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Geophilus aztecus

Geophilus aztecus is a species of soil centipede in the family Geophilidae found in Mexico and Guatemala. The original description of this species is based on a dark red specimen measuring 44 mm in length with antennae moniliform at the apex. This species can reach 52 mm in length and has 57 or 59 pairs of legs.

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Geophilus aztecus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Chilopoda
Order: Geophilomorpha
Family: Geophilidae
Genus: Geophilus
Species:
G. aztecus
Binomial name
Geophilus aztecus
Humbert & De Saussure, 1869

Geophilus aztecus is a species of soil centipede in the family Geophilidae found in Mexico1 and Guatemala.2 The original description of this species is based on a dark red specimen measuring 44 mm in length with antennae moniliform at the apex.3 This species can reach 52 mm in length and has 57 or 59 pairs of legs.4

Taxonomy

As Geophilus is a holarctic genus, G. aztecus has almost certainly been misidentified, but as of now has not been correctly reassigned.5

References

References

  1. "ITIS - Report: Geophilus aztecus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  2. "Geophilus aztecus Humbert & De Saussure, 1869". ChiloBase 2.0. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  3. Humbert, A; Saussure, E (1869). "Myriapoda nova Americana". Revue et Magasin de Zoologie Pure et Appliquée. 21 (2): 149–159. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  4. Pocock, Reginald Innes (1910). "Chilopoda". In Godman, Frederick Du Cane; Salvin, Osbert (eds.). Biologia Centrali-americana: Zoology, Botany and Archaeology. Vol. 14. p. 36.
  5. Foddai, D; Minelli, Alessandro; Pereira, L.A (2000). "A catalogue of the geophilomorph centipedes (Chilopoda) from Central and South America including Mexico". Amazoniana. 16: 59–185. Retrieved 22 December 2021.