Almeida, Thaís Melo De;Shelley, Rowland M.;Rafael, José Albertino
Aphelidesmidae
Sign in to saveAphelidesmidae is a family of polydesmidan millipedes distributed in Central America, the Caribbean and northern South America.
Species
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassDiplopoda
- OrderPolydesmida
- FamilyAphelidesmidae
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Aphelidesmidae is a family of polydesmidan millipedes 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.
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