Stigmatogaster subterranea

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Stigmatogaster subterranea
Western Yellow Centipede.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Chilopoda
Order: Geophilomorpha
Family: Himantariidae
Genus: Stigmatogaster
Species:
S. subterranea
Binomial name
Stigmatogaster subterranea
(Shaw, 1789)
Synonyms[1]
  • Haplophilus subterraneus (Shaw, 1789)
  • Scolopendra subterranea Shaw, 1789

Stigmatogaster subterranea, commonly known as the western yellow centipede is a species of centipede in the family Himantariidae that can be found in Central Europe, Ireland, Newfoundland, Scandinavia and the United Kingdom.[1] It was recorded from a compost heap of the Botanical Garden at the University of Oslo at , Oslo in 1992 and 1995.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ a b A. D. Barber (2013). Barber AD (ed.). "Stigmatogaster subterranea". World database of littoral Myriapoda. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved June 23, 2013.
  2. ^ Kjell Magne Olsen (2000). "Haplophilus subterraneus (Shaw, 1789), a centipede (Chilopoda, Geophilomorpha) new to Norway". 47. Norwegian Journal of Entomology: 63–64. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

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