Geophilus gavoyi

Geophilus gavoyi
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Myriapoda
Class:	Chilopoda
Order:	Geophilomorpha
Family:	Geophilidae
Genus:	Geophilus
Species:	G. gavoyi
Binomial name
	Geophilus gavoyi; Chalande, 1910

Geophilus gavoyi is a species of soil centipede in the family Geophilidae. It is closely related to both Geophilus aetnensis and its junior synonym G. evisensis; it's considered by some to be a synonym of G. evisensis.^[1] It's found under stones in northern Asia and western Europe, especially France and England. It grows to between 23 and 35 millimeters in length and has between 39 and 43 leg pairs in males and 41–45 in females.^[2] In the since debunked elongata subspecies^[3] it was said to vary from between 49 and 55 leg pairs in males and between 51 and 57 in females. As described in 1964,^[4] it has well-developed sternal grooves, longer legs than G. aetnensis, and normal claws in the anal legs.

References

^ Marzio, Zapparoli (2012). "The centipedes (Chilopoda) of Corsica: catalogue of species with faunistic, zoogeographical and ecological remarks". International Journal of Myriapodology. 7: 15–68. doi:10.3897/ijm.7.3110. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
^ Jeekel, C.A.W (1964). "Chilopoda from the Monte Sirente and the Gran Sasso d'Italia". Entomologische Berichten. 24 (1): 14–20. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
^ Bonato, Lucio; Minelli, Alessandro (2014). "Chilopoda Geophilomorpha of Europe: a revised list of species, with taxonomic and nomenclatorial notes". Zootaxa. 3770: 1–136. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3770.1.1. PMID 24871280. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
^ Jeekel, C.A.W (1964). "Chilopoda from the Monte Sirente ande the Gran Sasso d'Italia". Entomologische Berichten. 24 (1): 14–20. Retrieved 28 October 2021.

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[1] Marzio, Zapparoli (2012). "The centipedes (Chilopoda) of Corsica: catalogue of species with faunistic, zoogeographical and ecological remarks". International Journal of Myriapodology. 7: 15–68. doi:10.3897/ijm.7.3110. Retrieved 28 October 2021.

[2] Jeekel, C.A.W (1964). "Chilopoda from the Monte Sirente and the Gran Sasso d'Italia". Entomologische Berichten. 24 (1): 14–20. Retrieved 28 October 2021.

[3] Bonato, Lucio; Minelli, Alessandro (2014). "Chilopoda Geophilomorpha of Europe: a revised list of species, with taxonomic and nomenclatorial notes". Zootaxa. 3770: 1–136. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3770.1.1. PMID 24871280. Retrieved 28 October 2021.

[4] Jeekel, C.A.W (1964). "Chilopoda from the Monte Sirente ande the Gran Sasso d'Italia". Entomologische Berichten. 24 (1): 14–20. Retrieved 28 October 2021.

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