Schendyla nemorensis

Schendyla nemorensis is a species of centipede in the Schendylidae family. It was first described in 1836 by German entomologist Carl Ludwig Koch.^[1][2]

Schendyla nemorensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Myriapoda
Class:	Chilopoda
Order:	Geophilomorpha
Family:	Schendylidae
Genus:	Schendyla
Species:	S. nemorensis
Binomial name
Schendyla nemorensis (C.L.Koch, 1837)[1]
Synonyms
Geophilus nemorensis C.L.Koch, 1837 Schendyla furcidens Kaczmarek, 1962 Geophilus gracilis Harger,1872 Brachygeophilus sinionus Manfredi,1953

Subspecies

• Schendyla nemorensis fountaini Turk, 1944
• Schendyla nemorensis quarnerana Verhoeff, 1937

Description

This species can reach 28 mm in length.^[3] Males of this species have 37 to 41 pairs of legs, usually 39; females have 39 to 43 leg pairs, usually 39 or 41.^[4]

Distribution

The species has a principally Palearctic distribution, but has been introduced to Tasmania from Europe.^[5] The type locality is the vicinity of Regensburg in Bavaria, southern Germany.^[2]

Behaviour

The centipedes are solitary terrestrial predators that inhabit plant litter and soil.^[5]