' *'' Nyssodesmus antius'' *'' Nyssodesmus attemsi'' *'' Nyssodesmus concolor'' *'' Nyssodesmus fraternus'' *'' Nyssodesmus limonensis'' *'' Nyssodesmus luteolus'' *'' Nyssodesmus mimus'' *'' Nyssodesmus nicaraguanus'' *''Nyssodesmus python ''Nyssodesmus python'' also known as the python millipede or large forest-floor millipede is a species of flat-backed millipede of the family Platyrhacidae Platyrhacidae is a family of polydesmidan millipedes distributed in Southeast Asia and ...'' *'' Nyssodesmus tristani'' *'' Nyssodesmus vialis'' References Polydesmida Millipedes of Central America {{Myriapoda-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chelodesmidea
Leptodesmidea is a suborder of flat-backed millipedes under the order Polydesmida Polydesmida (from the Greek ''poly'' "many" and ''desmos'' "bond") is the largest order of millipedes, containing approximately 3,500 species, including all the millipedes reported to produce hydrogen cyanide (HCN). Description Members of the or .... References Polydesmida Arthropod suborders {{Myriapoda-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polydesmida
Polydesmida (from the Greek ''poly'' "many" and ''desmos'' "bond") is the largest order of millipedes, containing approximately 3,500 species, including all the millipedes reported to produce hydrogen cyanide (HCN). Description Members of the order Polydesmida are also known as "flat-backed millipedes", because on most species, each body segment has wide lateral keels known as paranota. These keels are produced by the posterior half (metazonite) of each body ring behind the collum. Polydesmids have no eyes, and vary in length from . Many of the larger species show bright coloration patterns which warn predators of their toxic secretions. Adults usually have 20 segments, counting the collum as the first ring and the telson as the last ring. Juveniles have from 7 to 19 rings. In species with the usual 20 segments, adult females have 31 pairs of legs, but in adult males, the eighth leg pair (the first leg pair of the 7th ring) is modified into a single pair of gonopods, leaving on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippine Archipelago
As an archipelago, the Philippines comprises about 7,641 islands clustered into three major island groups: Luzon, the Visayas, and Mindanao. Only about 2,000 islands are inhabited,Magical Islands , Philippine Tourism, retrieved 2012 and more than 5,000 are yet to be officially named. The following list breaks the islands down by and smaller island group for easier reference. Luzon Babuyan group *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pocock 1894 Plate XX Platyrhachus
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