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Polydesmus coriaceus
This is a brown flat-backed millipede typical of the genus and requires detailed examination before arriving at an id.
Found in ground layer vegetation in a variety of habitats.
All year round
Fairly frequent and widespread in the southern half of Britain, but less well recorded further north. It is a UK BAP species.
Fairly frequent in Leicestershire and Rutland.
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Centipedes & Millipedes
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Polydesmida
- Family:
- Polydesmidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 20
- First record:
- 04/03/2013 (Calow, Graham)
- Last record:
- 12/12/2023 (Nicholls, David)
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