Scolopendridae
| Scolopendridae | |
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| Scolopendra cingulata | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Chilopoda |
| Subclass: | Epimorpha |
| Order: | Scolopendromorpha |
| Family: | Scolopendridae Newport, 1844 |
| Genera | |
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The Scolopendridae are a family of large centipedes (class Chilopoda). One member of this family is known to be amphibious.[1] [2] [3]
Selected genera
- Alipes Imhoff, 1854 (= Eucorybas)
- Alluropus Silvestri, 1911
- Arthrorhabdus Pocock, 1891 (= Arthrorhabdinus)
- Asanada Meinert, 1885 (= Pseudocryptops)
- Campylostigmus Ribaut, 1923
- Colobopleurus Kraepelin, 1903
- Cormocephalus Newport, 1845
- Digitipes Attems, 1930
- Edentistoma Tömösváry, 1882 (= Anodontastoma, Arrhabdotus)
- Ethmostigmus Pocock, 1898 (= Dacetum, Heterostoma)
- Ethmostigmus rubripes – giant centipede
- Hemiscolopendra Kraepelin, 1903
- Notiasemus Koch, 1985
- Otostigmus Porat, 1876 (= Branchiotrema)
- Psiloscolopendra Kraepelin, 1903
- Rhoda Meinert, 1886 (= Pithopus)
- Rhysida Wood, 1862 (= Branchiostoma, Ethmophorus, Ptychotrema, Trematoptychus)
- Scolopendra Linnaeus, 1758
- Scolopendropsis Brandt, 1841
References
- ↑ Holmes, O. (1 July 2016). "Giant swimming, venomous centipede discovered by accident in world-first". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
- ↑ Bates, M. (26 June 2016). "'Horrific' First Amphibious Centipede Discovered". National Geographic. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
- ↑ Siriwut, W.; Edgecombe, G. D.; Sutcharit, C.; Tongkerd, P.; Panha, S. (2016). "A taxonomic review of the centipede genus Scolopendra Linnaeus, 1758 (Scolopendromorpha, Scolopendridae) in mainland Southeast Asia, with description of a new species from Laos". ZooKeys. 590: 1–124. doi:10.3897/zookeys.590.7950.
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