Geophilus pusillifrater

Geophilus pusillifrater is a species of soil centipede in the family Geophilidae found in Bosnia-Herzegovina^[1] and Britain.^[2] It's a relatively small, pale species (up to 13mm in length),^[3] prehensorial claws with pointed teeth at the base, distinct chitin lines, and a very broad ventral plate of the pregenital segment.^[1] It's at least partially a littoral creature.^[2] Males of this species have 39 or 41 pairs of legs; females have 43 leg pairs.^[4]

Geophilus pusillifrater
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Myriapoda
Class:	Chilopoda
Order:	Geophilomorpha
Family:	Geophilidae
Genus:	Geophilus
Species:	G. pusillifrater
Binomial name
Geophilus pusillifrater Verhoeff, 1898
Synonyms
G. pusillus pusillifrater Verhoeff, 1898