Whitish to cream; ozadenes blood-red in life, darkening in preserved animals and sometimes staining much of the surrounding cuticle; fringing setae about one quarter the length of metazonite; without ocelli.
Male
Adult stadium VIII 33-47 rings; length 8-14 mm; diameter 0.4-0.6 mm.
Female
Adult stadium IX-XI 36-54 rings; length 9-16 mm; diameter 0.5-0.7 mm.
References
- Blower, J.G. (1985). Millipedes. Keys and notes for the identification of the species. E.J. Brill/Dr. W. Backhuys, London, 242 pp.