Geophilus insculptus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
Class: | Chilopoda |
Order: | Geophilomorpha |
Family: | Geophilidae |
Genus: | Geophilus |
Species: | G. insculptus
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Binomial name | |
Geophilus insculptus (
Attems, 1895)
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Geophilus insculptus is a species of soil centipede in the family Geophilidae found across temperate Europe, especially Britain and Ireland. [1] [2] [3] [4]
The name comes from Latin 'insculptus', meaning 'engraved'. [5]
Geophilus insculptus is a long (up to 40 mm (1.6 in)) earth centipede or wire worm and is pale yellow in colour with a darker head. It has between 45 and 53 pairs of legs. In the upper layer of the soil, under stones etc. Widespread and fairly frequent in Britain.
Geophilus insculptus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
Class: | Chilopoda |
Order: | Geophilomorpha |
Family: | Geophilidae |
Genus: | Geophilus |
Species: | G. insculptus
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Binomial name | |
Geophilus insculptus (
Attems, 1895)
|
Geophilus insculptus is a species of soil centipede in the family Geophilidae found across temperate Europe, especially Britain and Ireland. [1] [2] [3] [4]
The name comes from Latin 'insculptus', meaning 'engraved'. [5]
Geophilus insculptus is a long (up to 40 mm (1.6 in)) earth centipede or wire worm and is pale yellow in colour with a darker head. It has between 45 and 53 pairs of legs. In the upper layer of the soil, under stones etc. Widespread and fairly frequent in Britain.