Family Polydesmidae
Polydesmidae is a family in the order Polydesmida. Browse 8 named species recorded in this family, or open an individual profile for its available identification and natural-history information.
Species in Polydesmidae (8)
Pseudopolydesmus canadensis
Pseudopolydesmus canadensis
Identification: Most of paranota a deep, brick-red color, with the rest of the dorsum being a dark black. Slightly smaller than Ps. serratus . Gonopods Often sympatric with other congeners
Pseudopolydesmus paludicolus
Pseudopolydesmus paludicolus
Identification: A very small Pseudopolydesmus with two rows of quadrate areas on tergites. Paranota more noticeably directed caudally than in other species. A dark burgundy species, easily blends in with leaf litter
Granulated Millipede
Scytonotus granulatus
Identification: dorsum with low rounded tubercles/pustules; in females, paranota slightly smaller on segments 6‒7; males have one pair of legs on segment 6, females have two
Pseudopolydesmus collinus
Pseudopolydesmus collinus
Pseudopolydesmus erasus
Pseudopolydesmus erasus
Pseudopolydesmus pinetorum
Pseudopolydesmus pinetorum
Pseudopolydesmus serratus
Pseudopolydesmus serratus
Scytonotus bergrothi
Scytonotus bergrothi