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Geophilus pygmaeus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Myriapoda
Class:	Chilopoda
Order:	Geophilomorpha
Family:	Geophilidae
Genus:	Geophilus
Species:	G. pygmaeus
Binomial name
Geophilus pygmaeus Latzel, 1880
Synonyms
G. carnicus Verhoeff, 1928 G. cispadanus Silvestri, 1896 G. larii Verhoeff, 1934

Geophilus pygmaeus is a species of soil centipede in the family Geophilidae found in the Southern Limestone Alps, between the Bergamasque Prealps in the west and the Slovene Prealps in the east, and in the northernmost Dinarides. Past records from other areas are usually false. G. pygmaeus is less than 20 millimeters long and has 41–47 leg pairs. It differs from other European species of Geophilus by the shape of the forcipular apparatus and arrangement of coxal pores.

References

1. "Geophilus pygmaeus Latzel, 1880". ChiloBase 2.0. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
2. "ITIS - Report: Geophilus pygmaeus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
3. Bonato, Lucio; Peretti, Emiliano (2016). "Geophilus pygmaeus (Chilopoda: Geophilidae): clarifying morphology, variation and geographic distribution". Zootaxa. 4139 (4): 499–514. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4139.4.3. Retrieved 14 January 2022.

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