Strigamia carniolensis (Verhoeff, 1895)

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Synonyms

Strigamia crassipes (C.L. Koch, 1835)

Status:

GB IUCN status: Least Concern

ID Difficulty

3

Identification

Strigamia carniolensis is the species formerly known as Strigamia crassipes. 

The genus Strigamia are relatively robust darkly pigmented (reddish brown) centipedes. They are readily recognised by the presence of a prominent tooth at the base of the poison claw and the large widely scattered coxal pores of the last legs. 

It has 49 to 53 leg pairs, which readily distinguishes it from the other inland species, S. acuminata. However, this species is very similar in appearance to the coastal S. maritima, only differing in subtle morphological characters.

More information to allow accurate identification is given in the published identification keys (as Strigamia crassipes) by Tony Barber (2008 & 2009).

Keith Lugg
Stewart Bevan
Stewart Bevan
Stewart Bevan
Dawid Martyniuk
Finley Hutchinson

Distribution

Strigamia carniolensis is mainly recorded from southern England and Wales and southern Ireland, with isolated records elsewhere.  

Habitat

Although typically found in woodland, it has also been recorded from other habitats including grassland and scrub. It is rarely found in large numbers.  It is often found under stones and dead wood, etc, but also in pitfall traps. 

This account is based on the 'Centipede Atlas' (Barber, 2022).

Links

ChiloBase 2.0 - World Catalogue of Centipedes: https://chilobase.biologia.unipd.it/searches/result_species/3243

BRC code

15

idBmigTaxa

Cen_205