''Geophilus virginiensis'' is a species of

soil centipede Centipedes (from New Latin , "hundred", and Latin , "foot") are predatory arthropods belonging to the class Chilopoda (Ancient Greek , ''kheilos'', lip, and New Latin suffix , "foot", describing the forcipules) of the subphylum Myriapoda, an a ...

in the family

Geophilidae The Geophilidae are a polyphyletic, cosmopolitan family of soil centipedes in the superfamily Geophiloidea containing the mostly defunct clades Aphilodontidae, Dignathodontidae, Linotaeniidae, Chilenophilinae, and Macronicophilidae. Species in ...

found in Virginia. It grows up to 50 millimeters in length, has 49–57 leg pairs, and is tawny yellow in color.

Taxonomy

''G. virginiensis'' is often confused with '' G. ampyx'' and considered by some to be a form of '' G. mordax'', differentiated only by the presence of lateral coxopleural pores on the ultimate legs and variation in color. There's debate as to whether or not ''G. virginiensis'' is a valid species.

References

virginiensis Animals described in 1889 Taxa named by Charles Harvey Bollman {{Myriapoda-stub