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Checklist for Superfamily Geophiloidea Leach, 1815
and region Africa (Continents)


Class
 
Chilopoda
Latreille, 1817
Centiped, Centipede, Centipedes, Centipeds, Chilopods
15
115
696
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pleurostigmophora
Pocock, 1902
12
103
668
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Epimorpha
Haase, 1880
10
86
534
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Geophilomorpha
Pocock, 1895
Earth Centipede, Earth Centipedes, Soil Centipede
6
71
313
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Adesmata
Verhoeff, 1908
5
69
281
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Geophiloidea
Leach, 1815
2
39
174
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Africa
2 Families width 174 Species and 2 Subspecies
Geophilidae Leach, 1815Geophilid Centipedes173SpeciesTaxom
Gonibregmatidae Cook, 18961SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Africa
39 Genera with 174 Species
#ABCDEGHKMPRST
Acanthogeophilus Minelli, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Achilophilus Attems, 19372SpeciesTaxom
Alloschizotaenia Brölemann, 19373SpeciesTaxom
Aphilodon Silvestri, 190911SpeciesTaxom
Brachygonarea Ribaut, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Cephalodolichus Verhoeff, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Chomatophilus Pocock, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Clinopodes Koch, 19633SpeciesTaxom
Dignathodon Meinert, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Eurygeophilus Verhoeff, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Eurytion Attems, 192815SpeciesTaxom
Geoperingneyia2SpeciesTaxom
Geoperingueyia Attems, 011SpeciesTaxom
Geophilus Koch, 182023SpeciesTaxom
Gnathoribautia Brölemann, 18494SpeciesTaxom
Hapleurytion Verhoeff, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Harpacticellus Verhoeff, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Henia Koch, 19036SpeciesTaxom
Hovanyx Lawrence, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Korynia Chamberlin, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Madageophilus Lawrence, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Pachymerium C. L. Koch, 196010SpeciesTaxom
Philacroterium Attems, 19282SpeciesTaxom
Plateurytion Attems, 192814SpeciesTaxom
Pleurogeophilus Verhoeff, 19473SpeciesTaxom
Polygonarea Attems, 196317SpeciesTaxom
Proschizotaenia Silvestri, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Purcellinus Attems, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Ribautia Broelemann, 189411SpeciesTaxom
Schizonampa Chamberlin, 20002SpeciesTaxom
Schizotaenia Cook, 18968SpeciesTaxom
Simophilus Silvestri, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Stenotaenia Koch, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Strigamia Gray, 18173SpeciesTaxom
Stylolaemus Karsch, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Taenioceros1SpeciesTaxom
Tretechthus Cook, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Tretecthus Porat, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Tuoba Chamberlin, 19006SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Africa
174 Species and 2 Subspecies
Acanthogeophilus spiniger Meinert, 1870
Achilophilus monoporus Attems, 1928
Achilophilus pachypus Verhoeff, 1937Sunday shoulderband
Alloschizotaenia bipora Attems, 1952
