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Taxonomy of Family Geophilidae Leach, 1815
Geophilid Centipedes


Class
 
Chilopoda
Latreille, 1817
Centiped, Centipede, Centipedes, Centipeds, Chilopods
39
800
8460
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Pleurostigmophora
Pocock, 1902
34
746
8162
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Epimorpha
Haase, 1880
27
532
5225
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Geophilomorpha
Pocock, 1895
Earth Centipede, Earth Centipedes, Soil Centipede
22
428
3074
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Adesmata
Verhoeff, 1908
15
400
2816
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Geophiloidea
Leach, 1815
3
253
1742
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyGeophilidae
Leach, 1815
Geophilid Centipedes
233
1694
Genera
Species
Subnodes of Geophilidae Leach, 1815
SubfamilyDignathodontinae
Cook, 1896
8
545
Genera
Species
GenusAbatorus
Chamberlin, 1965
1Species
GenusAcanthogeophilus
Minelli, 1982
2Species
GenusAchilophilus
Attems, 1926
2Species
GenusAgathothus
Bollman, 1893
3Species
GenusAgathotus
Bollman, 1894
  ⇒ Agathothus
0Species
GenusAgnathodon
Folkmanova & Dobroruka, 1960
1Species
GenusAlgerophilus
Brolemann, 1925
  ⇒ Tuoba
3Species
GenusAlloschizotaenia
Brölemann, 1909
3Species
GenusAnadenophilus
Verhoeff, 1928
  ⇒ Geophilus
0Species
GenusAndineum
3Species
GenusAngolophilus
Chamberlin, 1951
0Species
GenusAnthronomalus
1Species
GenusAphilodon
Silvestri, 1898
30Species
GenusApogeophilus
Silvestri, 1905
2Species
GenusAporophilus
Attems, 1903
  ⇒ Geophilus
1Species
GenusAraucania
Chamberlin, 1955
  ⇒ Cesachile
1Species
GenusArthronomalans
1Species
GenusArthronomalus
Newport, 1844
  ⇒ Geophilus
8Species
GenusAztecophilus
0Species
GenusAztekophilus
Verhoeff, 1934
2Species
GenusAzygethus
Chamberlin, 1920
  ⇒ Orphnaeus
1Species
GenusBarrophilus
Chamberlin, 1940
1Species
GenusBebekium
Verhoeff, 1941
1Species
GenusBithyniphilus
Verhoeff, 1941
1Species
GenusBothrogeophilus
Verhoeff, 1925
  ⇒ Geophilus
0Species
GenusBrachygeophilus
Brölemann, 1909
  ⇒ Geophilus
27Species
GenusBrachygonarea
Ribaut, 1911
2Species
GenusBrasilophilus
Verhoeff, 1908
  ⇒ Mecistauchenus
1Species
GenusCalciphilus
Chamberlin, 1949
1Species
GenusCaliphilus
Chamberlin, 1941
1Species
GenusCephalodolichus
Verhoeff, 1938
1Species
GenusCesachile
Kocak & Kemal, 2008
0Species
GenusChaetechelyne
Meinert, 1870
  ⇒ Henia
25Species
GenusChalandea
Brölemann, 1909
  ⇒ Eurygeophilus
5Species
GenusCheiletha
Chamberlin, 1946
6Species
GenusChelietha
Chamberlin, 1946
0Species
GenusChileana
Özdikmen, 2009
0Species
GenusChilenarea
Verhoeff, 1934
  ⇒ Queenslandophilus
0Species
GenusChilenaria
Verhoeff, 1934
  ⇒ Queenslandophilus
0Species
GenusChilenophilus
Attems, 1909
8Species
