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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Myriapods (Myriapoda) » Centipedes (Chilopoda) » Soil Centipedes (Geophilomorpha) » Geophilidae » Geophilus » Diamondback Soil Centipede (Geophilus vittatus)
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264623 Geophilomorpha - Geophilus vittatus
Copyright © 2014 Rob Curtis

264623 Geophilomorpha - Geophilus vittatus
Black Partridge Woods, Illinois, USA
April 20, 2001
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Contributed by Rob Curtis on 2 April, 2014 - 2:32pm
Last updated 3 April, 2014 - 11:43am

Moved
Moved from Soil Centipedes.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 3 April, 2014 - 11:43am login or register to post comments

Yup, these are all G. vittatu
Yup, these are all G. vittatus. The diamond-shaped markings are the give-away. This is expected, it's one of the most common/conspicious species in the northeast. (Some smaller ones are also common, but not often photographed, like Schendyla nemorensis).

Unfortunately identifying geos other than G. vittatus and a few others requires examination of a specimen under a scope. So a lot of the ones on BugGuide from the northeast (where I work) can be guessed at but not known for sure.
… Joseph DeSisto Alling, 2 April, 2014 - 3:48pm login or register to post comments

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