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Thursday, June 21, 2018

Centipedes of VA Complete List (32 species)









Stone Centipedes- Lithobiomorpha
Lamyctes emarginatus
Bothropolys multidentatus
Lithobius forficatus- Brown Centipede, introduced from Europe
Soil Centipedes- Geophilomorpha
Strigamia bidens
S
trigamia bothriopus
Strigamia branneri
Strigamia chionophila
Neolithobia spp.
Geophilus flavus- Boreal Yellow-headed Soil Centipede, sparsely recorded in northeast of USGeophilus vittatus- Diamondback Soil Centipede, abundant
Geophilus bipuncticeps- Northern Short-clawed Centipede
Arctogeophilus umbraticus- Eastern Saw-toothed Centipede
Schendyla nemorensis
Escaryus cryptorobius (Montane Centipede)
Escaryus ethopus
Escaryus orestes (Whitetop Mountain Centipede)
Bark Centipedes- Scolopendromorpha
Hemiscolopendra marginata
Scolopocryptops nigridius
Scolopocryptops peregrinator
Scolopocryptops sexspinosus
Cryptops hortensis- Common Cryptops
Cryptops leucopodus
Theatops posticus
Scutigeromorpha- House Centipedes
Scutigera coleoptrata


Live in U.S. and could be in the area, but couldn't verify their range
Stone Centipedes
Zygethobius ecologus
Lithobius melanops
Soil Centipedes
Strigamia epileptica, a Soil Centipede
Geophilus oweni- Great Plains Soil Centipede
Geophilus mordax - Pitted Soil Centipede
Dignathodontinae spp.
Pachymerium ferrugineum - Long-jawed Shore-crawler
Theatops spinicaudus

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