Dichotomous Key/Myriapoda

This is a Dichotomous Key for the Myriapods.

1: Number of legs per segment

• Two pairs - Diplopoda
• One pair - 2

2: Number of trunk segments

• Twelve - Pauropoda
• More than twelve - 3

3: Forcipules

• Forcipules present - Chilopoda
• Forcipules absent - Symphyla