Arctogeophilus

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Arctogeophilus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Chilopoda
Order: Geophilomorpha
Family: Geophilidae
Genus: Arctogeophilus
Attems, 1909
Type species
Geophilus glacialis
Attems, 1909
Synonyms
  • CryophilusChamberlin, 1919
  • GnathomeriumRibaut, 1911
  • IdionaChamberlin, 1946

Arctogeophilus is a genus of soil centipedes in the family Geophildae. [1] These centipedes are found in subarctic and temperate regions of Asia, North America, and western Europe. [2] The taxon Arctogeophilus was first proposed in 1909 by the Austrian myriapodologist Carl Attems as a subgenus within the genus Geophilus . [3] The French zoologist Henri Ribaut elevated Arctogeophilus to the rank of genus in 1910. [4]

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Description

Species in this genus have markedly elongate heads. The side pieces of the labrum almost touch in the middle, with the intermediate part inconspicuous. The forcipule is elongate, especially the first article, which features a distal denticle. The ultimate article of the forcipule features a basal denticle. The sterna have no carpophagus structures and usually no clusters of pores. The ultimate legs are longer than the penultimate legs, and the basal part of each of the ultimate legs usually features scattered pores. [5] [2] [6]

Centipedes in this genus range from less than 2 cm to 5 cm in length and have 35 to 69 pairs of legs. [2] [4] The Russian species Arctogeophilus sachalinus and the German species A. wolfi are notable for their small sizes, measuring only 11 mm and 14 mm in length, respectively. [7] [4] [8] The North American species A. melanonotus is notable for its large size, reaching 50 mm in length. [8] The Russian species A. macrocephalus can have as few as 35 leg pairs, [5] the minimum number recorded in this genus. [2] The North American species A. atopus can have as many as 69 leg pairs, [9] [8] the maximum number recorded in this genus. [2]

Species

This genus includes fourteen species: [1]

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Arctogeophilus inopinatus is a species of soil centipede in the family Geophildae. This centipede is found in western and central France and may also be present in Luxembourg. This species is small, measuring only 18 mm in length, and can have either 39 or 41 pairs of legs.

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Mecistocephalus nannocornis is a species of soil centipede in the Mecistocephalidae family. This centipede has only 45 pairs of legs, the minimum number recorded in the genus Mecistocephalus. This centipede was the second species in this genus to be discovered with such a modest number of legs.

References

  1. 1 2 Bonato, L.; Chagas Junior, A.; Edgecombe, G.D.; Lewis, J.G.E.; Minelli, A.; Pereira, L.A.; Shelley, R.M.; Stoev, P.; Zapparoli, M. (2016). "Arctogeophilus Attems, 1909". ChiloBase 2.0 - A World Catalogue of Centipedes (Chilopoda). Retrieved 2024-06-08.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Bonato, Lucio; Edgecombe, Gregory D.; Zapparoli, Marzio (2011). "Chilopoda – Taxonomic overview". In Minelli, Alessandro (ed.). The Myriapoda. Volume 1. Leiden: Brill. pp. 363–443 [416]. ISBN   978-90-04-18826-6. OCLC   812207443.
  3. ↑ Attems, Carl August Theodor Michael von (1909). "Die Myriopoden der Vega-Expedition". Arkiv för zoologi (in German). 5: 1–84 [23]. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.3495 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  4. 1 2 3 Ribaut, H. (1910). "Sur un genre nouveau de la sous-tribu des Ribautiina Bröl". Bullettin de la Société d'Histoire Naturelle de Toulouse (in French). 43: 105–126 [105–106, 117] – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
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