Millipede - Xystocheir sp.
Juvenile millipede from the Polydesmida order, Xystodesmidae family. Probably a species in the genus Xystocheir. To determine the species, it is necessary to examine details of the genitalia of the mature male. This specimen has just recently molted and has not yet achieved full pigmentation. Portola Redwoods State Park. San Mateo Co., Calif.
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Millipede - Xystocheir sp.
Juvenile millipede from the Polydesmida order, Xystodesmidae family. Probably a species in the genus Xystocheir. To determine the species, it is necessary to examine details of the genitalia of the mature male. This specimen has just recently molted and has not yet achieved full pigmentation. Portola Redwoods State Park. San Mateo Co., Calif.
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Uploaded on March 8, 2012
Taken on March 4, 2012