Geophilus virginiensis
| Geophilus virginiensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Chilopoda |
| Order: | Geophilomorpha |
| Family: | Geophilidae |
| Genus: | Geophilus |
| Species: | G. virginiensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Geophilus virginiensis Bollman, 1889
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Geophilus virginiensis is a species of soil centipede in the family Geophilidae found in Virginia. It grows up to 50 millimeters in length, has 49–57 leg pairs, and is tawny yellow in color.[1][2]
Taxonomy
G. virginiensis is often confused with G. ampyx and considered by some to be a form of G. mordax, differentiated only by the presence of lateral coxopleural pores on the ultimate legs and variation in color. Some authorities doubt that G. virginiensis is a valid species.[3][4]
References
- ^ Crabill, Ralph E. (1954). "A conspectus of the northeastern North American species of Geophilus (Chilopoda Geophilomorpha Geophilidae)". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 56: 172–188. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
- ^ Hoffman, Richard L. (1995). The Centipedes (Chilopoda) of Virginia: A First List (PDF) (Number 5 ed.). Martinsville, Virginia: Banisteria - Virginia Museum of Natural History. pp. 4–5. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
- ^ DeSisto, Joseph (2014). "A First Survey of the Centipedes of Great Smoky Mountains National Park". Holster Scholar Projects. 16: 5. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
- ^ Hoffman, Richard L. (1995). The Centipedes (Chilopoda) of Virginia: A First List (PDF) (Number 5 ed.). Martinsville, Virginia: Banisteria – Virginia Museum of Natural History. pp. 4–5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 January 2022. Retrieved 5 November 2021.