Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
Upcoming Events

Photos of insects and people from the 2015 gathering in Wisconsin, July 10-12

Photos of insects and people from the 2014 gathering in Virginia, June 4-7.

Photos of insects and people from the 2013 gathering in Arizona, July 25-28

Photos of insects and people from the 2012 gathering in Alabama

Photos of insects and people from the 2011 gathering in Iowa

Photos from the 2010 Workshop in Grinnell, Iowa

Photos from the 2009 gathering in Washington
TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Myriapods (Myriapoda) » Centipedes (Chilopoda) » Soil Centipedes (Geophilomorpha) » Geophilidae » Geophilus » Diamondback Soil Centipede (Geophilus vittatus)
Photo#648120
long skinny centipede? - Geophilus vittatus
Copyright © 2012 jreben7

long skinny centipede? - Geophilus vittatus
Fairfield, Somerset County, Maine, USA
May 27, 2012
Size: 60-70mm
found while raking leaf and bark debris

Images of this individual: tag all
long skinny centipede? - Geophilus vittatus long skinny centipede? - Geophilus vittatus
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by jreben7 on 28 May, 2012 - 8:52am
Last updated 3 April, 2014 - 9:11pm

Moved
Moved from Soil Centipedes.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 3 April, 2014 - 9:11pm login or register to post comments

Geophilus vittatus
Based on the diamond-markings down the back and the uniform body width.

Maine has an extremely poor record of its centipede fauna (only 4 species, all lithobiomorphs). As a result, this species, which is abundant everywhere else in the east, is a new state record. So if you see more pedes in Maine, please post them! :)
… Joseph DeSisto, 3 April, 2014 - 9:01pm login or register to post comments

 
pede
Thank you, and I will try to get more pictures...they seem fairly abundant here, but usually not when I have a camera on hand of course.
… jreben7, 3 April, 2014 - 11:20pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Centipedes.
… jreben7, 30 May, 2012 - 3:19pm login or register to post comments

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2017 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Statement
Site Map
Contact