The Myriapoda (Millipedes, Centipedes) Featuring the North American Fauna     
Intro ,  Millipedes ,  Centipedes ,  Differences ,  Congresses ,  References,  Myriapodologists-Deceased,  Myriapodologists-Living,  Photo Gallery,  Alaska & Northwestern Canada
 

Polydesmida: Rhachodesmidae. ?Aceratophallus sp., anterior 2/3 of body (broken). Mexico, Yucatan Peninsula, Quintana Roo. Photo courtesy of J. Moser.

Polydesmida: Rhachodesmidae. ?Aceratophallus sp. male, anterior end, ventral view (broken); note gonopods at upper right replacing anterior pair of legs on segment 7 (8th pair of legs). Mexico, Yucatan Peninsula, Quintana Roo. Photo courtesy of J. Moser.

Polydesmida: Rhachodesmidae. gen. & sp. unknown. Mexico, Veracruz, Tecolo Falls. Photo courtesy of M. van de Merwe.

 

 

 

Polydesmida: Rhachodesmidae. ?Aceratophallus sp., caudal 2/3 of body. Mexico, Yucatan Peninsula, Quintana Roo. Photo courtesy of J. Moser.

Polydesmida: Rhachodesmidae. ?Aceratophallus sp. Central America, Guatemala, San Marcos, slope of Volcan Tajamulco. Photo courtesy of M. van de Merwe.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Polydesmida: Rhachodesmidae. ?Aceratophallus sp., close up of caudal end. Mexico, Yucatan Peninsula, Quintana Roo. Photo courtesy of J. Moser.

Polydesmida: Rhachodesmidae. ?Aceratophallus sp. Central America, Guatemala, San Marcos, slope of Volcan Tajamulco. Photo courtesy of M. van de Merwe.

 

 

Polydesmida: Rhachodesmidae. ?Aceratophallus sp. (broken), caudal half of body, ventral surface showing 2 pairs of legs per segment. Mexico, Yucatan Peninsula, Quintana Roo. Photo courtesy of J. Moser.

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
Intro ,  Millipedes ,  Centipedes ,  Differences ,  Congresses ,  References,  Myriapodologists-Deceased,  Myriapodologists-Living,  Photo Gallery,  Alaska & Northwestern Canada