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?Geophilida - Geophilus vittatus
Copyright © 2011 Jason J. Dombroskie

?Geophilida - Geophilus vittatus
Guelph: U of G Arboretum, Nature Reserve, Wellington, Ontario, Canada
May 6, 2000
Contributed by Jason J. Dombroskie on 5 March, 2011 - 6:28pm
Last updated 3 April, 2014 - 9:19pm

Moved
Moved from Soil Centipedes.
… Ben Coulter, 3 April, 2014 - 9:19pm

Geophilus vittatus
Based on:

- diamond markings on the back
- orange-ish head
- no tapering in body width toward the head
… Joseph DeSisto Alling, 3 April, 2014 - 6:23pm

Moved
Moved from Centipedes.
… Ray Fisher, 28 November, 2012 - 4:32pm

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