[1] These centipedes are notable as schendylids adapted to colder temperatures and restricted to cool climates and high latitudes.

[3] This genus is distributed in Eurasia from Moldova, Crimea, and the Caucasus mountains to Siberia, the Russian Far East, Korea, and northern Japan.

In North America, these centipedes are found in coastal and central Alaska, the Yukon territory in Canada, Utah, and from Kansas to Minnesota, Virginia, New York, and Massachusetts.

[6] Species in this genus feature heads that are slightly longer than wide and antennae that taper gradually.

[2] The North American species E. missouriensis can reach 73 mm in length and is notable for its large size.