Geophilus gavoyi explained

Geophilus gavoyi is a species of soil centipede in the family Geophilidae. It is closely related to both Geophilus aetnensis and its junior synonym G. evisensis; it's considered by some to be a synonym of G. evisensis.^[1] It's found under stones in northern Asia and western Europe, especially France and England. It grows to between 23 and 35 millimeters in length and has between 39 and 43 leg pairs in males and 41–45 in females.^[2] In the since debunked elongata subspecies^[3] it was said to vary from between 49 and 55 leg pairs in males and between 51 and 57 in females. As described in 1964,^[4] it has well-developed sternal grooves, longer legs than G. aetnensis, and normal claws in the anal legs.

Notes and References

1. 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 .
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. Jeekel . C.A.W . Chilopoda from the Monte Sirente ande the Gran Sasso d'Italia . Entomologische Berichten . 1964 . 24 . 1 . 14–20 . 28 October 2021.