Geophilus pusillifrater explained

Geophilus pusillifrater is a species of soil centipede in the family Geophilidae found in Bosnia-Herzegovina^[1] and Britain.^[2] It's a relatively small, pale species (up to 13mm in length),^[3] prehensorial claws with pointed teeth at the base, distinct chitin lines, and a very broad ventral plate of the pregenital segment.^[1] It's at least partially a littoral creature.^[2] Males of this species have 39 or 41 pairs of legs; females have 43 leg pairs.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Verhoeff . Carl . Beiträge zur Kenntnis paläarktischer Myriopoden. VI. Über paläarktische Geophiliden . Archiv für Naturgeschichte . 1898 . 64 . 335–362 . 14 February 2022.
2. Barber . Anthony D. . Littoral myriapods: a review . Soil Organisms . 2009 . 81 . 3 . 735–760 . 14 February 2022.
3. Web site: Geophilus pusillifrater Verhoeff, 1898 . British Myriapod and Isopod Group . 14 February 2022.
4. Iorio . Etienne . Labroche . Aurélien . 2015 . Les chilopodes (Chilopoda) de la moitié nord de la France: toutes les bases pour débuter l'étude de ce groupe et identifier facilement les espèces . Invertébrés Armoricains . French . 13 . 1–108 [65].