Anoplodesmus anthracinus explained

Anoplodesmus anthracinus is a species of millipedes in the family Paradoxosomatidae. It was previously thought to confined to Myanmar, the species was reported and documented from Malaysia and Sri Lanka in 2013.^{[1] [2]}

It is 33mm in length. Body color ranges from shiny blackish to dark brown with a yellowish paraterga.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Annotated checklist of millipedes (Myriapoda: Diplopoda) of Sri Lanka . Research Gate . 19 December 2016.
2. Web site: 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 . 19 December 2016.