Linotaeniidae

Linotaeniidae are a monophyletic clade of soil centipedes in the family Geophilidae[1][2] found mostly in the temperate regions of the Holarctic as well as the south Andes. Species in the clade Linotaeniidae are characterized by a body that usually tapers toward the anterior tip; mandibles with a single pectinate lamella; second maxillae with coxo-sternite usually undivided and claws without projections; forcipular segment short, with tergite remarkably wide, forcipules evidently tapering; coxal organs opening through distinct pores on the ventral surface of the coxo-pleura.[3] The number of legs in this clade varies within species and ranges from 33 to 83 pairs of legs.[3] Compared to most families in the suborder Adesmata, this clade features a modest number of leg-bearing segments and limited variation in this number within each species.[4]