Anoplodesmus anthracinus

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Anoplodesmus anthracinus
Anoplodesmus anthracinus dorsal.jpg
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Diplopoda
Order:
Family:
Genus:
Species:
A. anthracinus
Binomial name
Anoplodesmus anthracinus
Pocock, 1895
Synonyms
  • Jonespeltis splendidus Attems, 1937

Anoplodesmus anthracinus is a species of millipedes in the family Paradoxosomatidae. It was previously thought to confined to Myanmar, the species was reported and documented from Malaysia and Sri Lanka in 2013.[1][2]

It is 33mm in length. Body color ranges from shiny blackish to dark brown with a yellowish paraterga.

References[]

  1. ^ "Annotated checklist of millipedes (Myriapoda: Diplopoda) of Sri Lanka". Research Gate. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  2. ^ "The millipede family Paradoxosomatidae in the Philippines, with a description of Eustrongylosoma penevi sp.n., and notes on Anoplodesmus anthracinus Pocock, 1895, recorded in Malaysia and Sri Lanka for the first time (Diplopoda, Polydesmida)". Biodiversity Data Journal. Retrieved 19 December 2016.


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