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Species Schendyla nemorensis

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Myriapoda (Myriapods)
Class Chilopoda (Centipedes)
Order Geophilomorpha (Soil Centipedes)
Family Schendylidae
Genus Schendyla
Species nemorensis (Schendyla nemorensis)
Explanation of Names
Schendyla nemorensis (C.L. Koch 1837)
Size
Typically less than 2 cm and very skinny, even for geophilomorphs, although I have seen longer specimens.
Identification
The terminal legs have an "inflated" appearance and lack tarsal claws.
Range
Holarctic.
Habitat
Subterranean.
Food
Small invertebrates.
Remarks
One of the most common geophilomorph centipedes in the northeast, but often overlooked due to its small size. Identification from images often requires a close-up view of the terminal legs as the absence of tarsal claws on the terminal legs will readily distinguish this species.
See Also
Arenophilus bipuncticeps can have the appearance of lacking tarsal claws, but actually its tarsal claws are just very small and rounded. The two look very different, as Arenophilus is larger and has a bumpy interior margin of its forcipules (fangs).
Internet References
Species page(1)
Works Cited
1.NatureSpot: recording the wildlife of Leicestershire and Rutland
Contributed by Ben Coulter on 3 April, 2014 - 8:50pm
Additional contributions by v belov, Joseph DeSisto Alling
Last updated 13 January, 2015 - 1:47am

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