Gigantowales chisholmi
A millepede at Latham, ACT
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| Gigantowales chisholmi | MichaelBedingfield | 25 Oct 2017 | |
| Gigantowales chisholmi | MichaelBedingfield | 25 Oct 2017 | |
| Unverified | Christine | 23 Oct 2017 |
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Significant sighting
MichaelBedingfield noted:
25 Oct 2017
This is the first record of this species in the Canberra area. A quote from Dr Bob Mesibov: "Gigantowales chisholmi is quite common in the coastal forests but there are no previous records for it in the ACT. It's highly unlikely that such a large and conspicuous millipede escaped the attention of ACT collectors in past decades. It's more likely it's been delivered to the ACT along the Kings Highway from somewhere to the east."
User's notes
Maybe a bit longer than 50mm
4 comments
24 Oct 2017
Hi Christine
Just checking the size of this millipede. You say a bit longer than 50mm, which is quite big, but you also said in the additional information that it was 25-50mm.
Can you please confirm the size?
Just checking the size of this millipede. You say a bit longer than 50mm, which is quite big, but you also said in the additional information that it was 25-50mm.
Can you please confirm the size?
25 Oct 2017
Hi Michael, sorry, I am still not good with mm. The sighting was a while ago, but I do remember it, and remember that it was a big millipede. So I will say definitely longer than 50mm, but not heaps longer. Possibly 60-70mm.
25 Oct 2017
Thanks Christine, the size is important. This is a new species for our area. See the notes above for a significant sighting.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.030389-35.211869
- Maps Umbagong District Park
- Places Latham, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 16 Mar 2011 10:02 AM Recorded on
- Christine Recorded by
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Collections
- My flagged sightings Significant Other Arthropods Millipedes (Diplopoda) Christine Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Gigantowales chisholmi
Species information
- Gigantowales chisholmi Scientific name
- A millepede Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Non-local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 656.83m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
Quality score
5 / 7
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Description
- Additional attributes
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location