Diphyonyx sukacevi, formerly Brachygeophilus sukacevi, is a species of soil centipede in the family Geophilidae[1] found in the most western part of the Caucasus range and the Manych valley north of the Caucasus. This species can reach 45 mm in length and is characterized by its 65–81 leg pairs, 5–7 slender filaments on the mid-part of the labrum, condyles between the anterior trunk sterna, and the lack of a single, isolated pore on each coxo-pleuron.[2]

Diphyonyx sukacevi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Chilopoda
Order: Geophilomorpha
Family: Geophilidae
Genus: Diphyonyx
Species:
D. sukacevi
Binomial name
Diphyonyx sukacevi
Bonato, Zapparoli, & Minelli, 2008 comb.n
Synonyms
  • Brachygeophilus sukacevi (Folkmanová, 1956)
  • Brachygeophilus sukacevi sukacevi (Folkmanová & Dobroruka, 1960)

References

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  1. ^ "ITIS - Report: Diphyonyx sukacevi". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  2. ^ Bonato, Lucio; Zapparoli, Marzio; Minelli, Alessandro (2008). "Morphology, taxonomy and distribution of Diphyonyx gen. n., a lineage of geophilid centipedes with unusually shaped claws (Chilopoda: Geophilidae)". European Journal of Entomology. 105 (2): 343–354. doi:10.14411/eje.2008.041. hdl:11577/2452453.