GenusChilerium
Chamberlin, 1955
2Species
GenusChomatophilus
Pocock, 1896
4Species
GenusClinopodes
Koch, 1847
52Species
GenusClinopodus
2Species
GenusCondylona
Chamberlin, 1941
3Species
GenusCryophilus
Chamberlin, 1919
1Species
GenusCryotion
Chamberlin, 1962
  ⇒ Schendyloides
1Species
GenusCyphonychius
Verhoeff, 1928
  ⇒ Geophilus
0Species
GenusDamothus
Chamberlin, 1960
2Species
GenusDashhangelophilus
0Species
GenusDekanphilus
Verhoeff, 1938
1Species
GenusDignathodon
Meinert, 1870
8Species
GenusDiphyonyx
Bonato, Zapparoli & Minelli, 2008
3Species
GenusDiplochora
Attems, 1903
  ⇒ Strigamia
4Species
GenusDyodesmophilus
Verhoeff, 1938
1Species
GenusDysmesus
Chamberlin, 1944
1Species
GenusEcuadoron
Chamberlin, 1955
1Species
GenusEndogeophilus
Bonato, Zapparoli, Drago & Minelli, 2016
1Species
GenusEogeophilus ♰
Schweigert & Dietl, 1997
1Species
GenusEremerium
Chamberlin, 1941
1Species
GenusEremorus
Chamberlin, 1963
1Species
GenusErithophilus
Cook, 1899
1Species
GenusEthenia
Chamberlin, 1952
  ⇒ Henia
0Species
GenusEupachymerium
Attems, 1909
  ⇒ Pachymerium
0Species
GenusEuronesogeophilus
Matic, 1972
1Species
GenusEurygeophilus
Verhoeff, 1899
9Species
GenusEurytion
Attems, 1903
34Species
GenusFagetophilus
Folkmanova, 1956
1Species
GenusFilipponus
Chamberlin, 1962
1Species
GenusFolkmanovius
Dobroruka, 1957
2Species
GenusGalliophilus
Ribaut & Brolemann, 1927
1Species
GenusGarrina
Chamberlin, 1915
16Species
GenusGeomerinus
Brölemann, 1912
1Species
GenusGeoperingneyia
2Species
GenusGeoperingueyia
Attems, 1926
12Species
GenusGlomerinus
Attems in Kükenthal & Krumbach, 1926
  ⇒ Geomerinus
0Species
GenusGnathomerium
Ribaut, 1911
  ⇒ Arctogeophilus
3Species
GenusGnathoribautia
Brölemann, 1909
6Species
GenusGophilus
Brölemann, 1932
  ⇒ Geophilus
0Species
GenusGosipina
Chamberlin, 1940
3Species
GenusHapleurytion
Verhoeff, 1940
1Species
GenusHarmostela
Chamberlin, 1941
1Species
GenusHarpacticellus
Verhoeff, 1941
1Species
GenusHenia
Koch, 1847
61Species
GenusHonuaphilus
Chamberlin, 1926
  ⇒ Tuoba
1Species
GenusHoronia
Chamberlin, 1966
1Species
GenusHovanyx
Lawrence, 1960
1Species
GenusHyphydrophilus
Pereira, Minelli & Barbieri, 1994
3Species
GenusIdiona
Chamberlin, 1946
  ⇒ Arctogeophilus
0Species
GenusInsigniporus
Attems, 1903
3Species
GenusJavaenia
Chamberlin, 1944
1Species
GenusKachinophilus
Bonato & al., 2014
1Species
GenusKetampa
Chamberlin, 1955
2Species
GenusKhroumiriophilus
Attems, 1908
  ⇒ Geophilus
0Species
GenusKorynia
Chamberlin, 1941
6Species
GenusKurdistandus
0Species
GenusKurdistanius
Verhoeff, 1941
1Species
GenusLeptodampius
Chamberlin, 1938
  ⇒ Strigamia
0Species
GenusLeptodampus
Chamberlin, 1938
1Species
GenusLeptophilus
Chamberlin, 1915
  ⇒ Polycricus
2Species
GenusLestophilus
Chamberlin, 1915
  ⇒ Polycricus
4Species
GenusLinotaenia
Koch, 1847
