''Auturus evides'' is a species of

flat-backed millipede 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 ...

in the family

Euryuridae Euryuridae is a family of flat-backed millipedes in the order Polydesmida. There are at least 4 genera and about 14 described species in Euryuridae. Genera * '' Auturus'' Chamberlin, 1942 * '' Euryurus'' Koch, 1847 * '' Eutheatus'' * '' ...

and is found in North America. Auturus evides is dark brown with light orange spots on the posterior part of each segment. The lateral portion of each segment has a spot of the same color which widens toward the posterior end. The average total length is 27.1 mm; width, 3.1 mm; and weight, 0.153 g. Auturus evides respond negatively to light and positively to moisture,Dowdy, W. W. 1968. An ecological study of some millipedes in two central Missouri communities. Ann. Entomol. Soc. Am., 61 :1059-1063 and are usually found within and beneath rotting logs of varying size and length. However, many have been found in low or damp places in and around logs with very little decay. They are never found in aggregations, but at times as many as a dozen have been recorded nesting under logs.

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