Strigamia acuminata explained

Strigamia acuminata, commonly called the shorter red centipede, is a centipede in the family Linotaeniidae in the order Geophilomorpha.[1]

Description

Strigamia acuminata is red-brown in colour.[2] This species can reach 40 mm in length.[3] Males of this species have 37 to 41 pairs of legs, females have 39 to 43. Like other Strigamia, it has a prominent tooth at the base of the poison claw, and large widely scattered coxal pores on the last legs. The specific name acuminata means "pointed, sharp."[4]

Habitat

Strigamia acuminata lives in woodland habitats in Ireland, southern England and Wales (common in Leicestershire and Rutland),[2] and elsewhere in western and central Europe.[5] It is also recorded in Canada.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Shorter Red Centipede (Strigamia acuminata). iNaturalist Canada.
  2. Web site: Strigamia acuminata | NatureSpot. www.naturespot.org.uk.
  3. Bonato . Lucio . Danyi . Laszlo . Socci . Antonio Augusto . Minelli . Alessandro . 2012-12-20 . Species diversity of Strigamia Gray, 1843 (Chilopoda: Linotaeniidae): a preliminary synthesis . Zootaxa . 3593 . 1 . 1–39 [8] . 10.11646/zootaxa.3593.1.1 . 1175-5334.
  4. Web site: Latin Definition for: acuminatus, acuminata, acuminatum (ID: 676) - Latin Dictionary and Grammar Resources - Latdict. latin-dictionary.net.
  5. Web site: Strigamia acuminata (Leach 1815) - Encyclopedia of Life. eol.org.
  6. Web site: NatureServe Explorer 2.0. explorer.natureserve.org.

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