Looking for Keys to Ethmostigmus centipedes

[Curiosipede]

Hey title kinda says it all I need to properly ID some ethmostigmus centipedes from an unspecified collection locale and need some keys to help me out.

 

[7Fin]

Hey title kinda says it all I need to properly ID some ethmostigmus centipedes from an unspecified collection locale and need some keys to help me out.

@Staehilomyces ? He's pretty well versed with Ethmostigus, he might be able to help. >w>

 

[Curiosipede]

@Staehilomyces ? He's pretty well versed with Ethmostigus, he might be able to help. >w>

Thanks!

 

[Curiosipede]

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@Staehilomyces ? He's pretty well versed with Ethmostigus, he might be able to help. >w>

Aaaaw his inbox is full. Lol.

 

[dragonfire1577]

@Staehilomyces ? He's pretty well versed with Ethmostigus, he might be able to help. >w>

I believe he is pretty specialized in australian Ethmostigmus so it depends on where these are from, since it says unspecified in the OP do we at least know continent?

 

[Staehilomyces]

I wouldn't call myself a specialist haha; just someone who keeps many and immensely enjoys them (well, except for the fact that they treat my fingers like chew-toys). I think it's plausible that there are rubripes in Africa - after all, morsitans are in Australia and Africa. However, I don't even know the non-distributional differences between rubripes and trigo, so I would not be able to differentiate between the two without knowledge of where the pede in question was found.

 

[Curiosipede]

Yea i dont have any collection locale information unfortunately, i just know they were originally exported out of ghana. Ill be taking pictures of the terminal area, some tarsal areas, and the toothplate when i sex them. So. Sometime in the next few hours i hope to have that uploaded

 

[Curiosipede]

And i agree about rubripes and banded trigonopodus being difficult to differentiate. From pictures around the web im having difficulty telling what separates them xD

 

[Curiosipede]

I was hoping to be able to just find a classification keys paper or something, i have a bunch of files on scolopendra classification but none on ethmos

 

[Curiosipede]

So, my camera is trash, i guess. *sigh* i have genitalia photos tho.

When theyve grown a bit ill knock em out again and get better pics of differentiating features.

 

[Curiosipede]

If theyre anything like kenyan blue legs, i have two females

 

[Lithobius]

I'm curious too, there have been a couple "ghana" unidentified centipedes floating around lately.

 

[Rhysandfish]

Picking up my pair of these today. Hopefully they’re still alive after getting lost in the mail.

 

[Daniel Edwards]

I bought 3. They will absolutely DRY UP if they aren't kept almost wet btw. Lost 2 out of my 3 sadly. My last one is maybe 3" max, and isn't growing anymore.