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Trichomorpha esulcata

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Species of millipede

Trichomorpha esulcata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Diplopoda
Order: Polydesmida
Family: Chelodesmidae
Genus: Trichomorpha
Species: T. esulcata
Binomial name
Trichomorpha esulcata
Loomis, 1975

Trichomorpha esulcata is a species of millipede in the family Chelodesmidae that can be found in San Vito, Costa Rica, where it was found on 17–18 April 1972.

Further information on the 1914: Trichomorpha gracilis

Description

The males are up to 10.5–13 mm (0.41–0.51 in) long and 1.5–1.6 mm (0.059–0.063 in) wide, while females are slightly shorter. The body is brownish in color but uncolored on the outer antennae joints, legs, posterior of keel, and ventral surfaces.

References

  1. "Trichomorpha esulcata Loomis, 1975". Discover Life. Retrieved November 29, 2012.
  2. ^ H. F. Loomis (1975). "Millipedes from Southern Costa Rican Highlands" (PDF). The Florida Entomologist. 57 (2): 171.
Taxon identifiers
Trichomorpha esulcata


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