  ⇒ Strigamia
19Species
GenusLinotenia
Chamberlin, 1912
  ⇒ Strigamia
0Species
GenusLionyx
Chamberlin, 1960
3Species
GenusMacronicophilus
Silvestri, 1909
4Species
GenusMairata
Calvanese, Brescovit & Bonato, 2019
2Species
GenusMalochora
Chamberlin, 1941
1Species
GenusMaoriella
Attems, 1903
7Species
GenusMarsicomerus
0Species
GenusMecistauchenus
Brölemann, 1907
1Species
GenusMecophilus
Silvestri, 1909
4Species
GenusMeinertia
Bollman, 1893
0Species
GenusMesogeophilus
Verhoeff, 1901
  ⇒ Eurygeophilus
3Species
GenusMesoleptodon
Chamberlin, 1920
  ⇒ Schizotaenia
1Species
GenusMixophilus
Silvestri, 1929
1Species
GenusMonognathodon
Verhoeff, 1943
1Species
GenusNabocodes
Chamberlin, 1940
1Species
GenusNannocrix
Chamberlin, 1918
1Species
GenusNavajona
Chamberlin, 1930
2Species
GenusNearia
Chamberlin, 1955
  ⇒ Polygonarea
1Species
GenusNecrophaeophagus
Newport, 1843
0Species
GenusNecrophloeophagus
Newport, 1843
  ⇒ Geophilus
5Species
GenusNecrophloephagus
Newport, 1843
0Species
GenusNesidiphilus
Chamberlin, 1915
8Species
GenusNesogeophilus
Verhoeff, 1924
  ⇒ Tuoba
11Species
GenusNesomerium
Chamberlin, 1953
1Species
GenusNicopus
Attems, 1947
1Species
GenusNotadenophilus
Verhoeff, 1928
  ⇒ Geophilus
0Species
GenusNothogeophilus
Lewis, Jones & Keay, 1988
1Species
GenusNovaralius
Attems, 1947
  ⇒ Maoriella
0Species
GenusNuevona
Chamberlin, 1941
  ⇒ Chomatophilus
0Species
GenusOligna
Chamberlin, 1943
1Species
GenusOnychopodogaster
Verhoeff, 1902
  ⇒ Stenotaenia
0Species
GenusOrinomerium
Chamberlin, 1955
1Species
GenusOrinomus
Attems, 1895
  ⇒ Geophilus
1Species
GenusOrinophilus
Cook, 1896
  ⇒ Geophilus
7Species
GenusOrpheocricus
0Species
GenusOrthognathus
Folkmanova, 1958
0Species
GenusOrtognathus
Folkmanova, 1958
1Species
GenusOsmanophilus
0Species
GenusPachymerellus
Chamberlin, 1920
2Species
GenusPachymerinus
Silvestri, 1905
12Species
GenusPachymeroides
Chamberlin, 1920
  ⇒ Sepedonophilus
2Species
GenusPagotaenia
Chamberlin, 1915
1Species
GenusPandineum
Chamberlin, 1955
11Species
GenusPandinium
1Species
GenusParaplanes
Verhoeff, 1933
  ⇒ Strigamia
2Species
GenusParawatophilus
Crabill, 1955
0Species
GenusPerudiplethmus
1Species
GenusPeruphilus
Chamberlin, 1944
1Species
GenusPhilacroterium
Attems, 1926
12Species
GenusPhilacrotherium
Attems, 1928
  ⇒ Philacroterium
0Species
GenusPhilogeonus
Chamberlin, 1920
  ⇒ Maoriella
1Species
GenusPhilosogus
Chamberlin, 1920
  ⇒ Schizotaenia
1Species
GenusPhotophilus
Folkmanova, 1928
1Species
GenusPiestophilus
Cook, 1896
2Species
GenusPlateurytion
Attems, 1909
25Species
GenusPleurogeophilus
Verhoeff, 1901
18Species
GenusPoaphilus
Chamberlin, 1912
1Species
GenusPolycricus
Saussure & Humbert, 1872
30Species
GenusPolyechinogaster
Verhoeff, 1899
1Species
GenusPolygonarea
Attems, 1909
36Species
GenusPoratocricus
Fahlander, 1937
