Aphelidesmidae is a
family
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of
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 o ...
n
millipede
Millipedes are a group of arthropods that are characterised by having two pairs of jointed legs on most body segments; they are known scientifically as the class Diplopoda, the name derived from this feature. Each double-legged segment is a resu ...
s distributed in Central America, the Caribbean and northern South America.
Description
Aphelidesmids are often large and colorful, but many are dorsally dark with yellow tips on the scutes.
See also
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Amplinus bituberculosus''
References
Polydesmida
Millipede families
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