Geophilus attenuatus Say, 1821



The valid name for Geophilus attenuatus Say, 1821 is Arenophilus bipuncticeps (Wood, 1862)

Geophilus attenuatus Say, 1821

Original description: Say Th. (1821). Description of the Myriapoda of the United States - Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia , 2 (1): 102-114, see p. 114.

Order: Geophilomorpha

Family: Geophilidae

Original rank: species

Original genus: Geophilus Leach, 1814

Type locality: "United States [...] Southern States" (U.S.A.)

Synonymy: Crabill R.E. jr. (1957). On the Newport chilopod genera - Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences , 47: 343-345, see p. 344.

Notes: Most probably described from near Philadelphia (USA)