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Millipede from South Australia rediscovered and described 90 years after it was first collected

Phys.org · WORLD · Science · 10/27/2026, 9:20:05 AM

The new species Colobothrix deckeri is in the millipede family Dalodesmidae. It is remarkable because it is the first in its moisture-loving family to be found in a part of Australia with a low annual rainfall, between 400 and 500 mm (16 and 20 inches).

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