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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Myriapods (Myriapoda) » Centipedes (Chilopoda) » Soil Centipedes (Geophilomorpha) » Geophilidae
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Soil Centipede
Copyright © 2014 JimL

Soil Centipede
Pewaukee, Waukesha County, Wisconsin, USA
June 4, 2014
Size: About 2 inches
Arenophilus bipuncticeps?

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Contributed by JimL on 5 June, 2014 - 10:10am
Last updated 5 June, 2014 - 12:44pm

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… Joseph DeSisto Alling, 5 June, 2014 - 12:44pm login or register to post comments

Could be ...
But at around 51 pairs of legs it is a bit short. (The A.b. I've looked at usually have 55). Either way, a species ID will require a ventral view of the head and a close-up of the terminal legs (to see if they have claws). If they do not have claws it is definitely A. bipuncticeps but based on the darker color my guess is Geophilus sp. Certainly it is in the family Geophilidae.
… Joseph DeSisto Alling, 5 June, 2014 - 12:43pm login or register to post comments

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