Polyxenus sp. Polyxenus sp. Latreille, 1802    
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Diplopoda   >   Order Polyxenida   >   Family Polyxenidae   >   Genus Polyxenus   

Description:

The two species expected in Maryland can be separated based on details of antennal sensilla (J. W. Shultz, pers. comm.).

There are 4 records in the project database.

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A Polyxenus species in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/27/2023). Verified by Dr. Jeffrey W. Shultz, University of Maryland. Photo by Dave Webb. (MBP list)

Polyxenus species in Montgomery Co., Maryland (3/17/2022). (c) smiley beaver, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by smiley_beaver via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Polyxenus species in Montgomery Co., Maryland (11/28/2021). (c) Peter Edelman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by peroed via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Polyxenus species in Howard Co., Maryland (5/28/2023). (c) bugologist2, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by bugologist2 via iNaturalist. (MBP list)


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