Geophilus vittatus (Rafinesque,1820)
Geophilus vittatus (Rafinesque,1820)
Original description: Rafinesque C.S. (1820). Annals of nature, or annual synopsis of new genera and species of animals, plants etc. discovered in North America. First annual number for 1820 - Lexington, pp. 20, see p. 8.
Order: Geophilomorpha
Family: Geophilidae
Original rank: species
Original genus: Mycotheres Rafinesque, 1820
Type locality: "highlands of New York" (U.S.A.)
Synonym(s):
- Geophilus cephalicus Wood, 1862
- Geophilus deducens Chamberlin, 1909
- Geophilus laevis Wood, 1862
- Geophilus rubens Say, 1821
Last taxonomic scrutiny: Crabill R.E. jr. (1954). A conspectus of the northeastern North American species of Geophilus (Chilopoda Geophilomorpha Geophilidae) - Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 56: 172-188, see p. 177.
Notes: Originally placed in the subgenus Nemopleura Rafinesque, 1820
