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Psammodesmus atratus

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Psammodesmus atratus
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Psammodesmus atratus
Binomial name
Psammodesmus atratus
(Chamberlin, 1947)

Psammodesmus atratus is a flat-backed millipede of the family Platyrhacidae, found in West Colombia.

Description

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Adult individuals reach lengths of up to 60mm, they have 19 body segments, their body is dark brown with three light yellow stripes on the prozonites and metatergites of segments 2-19.[1] Each segment has a pair of wide keels with yellow edges.

References

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  1. ^ Martínez-Torres, Shirley Daniela (2016). Revisión taxonómica y distribución geográfica de los milpiés del género Psammodesmus Cook, 1896 (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Platyrhacidae). Bogotá, CO: Universidad Nacional de Colombia.