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Geophilus
''Geophilus '' is a large, heterogeneous genus of soil centipedes in the family Geophilidae largely considered to be synonymous with '' Brachygeophilus''. The generic name first appeared in Brewster's Edinburgh Encyclopaedia in 1814 as '' Geophilus electricus''. This genus has a Holarctic distribution. Description This genus is characterized by a claw-shaped ultimate pretarsus, complete or nearly complete coxo-pleural sutures at the prosternum, and incomplete chitin-lines. Centipedes in this genus feature slightly elongate heads and labral intermediate parts with tubercles, the forcipules Forcipules are the modified, pincer-like, front legs of centipedes that are used to inject venom into prey. They are the only known examples of front legs acting as venom injectors. Nomenclature Forcipules go by a variety of names in both sci ... are usually poorly elongate with a single small tubercle at the base of each tarsungulum, and the anterior trunk metasternites usually ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geophilus Ribauti
''Geophilus '' is a large, heterogeneous genus of soil centipedes in the family Geophilidae largely considered to be synonymous with '' Brachygeophilus''. The generic name first appeared in Brewster's Edinburgh Encyclopaedia in 1814 as '' Geophilus electricus''. This genus has a Holarctic distribution. Description This genus is characterized by a claw-shaped ultimate pretarsus, complete or nearly complete coxo-pleural sutures at the prosternum, and incomplete chitin-lines. Centipedes in this genus feature slightly elongate heads and labral intermediate parts with tubercles, the forcipules are usually poorly elongate with a single small tubercle at the base of each tarsungulum, and the anterior trunk metasternites usually have an anterior medial socket and a posterior transversally elongate pore-field. Centipedes in this genus range from about 1 cm to about 8 cm in length. Several species in this genus are notable for their small sizes, including '' G. minimus'' (measuring 9 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geophilus Oligopus
''Geophilus oligopus'' is a species of soil centipede in the family Geophilidae. This centipede is found in several European countries, including Austria, the Czech Republic, Italy, Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovenia, and Romania. Although this centipede has been described as having an Alpine- Dinaric distribution, this species has also been found in the Carpathian mountains and may be more widespread than previously thought. Discovery and taxonomy This species was first described by the Austrian myriapodologist Carl Attems in 1895 under the name ''Orinomus oligopus''. The original description of this species is based on specimens from Mount Hochschwab in the Obersteiermark region of Austria. The type specimens were two adults and a juvenile, parts of which are deposited in the form of two slides in the Natural History Museum in Vienna. Although Attems created the genus ''Orinomus'' in 1895 to contain the newly discovered species, he later deemed ''Orinomus'' to be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geophilus Richardi
''Geophilus richardi'' is a species of soil centipede in the family Geophilidae. This centipede is found in France and Monaco in the Western Alps as well as in Italy and the Ionian islands. This species is notable as one of only two in the family Geophilidae to include centipedes with as few as 29 leg pairs. This centipede is also notable for its small size, reaching only 10 mm in length. Discovery This species was first described by the French myriapodologist Henri W. Brölemann in 1904. The original description of this species is based on two female specimens found in Monaco. Brölemann named this species for the French oceanographer Jules Richard, director of the Musée Océanographique de Monaco, who collected these specimens in 1902. Distribution Since the discovery of this centipede in Monaco, this species has been recorded in other Mediterranean localities in Europe, first elsewhere in the Maritime Alps, in the commune of Villeneuve-Loubet in France, then in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geophilus Hadesi
''Geophilus hadesi'' is a species of soil centipede in the family Geophilidae. This centipede is a troglobite, spending its entire life cycle in a cave environment. This species and '' Geophilus persephones'' are the only two troglobites known in the order Geophilomorpha. The species ''G. hadesi'' is named after Hades, god of the underworld in Greek mythology and the husband of Persephone, the namesake of the first troglobite discovered among the soil centipedes. The species ''G. hadesi'' has been observed in a cave as far as 1,100 meters below the surface, the deepest underground that any centipede has ever been recorded. Discovery This species was first described in 2015 by a team of biologists led by the Bulgarian myriapodologist Pavel Stoev of the National Museum of Natural History in Sofia, Bulgaria. The original description of this species is based on three specimens collected by biospeleologists in 2011 from three different caves in the Velebit mountains in Croatia. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geophilus Persephones
''Geophilus persephones'' is a species of soil centipede in the family Geophilidae discovered in 1999. This species is named after Persephone, the queen of the underworld in Greek mythology, and found in caves in the Gouffre de la Pierre Saint-Martin. It has elongated antennae and legs as well as abundant sensory setae, and like other geophilomorhps it lacks sight, has a flattened trunk, and is well adapted to underground life. This species was the first troglomorphic geophilomorph ever discovered and one of the only two in existence along with ''Geophilus hadesi''. Known from a single male specimen measuring 16.2 mm in length, ''G. persephones'' has only 29 pairs of legs, one of only two species in the Geophilidae family to feature so few leg pairs. See also * ''Geophilus hadesi ''Geophilus hadesi'' is a species of soil centipede in the family Geophilidae. This centipede is a troglobite, spending its entire life cycle in a cave environment. This species and '' Geophilus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geophilus Electricus
''Geophilus electricus'' is a species of soil centipede in the family Geophilidae found across temperate Europe, especially Britain and Ireland. Originally discovered and named ''Scolopendra electrica'' in 1758, it was later moved to its own genus, ''Geophilus''. As the first species described in this genus, it is considered by some to be the type species (along with '' Geophilus carpophagus''). It is yellowish-orange in color and can grow up to 45 millimeters, with 55 to 75 leg pairs (more than other similar ''Geophilus'' species), a distinct carpophagus fossae on the anterior sternites, and a distinctive arrangement of the coxal pores of the last leg pair. Like many geophilomorphans, ''G. electricus'' has been known to glow in the dark, most likely as a defensive maneuver. Etymology The name comes from Latin 'electricus', meaning 'electric', most likely referring to its ability to glow in the dark. Habitat ''G. electricus'' is found at altitudes below 400ft, and is partially ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |