Geophilus smithi is a species of soil centipede in the family Geophilidae[1] found in Washington, D.C. It grows up to 28 millimeters in length, has 49 leg pairs (in female specimens), 25-30 coxal pores, and coxae of prehensorial legs of about equal length and width.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Chilopoda |
| Order: | Geophilomorpha |
| Family: | Geophilidae |
| Genus: | Geophilus |
| Species: | G. smithi
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| Binomial name | |
| Geophilus smithi Bollman, 1889
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Taxonomy edit
In its original description, G. smithi was compared to G. huronicus[2] (now Arenophilus bipuncticeps).[3] G. smithi was possibly based upon specimens of G. ampyx and may even be a senior synonym, though this is not confirmed.[4]
References edit
- ^ "Geophilus smithi Bollman, 1889". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ a b Smithsonian Institution (1888). "Notes upon some myriapods belonging to the U. S. National Museum". Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 11: 339–342. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ "Arenophilus bipuncticeps Wood (1862)". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ Crabill, Ralph E. (1954). "A conspectus of the northeastern North American species of Geophilus (Chilopoda Geophilomorpha Geophilidae)". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 56: 172–188. Retrieved 10 November 2021.