[6] In 1929, the Austrian myriapodologist Carl Attems treated this centipede as a separate species under the name Clinopodes asiae minoris,[7][2] but in 1947, he listed this centipede in an identification key as a subspecies under the name Clinopodes linearis asiae minoris.

The forcipular sternum features a pair of chitin lines that reach the condyles at the anterior margin at the base of the forcipules.

[3][4] The ventral surface of the leg-bearing segments feature sternal fields of pores.

On anterior segments, the pore fields appear in the middle of each sternum and are shaped like trapezoids that are wider than long and rounded at the front.

The ventral surface of these legs feature short bristles that are dense in the male but sparse in the female.

For example, like others in this genus, this species features lappets on the first maxillae, claws on the second maxillae, a forcipular sternum with chitin lines but without teeth, forcipules without teeth on the inner surface, and well developed claws on the ultimate legs.

[3] The species S. asiaeminoris can be distinguished from S. linearis, however, based on the number of intermediate articles on the forcipules.

For example, in S. asiaeminoris, the pore fields on the anterior part of the trunk are in the middle of each sternum and shaped like trapezoids that are wider than long.

In the other two species, however, these fields are on the posterior half of each sternum, oval, and longer than wide.