Millipedes and Centipedes
Only a few Millipedes and Centipedes have been found and identified in the area. The Pill Millipede Glomeris marginata. has been found in Chalet Wood, Wanstead Park, as has a black millipede Ophyiulus pilosus. The centipede Lithobius forficatus has also been found in Wanstead Park, and another centipede Haplophilus subterraneus in a garden in Lorne Road, Forest Gate.
RSt = Rose Stephens
The species are listed in Family order
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Millipedes and Centipedes
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| Family | Name | Species | Status |
| Glomeridae | Pill Millipede | Glomeris marginata | Wanstead Park, 08/03/2014 |
| Blaniulidae | White-legged Snake-millipede | Tachypodoiulus niger | Sewage Works site, 25/05/2015 |
| Julidae | a black millipede | Ophyiulus pilosus | Wanstead Park, 24/03/2014 |
| Lithobiidae | a centipede | Lithobius forficatus | Wanstead Park 03/07/2005 |
In addition, the following species have been reported, though I have not personally seen them:
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Millipedes and Centipedes
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| Family | Name | Species | Status |
| Blaniulidae | Spotted Snake-millipede | Blaniulus guttulatus | 10/02/2015 (RSt) |
| Polydesmidae | Common Flat-backed Millipede | Polydesmus angustus | Manor Park Cemetery 25/01/2016 (RSt) |
| Himantariidae | a centipede | Haplophilus subterraneus | Lorne Road garden 13/11/2014 (RSt) |
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