''Strigamia'' is a genus 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 ...
s in the family
Linotaeniidae
Linotaeniidae are a monophyletic clade of soil centipedes in the family Geophilidae found mostly in the temperate regions of the Holarctic as well as the south Andes. Species in the clade Linotaeniidae are characterized by a body that usually tap ...
. 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
Ultimate legs are a pair of modified rear legs unique to centipedes. Although they do not aid in locomotion, ultimate legs are used for a variety of uses, and their morphology varies accordingly.
Sexual dimorphism is frequently present.
Usage ...
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
''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 distin ...
'' Leach (1815) c g
* ''Strigamia alokosternum
''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 distin ...
'' Attems (1927) c g
* ''Strigamia auxa
''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 distin ...
'' Chamberlin, 1954 g
* ''Strigamia bicolor
''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 distin ...
'' Shinohara 1981 c g
* ''Strigamia bidens
''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 distin ...
'' Wood, 1862 c g b
* ''Strigamia bothriopus
''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 distin ...
'' Wood, 1862 c g b
* ''Strigamia branneri
''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 distin ...
'' Bollman C.H. (1888) c g b
* ''Strigamia carmela
''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 distin ...
'' Chamberlin, 1941 g
* ''Strigamia caucasia
''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 distin ...
'' Verhoeff (1938) c g
* ''Strigamia cephalica
''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 distin ...
'' Wood 1862 c g
* '' Strigamia chionophila'' Wood, 1862 c g b
* ''Strigamia cottiana
''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 distin ...
'' Verhoeff (1935) c g
* ''Strigamia crassipes
''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 distin ...
'' Koch (1835) c g
* ''Strigamia crinita
''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 distin ...
'' Attems (1929) c g
* '' Strigamia engadina'' Verhoeff (1935) c g
* ''Strigamia epileptica
''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 distin ...
'' Wood, 1862 c g b
* ''Strigamia exul
''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 distin ...
'' Meinert (1886) c g
* ''Strigamia filicornis
''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 distin ...
'' Wood 1862 c g
* '' Strigamia fulva'' Sager 1856 c g
* '' Strigamia fusata'' Attems, 1903 g
* '' Strigamia gracilis'' Wood 1867 c g
* '' Strigamia herzegowinensis'' Verhoeff (1935) c g
* '' Strigamia hirsutipes'' Attems (1927) c g
* '' Strigamia hoffmani'' Pereira, 2009 g
*'' Strigamia inthanoni'' Bonato, Bortolin, Drago, Orlando and Dányi, 2017i g
* '' Strigamia japonica'' Verhoeff (1935) c g
* '' Strigamia kerrana'' Chamberlin (1940) c g
* '' Strigamia laevipes'' Wood 1862 c g
* '' Strigamia lampra'' Chamberlin, 1938 g
* ''Strigamia longicornis
''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 distin ...
'' Meinert (1886) c g
* ''Strigamia lutea
''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 distin ...
'' Matic, 1985 g
* ''Strigamia maculaticeps
''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 distin ...
'' Wood 1862 c g
* ''Strigamia maritima
''Strigamia maritima'' is a centipede belonging to the family Linotaeniidae in the order Geophilomorpha.Barber, A.D.; Minelli, A. (2010). Strigamia maritima (Leach, 1817). In: Barber, A. D. (2017). World database of littoral Myriapoda. Accessed t ...
'' Leach (1817) c g
* ''Strigamia monopora
''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 distin ...
'' Takakuwa (1938) c g
* ''Strigamia munda
''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 disti ...
'' Chamberlin (1952) c g
* ''Strigamia olympica
''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 distin ...
'' Dobroruka 1977 c g
* ''Strigamia parviceps
''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 distin ...
'' Wood 1862 c g
* ''Strigamia paucipora
''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 distin ...
'' Matic, 1985 g
* ''Strigamia platydentata
''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 distin ...
'' Shinohara 1981 c g
* ''Strigamia pseudopusillus
''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 distin ...
'' Loksa (1962) c g
* ''Strigamia pusilla
''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 distin ...
'' Seliwanoff (1884) c g
* ''Strigamia sacolinensis
''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 distin ...
'' Meinert (1870) c g
* ''Strigamia sibirica
''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 distin ...
'' Sseliwanoff (1881) c g
* ''Strigamia sulcata
''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 distin ...
'' Seliwanoff, 1881 g
* ''Strigamia svenhedini
''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 distin ...
'' Verhoeff, 1933 g
* ''Strigamia taeniophera
''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 distin ...
'' Wood 1862 c g
* ''Strigamia tenuiungulata
''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 distin ...
'' Takakuwa, 1938 g
* ''Strigamia texensis
''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 distin ...
'' Chamberlin, 1941 g
* ''Strigamia transsilvanica
''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 distin ...
'' Verhoeff (1928) c g
* ''Strigamia tripora
''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 distin ...
'' Chamberlin, 1941 g
* ''Strigamia tropica
''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 distin ...
'' Wood 1862 c g
* ''Strigamia urania
''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 distin ...
'' Crabill, 1954 g
* ''Strigamia walkeri
''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 distin ...
'' Wood 1865 c g
Data sources: i = ITIS,[ c = Catalogue of Life,][ g = GBIF,][ b = Bugguide.net]
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