Geophilus koreanus

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Geophilus koreanus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Chilopoda
Order: Geophilomorpha
Family: Geophilidae
Genus: Geophilus
Species:
G. koreanus
Binomial name
Geophilus koreanus
Takakuwa, 1936
Synonyms

Geophilus koreanus is a species of soil centipede in the family Geophilidae found in North Korea.[1] It's yellow in color and grows up to 30 millimeters long, with 69 leg pairs, a clypeus rather longer than wide, filiform antennae, central part of the labrum with 8 teeth, maxilla completely fused without median suture, tergite bifurcate, final leg tarsus bipartite, and a clawed pratarsus. It's similar to G. strictus, though the latter differs by the middle part of the labrum bearing a large number of very small teeth, and the final hip bearing a large number of pores.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Geophilus koreanus (Takakuwa,1936)". ChiloBase 2.0. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  2. ^ Takakuwa, Yosioki (1936). "Zwei Brachygeophilus-Arten und eine Pleurogeophilus-Art aus Japan". Transactions of the Sapporo Natural History Society (in German). 14 (3): 143–147. Retrieved 17 February 2022.