Alloschizotaenia minuta Silvestri, 1907
Alloschizotaenia occidentalis Attems, 1937
Aphilodon bidentatus Lawrence, 1955
Aphilodon brevipes Verhoeff, 1938
Aphilodon caffrarius Verhoeff, 1937
Aphilodon cribellatum
Aphilodon longipes Lawrence, 1955
Aphilodon macronyx Lawrence, 1955
Aphilodon maritimus Lawrence, 1963
Aphilodon pauciporus Lawrence, 1963
Aphilodon porosus Verhoeff, 1937
Aphilodon transvaalicus Lawrence, 1963
Aphilodon weberi Silvestri, 1909
Brachygonarea apora Attems, 1909
Cephalodolichus siccus Verhoeff, 1938
Chomatophilus aphanistes Crabill, 1968
Clinopodes flavidus Koch, 1847
Clinopodes porosus Verhoeff, 1934
Clinopodes poseidonis sudanensis Lewis, 1963
Dignathodon microcephalus Lucas, 1846
Eurygeophilus multistiliger Verhoeff, 1899
Eurytion aporopus Attems, 1922
Eurytion badiceps Attems, 1909
Eurytion brevis Verhoeff, 1937
Eurytion dentatus Attems, 1909
Eurytion dolichocephalus Attems, 1928
Eurytion dudichii Verhoeff, 1940
Eurytion elongatus Verhoeff, 1937
Eurytion gracillimus Verhoeff, 1937
Eurytion kalaharinus Attems, 1909
Eurytion lawrencei Verhoeff, 1937
Eurytion mumbwae Dobroruka, 1969
Eurytion paucipes Lawrence, 1955
Eurytion quadridentatus Lawrence, 1955
Eurytion transvaalicus Lawrence, 1966
Eurytion trichopus Attems, 1928
Geoperingneyia cathkinensis
Geoperingneyia conjungens
Geoperingueyia affinis Verhoeff, 1938
Geoperingueyia agnatha Verhoeff, 1940
Geoperingueyia armata Verhoeff, 1938
Geoperingueyia attemsi Lawrence, 1955
Geoperingueyia cathkinensis (Verhoeff, 1939)⇒ Geoperingueyia dentata Verhoeff, 1938
Geoperingueyia conjungens Attems, 1928
Geoperingueyia dentata Verhoeff, 1938
Geoperingueyia grandidens Lawrence, 1963
Geoperingueyia minor Verhoeff, 1940
Geoperingueyia platypoda Lawrence, 1963
Geoperingueyia verhoeffi
Geophilus arenarius Meinert, 1870
Geophilus capensis
Geophilus carpophagus Leach, 1814Grassy St. Johnswort
Geophilus challengeri Pocock, 1891Blackblotch Pompano
Geophilus conjungens Verhoeff, 1898
Geophilus flavus De Geer, 1778Boreal yellow-headed soil centipede
Geophilus fossuliferus Kaarsh, 1884
Geophilus grantii Pocock, 1891
Geophilus joyeuxi Léger & Dubo..., 1903
Geophilus kervillei Attems, 1908
Geophilus lemuricus Verhoeff, 1939
Geophilus madeirae Latzel, 1895
Geophilus marginatus Lucas, 1849
Geophilus piae Minelli, 1983
Geophilus punicus Silvestri F., 1896Ancha mountainsnail
Geophilus pusillus Meinert, 1870
Geophilus ribauti Brölemann, 1908
Geophilus rubens (Say, 1821)⇒ Geophilus vittatus Raffinesque, 1820
Geophilus seurati Brolemann, 1924
Geophilus spenceri
Geophilus trimenii
Geophilus truncorum Bergsøe & M..., 1866
Geophilus vittatus Raffinesque, 1820Diamondback soil centipede
Gnathoribautia bonensis Meinert, 1870
Gnathoribautia mandibularis Lucas, 1846
Gnathoribautia punctata Lucas, 1849
Gnathoribautia punctatus Lucas, 1849
Hapleurytion aporopus Attems, 1922
Harpacticellus arborum Verhoeff, 1941
Henia (Chaetechelyne) vesuviana Newport, 1844Paloma Pompano
Henia (Henia) pulchella Meinert, 1870
Henia (Meinertia) bicarinata Meinert, 1870
Henia (Meinertia) illyrica Meinert, 1870
Henia africana Verhoeff, 1908
Henia circula Attems, 1903
Hovanyx waterloti Lawrence, 1960
Korynia auxa Chamberlin, 1954
Madageophilus pauliani Lawrence T. C., 1960
Pachymerium brevicorne Lucas, 1849
Pachymerium brevicornis Lucas, 1849
Pachymerium capense Attems, 1947
Pachymerium coiffaiti Demange, 1959
