Geophilus aetnensis explained

Geophilus aetnensis is a species of soil centipede in the family Geophilidae found in Europe and northern Asia, excluding China.[1] As described by Verhoeff in 1928, it grows up to 28 millimeters and has 53 leg pairs, 4 sensory setae each on the 2nd-4th front sternites, slightly notched maxillae, and very faint sternal pits on the thorax[2] as well as poorly developed sternal grooves.[3]

Taxonomy

G. aetnensis is frequently mistaken with G. impressus and was found to be synonymous with its subspecies G. insculptus debilis.[4] Some consider G. gavoyi to be a synonym of G. aetnensis,[5] but this is not official.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ITIS - Report: Geophilus aetnensis . Integrated Taxonomic Information System . 29 October 2021.
  2. Book: Zoologisches Museum (Berlin, Germany) . Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin, Volume 14 . 1928 . Kommission bei R. Friedländer, 1928 . 239 . German . 29 October 2021.
  3. Jeekel . C.A.W . 1964 . Chilopoda from the Monte Sirente and the Gran Sasso d'Italia . Entomologische Berichten . 24 . 1 . 14–20 . 28 October 2021.
  4. Bonato . Lucio . Minelli . Alessandro . Chilopoda Geophilomorpha of Europe: a revised list of species, with taxonomic and nomenclatorial notes. . Zootaxa . 2014 . 3770 . 1–136 . 10.11646/zootaxa.3770.1.1 . 24871280 . 28 October 2021.
  5. Marzio . Zapparoli . The centipedes (Chilopoda) of Corsica: catalogue of species with faunistic, zoogeographical and ecological remarks . International Journal of Myriapodology . 2012 . 7 . 15–68 . 10.3897/ijm.7.3110 . 28 October 2021. free .
  6. Web site: Geophilus Leach, 1814 . Integrated Taxonomic Information System . 29 October 2021.

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