Native Brown Millipede: Dorsal, ~34mm

Native Brown Millipede (Somethus castaneus)

Class:

Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Millipedes (Diplopoda)

Order:

Millipedes (Polydesmida)

Family:

Millipede (Paradoxosomatidae) iNaturalist Observation

Species:

Native Brown Millipede (Somethus castaneus)

This Photo:

Dorsal, ~34mm

Thank you Dr Bob Mesibov & Tony and Jenny Dominelli for confirming and Cael Gallery for helping with the id of this species for us

General Species Information:
Found in the Adelaide Hills and possibly elsewhere
Bob said it could either be S. castaneus or S. lancearius based on location.
DaBugBoi said "They differ in distribution, and size. Judging by his paper, S. castaneum is found in the Adelaide metro region and the south and eastern MT. lofty ranges, while S. lancearius is smaller (from memory) and found typically north of adeladide"

This species is

Australian Native Species, not listed in the SA Murray Mallee Survey of 2010.

		<<< Previous Class Globular Springtail Dorsal		Next >>> Native Brown Millipede Face, no eyes
			Animals Birds Bugs....... Ants, Bees, Flies & Wasps Beetles, Cockroaches & True Bugs Dragonflies, Mantids & Netwings Hoppers Moths & Butterflies Other Bugs Spiders, Scorpions, Mites & Ticks Fish Frogs Mammals Reptiles Other Crust & Algae Fungi Introduced Species Plants Mistletoe Small Plants........ Daisies Mosses & Liverworts Orchids Other Small Plants Small Bluebush & Saltbush Shrubs & Bushes Trees Vines Key - Buds Key - Flowers Info Contact Did You Know?............. about Antennae about Bites about Cold Blooded about Eyes about Skin about Tools about Wings Help Home Status Search Complete List Google What's New