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Species Arctogeophilus umbraticus - Eastern Saw-toothed Centipede

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.

Contributed by Joseph DeSisto Alling on 16 July, 2014 - 12:32pm
Additional contributions by v belov
Last updated 10 March, 2017 - 2:49pm

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