Stigmatogaster subterranea

Stigmatogaster subterranea (sometimes called 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]

Stigmatogaster subterranea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
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

References
  1. 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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