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Diamondback Soil Centipede (Geophilus vittatus)
Photo#122582
Copyright © 2007
Tom Bentley
Centipede -
Geophilus vittatus
Edward L. Ryerson Nature Preserve, Lake County, Illinois, USA
October 7, 2006
Contributed by
Tom Bentley
on 28 June, 2007 - 9:09pm
Last updated 1 April, 2014 - 12:53pm
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Tom Bentley
, 1 April, 2014 - 12:53pm
Geophilus vittatus
Unfortunately there doesn't appear to be a guide page for this one. G. vittatus is one of the commonest and largest geophilomorphs in the eastern U.S. Based on:
- dorsal diamond-shaped markings
- no tapering of the body width toward the head
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Joseph DeSisto Alling
, 1 April, 2014 - 12:52pm
Thanks for ID. I made a page
Thanks for ID. I made a page for it.
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Tom Bentley
, 1 April, 2014 - 12:54pm
Moved
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Eric R. Eaton
, 30 January, 2009 - 3:03pm
G
Looks like Geophilomorpha, meybe Linotaeniidae
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Mauer
, 14 October, 2008 - 6:56am