Strigamia crassipes explained

Strigamia crassipes is a centipede belonging to the family Linotaeniidae in the order Geophilomorpha.^[1]

Description

Strigamia crassipes is red in colour and has a prominent tooth at the base of the poison claw. This species can reach 56 mm in length.^[2] Males of this species have 45 to 57 pairs of legs; females have 45 to 59 pairs. The number of legs distinguishes this species from S. acuminata, which has only 37 to 41 leg pairs in males and 39 to 43 pairs in females. The specific name crassipes is Latin for "thick leg."^[3]

This centipede produces a bioluminescent substance in its sternal glands and secretes it through the sternal pore fields; it is yellow or blue in colour.^[4]

Habitat

Strigamia crassipes lives in woodland habitats in Ireland, southern England and Wales, and elsewhere in Europe.^{[5] [6]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: ITIS - Report: Strigamia crassipes. www.itis.gov.
2. 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 . 10.11646/zootaxa.3593.1.1 . 1175-5334.
3. Clusiomitidae, A New Family of Eocene Fossil Acalyptratae, with Revision of Acartophthalmites Hennig and Clusiomites Gen. Nov. (Diptera) - PMC. 2021 . 8705662 . Roháček . J. . Hoffeins . C. . Insects . 12 . 12 . 1123 . 10.3390/insects12121123 . 34940210 . free .
4. Book: Minelli, Alessandro. Treatise on Zoology - Anatomy, Taxonomy, Biology. The Myriapoda, Volume 1. March 21, 2011. BRILL. 9789004188266 . Google Books.
5. Web site: Strigamia crassipes (C.L. Koch, 1835) | British Myriapod and Isopod Group. www.bmig.org.uk.
6. Book: Biogeography and Ecology of Bulgaria. Victor. Fet. Alexi. Popov. June 21, 2007. Springer Science & Business Media. 9781402044175 . Google Books.