Dignathodontidae
Sign in to saveDignathodontidae is a monophyletic clade of soil centipedes in the family Geophilidae found in the Mediterranean region, extending to Macaronesia, Caucasus, and western and central Europe. The clade is characterized by a gradually anteriorly tapered body, a short head with non-attenuated antennae, and a poorly sclerotized labrum with tubercles. The number of legs in this clade varies within as well as among species and ranges from 43 pairs (in Henia brevis) to 153 pairs of legs (in Henia devia). Species in this clade tend to have more leg-bearing segments and greater intraspecific variability
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- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassChilopoda
- OrderGeophilomorpha
- FamilyDignathodontidae
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Dignathodontidae is a monophyletic clade of soil centipedes in the family Geophilidae found in the Mediterranean region, extending to Macaronesia, Caucasus, and western and central Europe. The clade is characterized by a gradually anteriorly tapered body, a short head with non-attenuated antennae, and a poorly sclerotized labrum with tubercles. The number of legs in this clade varies within as well as among species and ranges from 43 pairs (in Henia brevis) to 153 pairs of legs (in Henia devia). Species in this clade tend to have more leg-bearing segments and greater intraspecific variability in this number than generally found in the family Geophilidae.
Genera: Agnathodon Folkmanová & Dobroruka, 1960 Dignathodon Meinert, 1870 Henia Koch, 1847 Pagotaenia Chamberlin, 1915 Zygophilus Chamberlin, 1952
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