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Soil Centipede - Strigamia branneri

Fort Bragg, Cumberland County, North Carolina, USA
December 3, 2005

Again, found under a wooden 2X2. For size reference, it's on a dead blade of grass.

Contributed by Lynette Elliott on 4 December, 2005 - 3:25pm
Last updated 2 April, 2014 - 4:41pm

Moved

Moved from Strigamia.

… Ken Wolgemuth, 2 April, 2014 - 4:41pm

Moved

Moved from Soil Centipedes.

… Lynette Elliott, 7 March, 2007 - 10:23pm

Geophilomorpha: Linotaeniidae

Strigamia sp., typically reddish in color.

… Rowland Shelley, 7 March, 2007 - 9:53pm

Strigamia branneri

Based on the diamond-markings down the back. These markings are shared by Geophilus vittatus which is more common but I agree based on the tapering of the body towards the head that this is Strigamia, hence S. branneri. No guide page that I can find.

… Joseph DeSisto Alling, 2 April, 2014 - 4:11pm

Strigamia branneri

Thanks for the ID!

… Lynette Elliott, 3 April, 2014 - 7:32am

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