Geophilus okolonae
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| authority = Bollman, 1888
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Geophilus okolonae is a species of soil centipede in the family Geophilidae found in Okolona, Arkansas.{{Cite web|title=Geophilus okolonae Bollman, 1888|url=https://chilobase.biologia.unipd.it/searches/result_species/3808|website=ChiloBase 2.0}} The male of this species has 61 pairs of legs; the female has 63 leg pairs. This species grows up to 40 millimeters long. G. okolonae differs from other North American species by the exposed prebasal plates and absence of coxal pores.{{Cite journal|last=Bollman|first=Charles H.|date=1888|title=A preliminary list of the Myriapoda of Arkansas with description of new species|url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11465403|journal=Entomologica Americana|volume=4|pages=1–8|via=Biodiversity Heritage Library}}
Taxonomy
G. okolonae was considered a junior synonym of Geophilus rubens (which is itself synonymous with Geophilus vittatus) by Chamberlin and a junior synonym of G. vittatus by Kevan, but it differs from both these species according to the original description.
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Category:Taxa named by Charles Harvey Bollman
Category:Arthropods of North America
Category:Animals described in 1888
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