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Species Arctogeophilus umbraticus - Eastern Saw-toothed Centipede

Soil Centipede - Arctogeophilus umbraticus Soil centipede - Arctogeophilus umbraticus
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Myriapoda (Myriapods)
Class Chilopoda (Centipedes)
Order Geophilomorpha (Soil Centipedes)
Family Geophilidae
Genus Arctogeophilus
Species umbraticus (Eastern Saw-toothed Centipede)
Explanation of Names
Arctogeophilus umbraticus (McNeill 1887)
Identification
Each segment of the forcipules (fangs) has a small tooth, giving the overall appearance of a saw.