Geophilus aztecus
| Geophilus aztecus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Chilopoda |
| Order: | Geophilomorpha |
| Family: | Geophilidae |
| Genus: | Geophilus |
| Species: | G. aztecus |
| Binomial name | |
| Geophilus aztecus Humbert & De Saussure, 1869 | |
Geophilus aztecus is a species of soil centipede in the family Geophilidae found in Mexico and Guatemala. The original description of this species is based on a dark red specimen measuring 44 mm in length with antennae moniliform at the apex. This species can reach 52 mm in length and has 57 or 59 pairs of legs.
Taxonomy
As Geophilus is a holarctic genus, G. aztecus has almost certainly been misidentified, but as of now has not been correctly reassigned.
References
- ↑ "ITIS - Report: Geophilus aztecus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- ↑ "Geophilus aztecus Humbert & De Saussure, 1869". ChiloBase 2.0. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- ↑ Humbert, A; Saussure, E (1869). "Myriapoda nova Americana". Revue et Magasin de Zoologie Pure et Appliquée. 21 (2): 149–159. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- ↑ Pocock, Reginald Innes (1910). "Chilopoda". In Godman, Frederick Du Cane; Salvin, Osbert (eds.). Biologia Centrali-americana: Zoology, Botany and Archaeology. Vol. 14. p. 36.
- ↑ Foddai, D; Minelli, Alessandro; Pereira, L.A (2000). "A catalogue of the geophilomorph centipedes (Chilopoda) from Central and South America including Mexico". Amazoniana. 16: 59–185. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
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