Geophilus ampyx

Geophilus ampyx is a species of soil centipede in the family Geophilidae found in North America,^[1] especially South Carolina.

Geophilus ampyx
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Myriapoda
Class:	Chilopoda
Order:	Geophilomorpha
Family:	Geophilidae
Genus:	Geophilus
Species:	G. ampyx
Binomial name
Geophilus ampyx Crabill, 1954

Description

Geophilus ampyx grows to 52 millimeters in length, though it averages 30–40, has 49–53 leg pairs in males and 51–55 in females, and is bright red in color. It also bears five sclerotized and deeply pigmented labral teeth and a nearly entirely exposed prebasal plate. It can be confused with G. mordax, though it can be differentiated by the absence of sacculi.^[2]