''Geophilus osquidatum'' is a species of

soil centipede Centipedes (from New Latin , "hundred", and Latin , "foot") are predatory arthropods belonging to the class Chilopoda (Ancient Greek , ''kheilos'', lip, and New Latin suffix , "foot", describing the forcipules) of the subphylum Myriapoda, an a ...

in the family

Geophilidae The Geophilidae are a polyphyletic, cosmopolitan family of soil centipedes in the superfamily Geophiloidea containing the mostly defunct clades Aphilodontidae, Dignathodontidae, Linotaeniidae, Chilenophilinae, and Macronicophilidae. Species in ...

found in western Europe, from mainland Spain through western France to Britain and Ireland, though it's also been recorded in Italy, Czech Republic, and Germany. Males of this species have 51 to 57 pairs of legs; females have 53 to 63 leg pairs. This species grows up to 30 millimeters and is bright yellow with a darker reddish head. Because of this, it's often confused with '' G. flavus'' and '' G. gracilis''. Its subspecies, ''G. osquidatum porosum'', was found synonymous with ''G. flavus''. In Britain, ''G. osquidatum'' is found in a wide range of habitats including woodland, grassland, and coastal shingle as well as gardens and waste ground.

References

osquidatum Animals described in 1909 Myriapods of Europe Taxa named by Henry Wilfred Brolemann {{Myriapoda-stub