Biology:Stigmatogaster subterranea

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Short description: Species of centipede

Stigmatogaster subterranea
Western Yellow Centipede.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
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 Teryen, Oslo in 1992 and 1995.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 A. D. Barber (2013). "Stigmatogaster subterranea". World database of littoral Myriapoda. World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=394620. 
  2. Kjell Magne Olsen (2000). Haplophilus subterraneus (Shaw, 1789), a centipede (Chilopoda, Geophilomorpha) new to Norway. 47. Norwegian Journal of Entomology. pp. 63–64. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q4351357 entry