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Strigamia
''Strigamia'' is a genus of soil centipedes in the family Linotaeniidae. Members of this family can be identified by their anteriorly tapering bodies, the extra claw on the forcipules (venom-injecting fangs), scattered coxal pores, and the distinctly swollen ultimate legs of the males. There are at least 50 described species in ''Strigamia''. This genus includes the species ''S. hoffmani'', notable for its small size (no more than 16 mm long) and for having relatively few legs (33 or 35 pairs in males, 35 or 37 in females). Species These 52 species belong to the genus ''Strigamia'': * '' Strigamia acuminata'' Leach (1815) * '' Strigamia alokosternum'' Attems (1927) * '' Strigamia auxa'' Chamberlin, 1954 * '' Strigamia bicolor'' Shinohara 1981 * '' Strigamia bidens'' Wood, 1862 * '' Strigamia bothriopus'' Wood, 1862 * '' Strigamia branneri'' Bollman C.H. (1888) * '' Strigamia carmela'' Chamberlin, 1941 * '' Strigamia caucasia'' Verhoeff (1938) * '' Strigamia cephalica'' Wood 18 ...
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