A small straw coloured centipede (to 20 mm) with a slightly darker head, with just 37-43 leg pairs. The shape of the last pair of legs, which entirely lack claws, is distinctive. Each also bears two large coxal pores. Distribution and HabitatA common soil dwelling species found in a wide array of habitats, including the coast, in southern Britain and Ireland, but possibly more scarce in the north.