Geophilus smithi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Chilopoda
Order: Geophilomorpha
Family: Geophilidae
Genus: Geophilus
Species:
G. smithi
Binomial name
Geophilus smithi
Bollman, 1889

Geophilus smithi is a species of soil centipede in the family Geophilidae[1] found in Washington, D.C. It grows up to 28 millimeters in length, has 49 leg pairs (in female specimens), 25-30 coxal pores, and coxae of prehensorial legs of about equal length and width.[2]

Taxonomy

In its original description, G. smithi was compared to G. huronicus[2] (now Arenophilus bipuncticeps).[3] G. smithi was possibly based upon specimens of G. ampyx and may even be a senior synonym, though this is not confirmed.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Geophilus smithi Bollman, 1889". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 Smithsonian Institution (1888). "Notes upon some myriapods belonging to the U. S. National Museum". Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 11: 339–342. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  3. ↑ "Arenophilus bipuncticeps Wood (1862)". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  4. ↑ 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 10 November 2021.
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