| Acanthogeophilus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Chilopoda |
| Order: | Geophilomorpha |
| Family: | Geophilidae |
| Genus: | Acanthogeophilus Minelli, 1982 [1] |
Acanthogeophilus is a genus of soil centipedes in the family Geophilidae, found in the centro-west part of the Mediterranean region. The species in this genus are slender, 2-3 centimeters long, with 67 to 71 pairs of stout legs, peculiar spine-like processes on the ultimate legs, [2] a claw-like pretarsus, complete coxo-pleural sutures, incomplete chitin-lines, absence of a carpophagous pit, possession of only basal denticles, and a transverse band porefield with scattered, anterior pores on the coxopleuron. [3]
The genus contains the following species:
- Acanthogeophilus dentifer Minelli, 1982
- Acanthogeophilus spiniger (Meinert, 1870)
The genus name comes from Ancient Greek ἄκανθα (ákantha), meaning 'spine', 'thorn', γεω- (geo-), meaning 'earth', and φίλος (phílos), meaning 'lover'.[ citation needed ]