0Species
GenusPorethus
Chamberlin, 1952
1Species
GenusPortoricellus
Chamberlin, 1950
1Species
GenusPortoricona
Chamberlin, 1950
2Species
GenusProschizotaenia
Silvestri, 1907
1Species
GenusProtoplanes
Verhoeff, 1935
0Species
GenusPseudochaetechelyne
Minelli, 1982
0Species
GenusPseudofagetophilus
Folkmanova & Dobroruka, 1960
1Species
GenusPurcellinus
Attems, 1926
1Species
GenusPycnona
Chamberlin, 1943
3Species
GenusQueenslandophilus
Verhoeff, 1925
7Species
GenusRibautia
Broelemann, 1909
60Species
GenusSchendyloides
Attems, 1897
2Species
GenusSchizonampa
Chamberlin, 1914
4Species
GenusSchizonampus
Attems in Kükenthal & Krumbach, 1926
0Species
GenusSchizonium
Chamberlin, 1955
6Species
GenusSchizopleres
Folkmanova, 1956
1Species
GenusSchizoribautia
Brolemann, 1912
  ⇒ Ribautia
10Species
GenusSchizotaenia
Cook, 1896
24Species
GenusScnipaeus
Bergsøe & Meinert, 1866
  ⇒ Stenotaenia
3Species
GenusScnipoeus
1Species
GenusScolioplanes
Bergsøe & Meinert, 1866
  ⇒ Strigamia
120Species
GenusScotophilus
Meinert, 1870
  ⇒ Henia
Yellow bats
19Species
GenusSepedonophilus
Attems, 1909
6Species
GenusSerrona
Chamberlin, 1941
1Species
GenusSimoleptus
Chamberlin, 1941
  ⇒ Garrina
0Species
GenusSimophilus
Silvestri, 1896
3Species
GenusSnipaeus
0Species
GenusSnipoeus
0Species
GenusSogona
Chamberlin, 1912
5Species
GenusSoniphilus
Chamberlin, 1912
  ⇒ Geophilus
3Species
GenusSteneurytion
Attems, 1909
6Species
GenusStenotaenia
Koch, 1847
14Species
GenusStigmatogater
1Species
GenusStrigamia
Gray, 1843
79Species
GenusStylolaemus
Karsch, 1881
1Species
GenusSundageophilus
Bonato, Klarner, Widyastuti & Scheu in Klarner & al., 2016
2Species
GenusSuturodes
Chamberlin, 1921
  ⇒ Polycricus
0Species
GenusSynerium
Chamberlin, 1955
2Species
GenusSynthophilus
Chamberlin, 1946
1Species
GenusTabiphilus
Chamberlin, 1912
  ⇒ Geophilus
1Species
GenusTaenioceros
2Species
GenusTaiyuna
Chamberlin, 1912
10Species
GenusTampiya
Chamberlin, 1912
1Species
GenusTaschkentia
Verhoeff, 1930
4Species
GenusTasmaniophilus
Verhoeff, 1937
  ⇒ Tasmanophilus
3Species
GenusTelocricus
Chamberlin, 1915
12Species
GenusThylakiophilus
Verhoeff, 1934
  ⇒ Aztekophilus
0Species
GenusTimpina
Chamberlin, 1912
1Species
GenusTomotaenia
Cook, 1895
  ⇒ Strigamia
1Species
GenusTretechthus
Cook, 1896
1Species
GenusTretecthus
Porat, 1894
  ⇒ Tretechthus
1Species
GenusTuoba
Chamberlin, 1920
25Species
GenusTurkomerium
Chamberlin, 1952
1Species
GenusTurkophilus
Verhoeff, 1941
2Species
GenusTylonyx
Cook, 1899
1Species
GenusWatophilus
Chamberlin, 1912
7Species
GenusZantaenia
Chamberlin, 1960
2Species
GenusZelanion
Chamberlin, 1920
  ⇒ Sepedonophilus
7Species
GenusZelanoides
Chamberlin, 1920
1Species
GenusZygomerium
Chamberlin, 1943
2Species
GenusZygona
Chamberlin, 1960
1Species
GenusZygophilus
Chamberlin, 1952
2Species

