Leptodesmus thwaitesii

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Leptodesmus thwaitesii
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L. thwaitesii
Binomial name
Leptodesmus thwaitesii
(Humbert, 1865)
Synonyms
  • Polydesmus thwaitesiiHumbert, 1865

Leptodesmus thwaitesii, is a species of millipedes in the family Chelodesmidae. It was once thought endemic to Sri Lanka, where first documented from Peradeniya. [1] [2] [3]

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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.
  3. "Leptodesmus thwaitesii (Humbert, 1865) (accepted name)". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 19 December 2016.