Schendyla nemorensis (C.L. Koch, 1837)
Status
GB IUCN status: Least Concern
ID Difficulty
3
Identification
A small straw coloured centipede (to 20 mm) with a slightly darker head, with just 37-43 leg pairs. The shape of the last pair of legs, which entirely lack claws, is distinctive. Each also bears two large coxal pores.
However, it is very similar in appearence to the exclusively coastal S. peyerimhoffi. It also bears a superficial resembalance to the common Geophilus truncorum.
Distribution and Habitat
A common soil dwelling species found in a wide array of habitats, including the coast, in southern Britain and Ireland, but possibly more scarce in the north.
Distribution
idBmigTaxa
13
BRC Code
Cen_189