Milpies de bandas amarillas

Individuals are dark brown with distinctive yellow bands, and measure 2.5–3 centimetres (1.0–1.2 in) long. The legs and antennae are red.

This species is native to the Caribbean: it is found in Brazil, Venezuela, Suriname, Guyana, and on Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, St. Maarten, St. Kitts, Martinique, Dominica, Guadeloupe, Jamaica, Puerto Rico and Haiti. This species has been introduced to southern Florida, where it can occur in large numbers but is not considered a pest.

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This species inhabits leaf litter. Birds and captive monkeys have been observed crushing these millipedes and rubbing their secretions on their wings or fur, potentially to repel insects. The secretions of millipedes may have some properties that repel insects.