[Chilopoda • 2025] Strigamia asiatica, S. laterisetosa, S. obliquidentata, ... • Taxonomy of the Strigamia Centipedes (Geophilomorpha: Geophilidae) from the East Asian Mainland

H. Strigamia longiglanda sp. nov., holotype; I. S. dianguiensis sp. nov., holotype; J. S. obliquidentata sp. nov., holotype;
L. S. ziyunensis sp. nov., holotype; M. S. asiatica sp. nov., holotype.
G.  S. laterisetosa sp. nov., holotype; N, O. live specimens of S. laterisetosa (Zhoushan, Zhejiang Province, China; photo by Chao Jiang).

Jiang & Yu, 

in Yu, You et Jiang, 2025. 

DOI: doi.org/10.3897/zse.101.160146 

Abstract

In this study, 15 centipede species of the genus Strigamia Gray, 1843 were recorded from the East Asian mainland, including 7 newly discovered species: S. asiatica Jiang & Yu, sp. nov., S. dianguiensis Jiang & Yu, sp. nov., S. laterisetosa Jiang & Yu, sp. nov., S. longiglanda Jiang & Yu, sp. nov., S. obliquidentata Jiang & Yu, sp. nov., S. xizangensis Jiang & Yu, sp. nov. and S. ziyunensis Jiang & Yu, sp. nov. Strigamia monoporus (Takakuwa, 1938) was proposed as a nomen dubium because it was likely derived from immature specimens and lacked sufficient diagnostic information. A key to Strigamia species from the East Asian mainland is provided.

Key Words: Chilopoda, distribution, morphology, new species, taxonomic key

Forcipular segments of Strigamia spp. (A–M).
A. S. svenhedini (Verhoeff, 1933) (spm. CMMI 20220903086); B. S. japonica (Verhoeff, 1935) (spm. CMMI 20231128001D); C. S. tenuiungulata (Takakuwa, 1938) (spm. CMMI 20230414002D); D. S. bicolor Shinohara, 1981 (spm. CMMI 20210227106);
E. S. platydentata Shinohara, 1981 (spm. CMMI 20210702003D); F. S. korsosi Bonato, Bortolin, Drago, Orlando, Dányi, 2017 (spm. CMMI 20191031044);
G.  S. laterisetosa sp. nov., holotype; H. S. longiglanda sp. nov., holotype; I. S. dianguiensis sp. nov., holotype; J. S. obliquidentata sp. nov., holotype; K. S. xizangensis sp. nov., paratype; L. S. ziyunensis sp. nov., holotype; M. S. asiatica sp. nov., holotype.
N, O. live specimens of S. laterisetosa (Zhoushan, Zhejiang Province, China; photo by Chao Jiang).

Scale bars: 250 μm (A–M).

 Yifei Yu, Chunxue You and Chao Jiang. 2025. Taxonomy of the Strigamia centipedes from the East Asian Mainland (Geophilomorpha, Geophilidae). Zoosystematics and Evolution. 101(4): 2065-2101. DOI: doi.org/10.3897/zse.101.160146