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A Millipede From South Australia Has Been Rediscovered and Described 90 Years After It Was First Collected

· newswise.com · popularity 15/100 · 0 similar stories today · Biology & Life Sciences (Science)

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Summary

The new species Colobothrix deckeri is in the millipede family Dalodesmidae. It is remarkable because it is the first in its moisture-loving family to be found in a part of Australia with a low annual rainfall, between 400 and 500 mm.

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