Pachymerium ferrugineum (C.L.Koch, 1835)⇒ Ribautia peruana Verhoeff, 1941
Pachymerium ferrugineum maroccanum Verhoeff, 1936
Pachymerium grandiceps Porat, 1893
Pachymerium imbricatum Attems, 1934
Pachymerium multipes Sseliwanoff, 1881
Pachymerium tridentatum Lawrence, 1960
Philacroterium cribellatum Attems, 1928
Philacroterium pauperum (Attems, 1928)⇒ Aphilodon weberi Silvestri, 1909
Plateurytion badiceps Attems, 1909
Plateurytion brevis Verhoeff, 1937
Plateurytion dentatus Attems, 1909
Plateurytion dolichocephalus Attems, 1928
Plateurytion dudichii Verhoeff, 1940
Plateurytion elongatus Verhoeff, 1937
Plateurytion gracillimus Verhoeff, 1937
Plateurytion kalaharinus Attems, 1909
Plateurytion mumbwae Dobroruka, 1969
Plateurytion paucipes Lawrence, 1955
Plateurytion quadridentatus Lawrence, 1955
Plateurytion sabulosus Attems, 1909
Plateurytion transvaalicus Lawrence, 1966
Plateurytion trichopus Attems, 1928
Pleurogeophilus cyclareatus Attems, 1909
Pleurogeophilus mediterraneus Meinert, 1870
Pleurogeophilus pluripes Attems, 1947
Polygonarea africana Dobroruka, 1960
Polygonarea anonyx Lawrence, 1966
Polygonarea clavigera Verhoeff, 1940
Polygonarea constans
Polygonarea denticulata Lawrence, 1955
Polygonarea kraepelini Silvestri, 1907
Polygonarea lawrencei Verhoeff, 1938
Polygonarea litoralis Verhoeff, 1937Sunday shoulderband
Polygonarea monospathis Attems, 1928
Polygonarea nodulifera Verhoeff, 1937Sunday shoulderband
Polygonarea oligopus Attems, 1909Transverse Range shoulderband
Polygonarea porosa (Verhoeff, 1937)⇒ Ribautia porosa Verhoeff, 1925
Polygonarea robusta Lawrence, 1955
Polygonarea silvicola Lawrence, 1955
Polygonarea spinipes Lawrence, 1955
Polygonarea transvaalica Lawrence, 1959
Polygonarea zambezia Lawrence, 1963
Proschizotaenia mediocris Silvestri, 1907
Purcellinus robustus Attems, 1928
Ribautia attemsi Demange J.M., 1963
Ribautia campestris Demange, 1963
Ribautia compositor Attems, 1952
Ribautia cribellata Demange, 1963
Ribautia diversa Attems, 1952
Ribautia natalica Verhoeff, 1939
Ribautia paucipes Attems, 1952
Ribautia peruana Verhoeff, 1941
Ribautia picturata Lawrence, 1960
Ribautia porosa Verhoeff, 1925
Ribautia unguiculata von Porat, 1894
Schizonampa africana Kraus, 1958
Schizonampa libera Foddai, Pere..., 2000
Schizotaenia aequalis von Porat, 1894Nubbin threetooth
Schizotaenia livingstonei Dobroruka, 1969
Schizotaenia porosa Porat, 1895
Schizotaenia prognatha Cook, 1896Mormon Island chaparral
Schizotaenia quadrisulcatus Porat, 1894Nubbin threetooth
Schizotaenia rhincetis
Schizotaenia vagneri Dobroruka, 1973
Schizotaenia vara Cook, 1896Mormon Island chaparral
Simophilus frenum Meinert, 1870
Stenotaenia linearis C.L.Koch, 1835
Strigamia acuminata Leach, 1815
Strigamia crassipes Koch, 1835
Strigamia maritima Leach, 1817Geophilimorph centipede
Stylolaemus peripateticus Kaarsch, 1881
Taenioceros armatus
Tretechthus uliginosus von Porat, 1894Nubbin threetooth
Tretecthus uliginosus Porat, 1894
Tuoba ashmoleorum Lewis, 1996
Tuoba benoiti Matic & Dara..., 1977
Tuoba poseidonis Verhoeff, 1901
Tuoba sudanensis Lewis, 1963
Tuoba sydneyensis Pocock, 1891
Tuoba zograffi Brölemann, 1900

Subnodes of Geophiloidea with occurrences in Africa
FamilyGeophilidae
Leach, 1815
Geophilid Centipedes
38
173
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyGonibregmatidae
Cook, 1896
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Geophiloidea at itis.gov