Strigamia fusata

(Attems, 1903)

Strigamia fusata is a of soil-dwelling in the Linotaeniidae, originally described from Mexico in 1903 by Attems as Diplochora fusata and later transferred to Strigamia. The species belongs to a characterized by distinctive morphological features including a conspicuous basal denticle on the forcipular tarsungulum and paired pore areas on trunk segments. Like other Strigamia species, it likely exhibits substantial variation in leg number, with the genus ranging from 31 to 83 pairs.

Pronunciation

How to pronounce Strigamia fusata: //strɪˈɡeɪ.mi.ə fjuːˈsɑː.tə//

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Distribution

Mexico (based on GBIF records and original type locality). The Strigamia as a whole inhabits the temperate Holarctic extending southward to the Indochinese region, though whether S. fusata occurs beyond Mexico is not documented in available sources.

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Taxonomic history

Originally described as Diplochora fusata by Attems in 1903. Transferred to Strigamia as a new combination by Minelli (2012) based on morphological revision of the . GBIF currently lists the as a synonym of Diplochora fusata, reflecting ongoing taxonomic instability.

Data limitations

No -specific ecological, behavioral, or morphological data beyond taxonomic placement has been published. The 58 iNaturalist observations suggest field recognition is possible, but no diagnostic characters specific to S. fusata versus are documented in the reviewed literature.

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