Henia vesuviana (Newport, 1844)
(a centipede)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesHenia vesuviana (a centipede)
FamilyDIGNATHODONTIDAE (a family of centipedes)
OrderGEOPHILOMORPHA (earth centipedes)
ClassCHILOPODA (centipedes)
SubphylumMYRIAPODA (myriapods)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Henia vesuviana (a centipede) :
1: Henia vesuviana (a centipede)
28 Oct 2017 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Female, feeding on squashed earthworm, under rotting wooden sleeper, in garden
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - white backgroundImage 2: Female - ventral view - white backgroundImage 3: Female - head and antennae - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - head and antennae - ventro-lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - head - dorsal view - close-up - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - head - ventral view - close-up - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - head - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - mid-segments - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - mid-segments - ventral view - close-up - magnified - silver backgroundImage 10: Female - tail - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 11: Female - tail - ventral view - magnified - silver background
2: Henia vesuviana (a centipede)
25 Sep 2011 OSGR: SY67 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Male, coiled up, under brick on lichen dune
Image 1: Active - dorsal view - pale backgroundImage 2: Male - active - dorsal view - pale backgroundImage 3: Male - active - dorsal view - pale background (2)Image 4: Male - active - dorsal view - pale background (3)Image 5: Male - active - head end - dorsal view - close-up - enlargedImage 6: Male - active - head end - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 7: Male - active - head end - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged (3)Image 8: Male - active - head end - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged (4)Image 9: Male - active - head end - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged (5)Image 10: Male - active - head end - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged (6)Image 11: Male - active - head end - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged (7)Image 12: Male - active - head end - dorsal view - close-up - highly enlargedImage 13: Male - active - head end - dorsal view - close-up - highly enlarged (2)Image 14: Male - active - head end - dorsal view - close-up - highly enlarged (3)Image 15: Male - active - head end - dorsal view - close-up - highly enlarged (4)Image 16: Male - active - head end - dorsal view - close-up - highly enlarged (5)Image 17: Male - active - head end - dorsal view - close-up - highly enlarged (6)Image 18: Male - active - head end - dorsal view - close-up - highly enlarged (7)Image 19: Male - active - head end - dorsal view - close-up - highly enlarged (8)Image 20: Male - active - head end - dorsal view - close-up - highly enlarged (9)Image 21: Male - active - head end - dorsal view - close-up - highly enlarged (10)Image 22: Male - active - head end - dorsal view - close-up - highly enlarged (11)Image 23: Male - active - head end - dorsal view - close-up - highly enlarged (12)Image 24: Male - active - head end - dorsal view - close-up - highly enlarged (13)Image 25: Male - active - head end - dorsal view - close-up - highly enlarged (14)Image 26: Male - active - head end - dorsal view - close-up - highly enlarged (15)Image 27: Male - active - head end - dorsal view - close-up - highly enlarged (16)Image 28: Male - active - head end - dorsal view - close-up - highly enlarged (17)Image 29: Male - active - head end - dorsal view - close-up - highly enlarged (18)Image 30: Male - active - head end - dorsal view - close-up - highly enlarged (19)Image 31: Male - active - head end - dorso-lateral view - close-up - highly enlargedImage 32: Male - active - head end - dorso-lateral view - close-up - highly enlarged (2)Image 33: Male - active - head end - lateral view - close-up - highly enlargedImage 34: Male - active - mid-section and tail end - dorsal view - close-up - highly enlargedImage 35: Male - active - mid-section - dorsal view - close-up - highly enlargedImage 36: Male - active - mid-section - dorsal view - close-up - highly enlarged (2)Image 37: Male - active - mid-section - dorsal view - close-up - highly enlarged (3)Image 38: Male - active - mid-section - dorsal view - close-up - highly enlarged (4)Image 39: Male - active - mid-section - dorsal view - close-up - highly enlarged (5)Image 40: Male - active - mid-section - dorsal view - close-up - highly enlarged (6)Image 41: Male - active - mid-section - dorsal view - close-up - highly enlarged (7)Image 42: Male - active - mid-section - dorsal view - close-up - highly enlarged (8)Image 43: Male - active - mid-section - dorsal view - close-up - highly enlarged (9)Image 44: Male - active - tail end - dorsal view - close-up - highly enlargedImage 45: Male - active - tail end - dorsal view - close-up - highly enlarged (2)Image 46: Male - active - tail end - dorsal view - close-up - highly enlarged (3)Image 47: Male - at rest - in situ - close-up - enlargedImage 48: Male - head - dorsal view - magnified - grey backgroundImage 49: Male - head - dorsal view - magnified - white backgroundImage 50: Male - head - ventral view - magnified - white backgroundImage 51: Male - tail - dorsal view - magnified - white backgroundImage 52: Male - tail - ventral view - magnified - white background

Henia vesuviana (a centipede) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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