Linotaeniidae (sensu Minelli)

Langor, David W. & Langor, Stephen D., 2022, The biota of Canada: checklist of the centipedes of Canada (Myriapoda: Chilopoda), The Canadian Entomologist (e 8) 154 (1), pp. 1-12 : 7

Family Linotaeniidae (sensu Minelli)

Strigamia acuminata (Leach) . This species is native to Europe and was inadvertently introduced to North America ( Bonato et al. 2012). Kevan (1983) reported the species from Québec, but this record needs confirmation. Bonato et al. (2012) state that records of this species from North America require confirmation because of “probable confusion with S. chionophila ”. Thus, the record of this species from Québec is considered tentative until the material is re-examined.

Strigamia chionophila (Wood) . This Nearctic species was thought by several authors (e.g., Chamberlin 1920; Eason 1964) to be synonymous with S. acuminata , although the synonymy was never formalised. Bonato et al. (2012) recently examined both species and concluded that they are distinct. The holotype was collected at Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories, the only jurisdiction reported for this species by Kevan (1983) and Behan-Pelletier (1993); however, Chamberlin (1920) reported the species from Ottawa, Ontario and claimed that this was one of the most abundant North American centipedes, particularly in northern regions, and Crabill (1952) reported it from Alberta and Ontario.

Strigamia parviceps Wood. This Nearctic species was reported from British Columbia by Chamberlin (1954, 1963) and Kevan and Scudder (1989). Bonato et al. (2012) pointed out that the true identity of this species remains uncertain.