Eastern Australia is home to the common millipede species Heterocladosoma bifalcatum.
Description
Color
The body of this millipede is a stunning blackish-brown color, while the legs, antennae, and sternites are red.
Tibiotarsal branch
It can be differentiated from other Heterocladosoma by its greatest tibiotarsal branch, which tapers apically and curves extensively laterally, the gonopods’ telopodite, which has a small profile, and the almost straight femoro-solenomerite.
Behavior and Habitat
- Log debris on the ground and tree bark are both places where Heterocladosoma bifalcatum can be found.
- The species is most active in the early morning and in cloudy or rainy conditions.