Synonyms
Aphilodontidae (Silvestri, 1909)
Dignathodontidae (Cook, 1896)
Geophiliidae (Leach, 1815)
Linotaeniidae (Cook, 1899)
Macronicophilidae (Verhoeff, 1925)
Sogonidae (Chamberlin, 1912)
Tampiyidae (Chamberlin, 1912)

Native, vernacular names and spellings of Geophilidae
GermanErdasseln, Erdläufer
EnglishGeophilid Centipedes
SwedishJordkrypare, Storjordkrypare
NorwegianStorjordkrypere


Distribution and Species lists of Geophilidae Leach, 1815
#ABCDEFGHIJKLMNPRSTUVYZ
Afghanistan
1 Genus  1 Species
Albania
8 Genera  17 Species
Algeria
8 Genera  13 Species
Andorra
1 Genus  2 Species
Angola
3 Genera  2 Species
Argentina
11 Genera  18 Species
Australia
22 Genera  73 Species
Austria
15 Genera  47 Species
Azerbaijan
12 Genera  19 Species
Bahamas
3 Genera  3 Species
Belarus
4 Genera  5 Species
Belgium
7 Genera  17 Species
Benin
1 Genus  1 Species
Bosnia and Herzegovina
10 Genera  24 Species
Brazil
11 Genera  22 Species
Bulgaria
7 Genera  19 Species
Cameroon
5 Genera  6 Species
Canada
8 Genera  16 Species
Cape Verde
3 Genera  4 Species
Chile
22 Genera  53 Species
China
6 Genera  23 Species
Colombia
2 Genera  3 Species
Costa Rica
5 Genera  6 Species
Croatia
11 Genera  45 Species
Cuba
6 Genera  14 Species
Cyprus
3 Genera  3 Species
Czech Republic
13 Genera  35 Species
Democratic Republic of the Congo
4 Genera  7 Species
Denmark
7 Genera  16 Species
Dominica
1 Genus  1 Species
Dominican Republic
1 Genus  0 Species
Ecuador
7 Genera  7 Species
Egypt
1 Genus  1 Species
El Salvador
3 Genera  3 Species
Equatorial Guinea
2 Genera  1 Species
Estonia
4 Genera  8 Species
Ethiopia
1 Genus  1 Species
Finland
5 Genera  11 Species
France
22 Genera  70 Species
Georgia
5 Genera  7 Species
Germany
19 Genera  60 Species
Greece
11 Genera  49 Species
Grenada
1 Genus  1 Species
Guatemala
4 Genera  8 Species
Guinea
1 Genus  2 Species
Guyana
3 Genera  3 Species
Haiti
3 Genera  5 Species
Honduras
2 Genera  3 Species
Hungary
8 Genera  22 Species
Iceland
2 Genera  3 Species
India
10 Genera  13 Species
Indonesia
3 Genera  3 Species
Iran
4 Genera  4 Species
Iraq
1 Genus  1 Species
Ireland
4 Genera  16 Species
Israel
8 Genera  18 Species
Italy
20 Genera  102 Species
Jamaica
3 Genera  3 Species
Japan
10 Genera  41 Species
Jordan
3 Genera  3 Species
Kenya
2 Genera  2 Species
Kyrgyzstan
2 Genera  5 Species
Latvia
4 Genera  6 Species
Lebanon
1 Genus  1 Species
Lesotho
3 Genera  4 Species
Liberia
2 Genera  3 Species
Libya
3 Genera  3 Species
Luxembourg
7 Genera  15 Species
Madagascar
9 Genera  11 Species
Malta
6 Genera  8 Species
Mauritius
1 Genus  1 Species
Mexico
23 Genera  60 Species
Micronesia
1 Genus  0 Species
Moldova
1 Genus  1 Species
Monaco
8 Genera  13 Species
Montenegro
6 Genera  14 Species
Morocco
4 Genera  5 Species
Mozambique
1 Genus  2 Species
Myanmar
1 Genus  1 Species
Namibia
1 Genus  1 Species
Netherlands
9 Genera  19 Species
New Zealand
10 Genera  29 Species
Nicaragua
3 Genera  3 Species
Nigeria
2 Genera  2 Species
Norway
9 Genera  21 Species
Palestine
2 Genera  2 Species
Panama
4 Genera  5 Species
Paraguay
2 Genera  2 Species
Peru
6 Genera  17 Species
Poland
10 Genera  28 Species
Portugal
10 Genera  23 Species
Republic South Africa
16 Genera  71 Species
Romania
8 Genera  34 Species
Russia
16 Genera  44 Species
Rwanda
1 Genus  1 Species
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
1 Genus  1 Species
San Marino
2 Genera  5 Species
São Tomé and Príncipe
1 Genus  1 Species
Saudi Arabia
1 Genus  1 Species
Serbia
4 Genera  5 Species
Seychelles
2 Genera  2 Species
Slovakia
8 Genera  20 Species
Slovenia
9 Genera  26 Species
Solomon Islands
4 Genera  6 Species
South Korea
1 Genus  2 Species
Spain
10 Genera  34 Species
Sudan
2 Genera  2 Species
Suriname
1 Genus  1 Species
Sweden
9 Genera  19 Species
Switzerland
8 Genera  24 Species
Syria
3 Genera  4 Species
Taiwan
3 Genera  4 Species
Tanzania
5 Genera  5 Species
Togo
1 Genus  1 Species
Trinidad and Tobago
2 Genera  2 Species
Tunisia
5 Genera  9 Species
Turkey
17 Genera  47 Species
Ukraine
13 Genera  23 Species
United Kingdom
17 Genera  39 Species
USA
61 Genera  200 Species
Uzbekistan
4 Genera  6 Species
Venezuela
4 Genera  6 Species
Yemen
2 Genera  2 Species
Zambia
2 Genera  2 Species
Zimbabwe
1 Genus  0 Species


Distribution on islands


Found in fossile formations


Ecozone
Mountains


Links, sources and further information
Geophilidae at artfakta.se
Geophilidae at dyntaxa.se
Geophilidae at gbif.org
Geophilidae at irmng.org
Geophilidae at itis.gov
Geophilidae at marinespecies.org