Geophilus claremontus

Geophilus claremontus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Myriapoda
Class:	Chilopoda
Order:	Geophilomorpha
Family:	Geophilidae
Genus:	Geophilus
Species:	G. claremontus
Binomial name
Geophilus claremontus (Chamberlin, 1909)
Synonyms
Brachygeophilus claremontus(Attems, 1929)

Geophilus claremontus is a species of soil centipede in the family Geophilidae found in Claremont, California, after which it was named. ^[1] It was incorrectly placed in the genus Brachygeophilus in 1929 by Attems, ^[2] most likely based on the lack of sternal pores. ^{[3] [4]}

Description

The species grows up to 40 mm in length and has 65 leg pairs, the first of which is short and slender, the last of which bears a single claw each. The cephalic plate bears a frontal furrow as well as two longitudinal furrows diverging from the posterior edge. The pleural pores are ventral, about fifteen on each side; the most posterior pore is somewhat isolated and the inner row is covered by the final sternite. In addition, G. claremontus also possesses an anterior sternum with a median furrow and shallowly notched anterior edge. It was described as being apparently closely related to G. legiferens (now G. varians ). ^[4]

References

1. "Geophilus claremontus Chamberlin, 1909". ChiloBase 2.0. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
2. Attems, Karl (1929). Myriapoda, 1: Geophilomorpha. Berlin: De Gruyter. pp. 1–388. ISBN   9783111065175 . Retrieved 3 May 2022.{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)
3. Bonato, Lucio; Zapparoli, Marzio; Minelli, Alessandro (2008). "Morphology, taxonomy and distribution of Diphyonyx gen. n., a lineage of geophilid centipedes with unusually shaped claws (Chilopoda: Geophilidae)". European Journal of Entomology. 105 (2): 343–354. doi: 10.14411/eje.2008.041 . hdl: 11577/2452453 .
4. Chamberlin, Ralph V. (1909). "SOME RECORDS OF NORTH AMERICAN GEOPHILIDAE AND LITHOBIIDAE". Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 2: 175–192. Retrieved 3 May 2022.