Scolopendridae
Encyclopedia
Scolopendridae is a family
of large centipede
s (class
Chilopoda).
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
of large centipede
Centipede
Centipedes are arthropods belonging to the class Chilopoda of the subphylum Myriapoda. They are elongated metameric animals with one pair of legs per body segment. Despite the name, centipedes can have a varying number of legs from under 20 to over 300. Centipedes have an odd number of pairs of...
s (class
Class (biology)
In biological classification, class is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, order, family, genus, and species, with class fitting between phylum and order...
Chilopoda).
Selected genera
- Alipes Imhoff, 1854 (= Eucorybas)
- Alluropus Silvestri, 1911
- Arthrorhabdus PocockReginald Innes PocockReginald Innes Pocock F.R.S. was a British zoologist.Pocock was born in Clifton, Bristol, the fourth son of Rev. Nicholas Pocock and Edith Prichard. He began showing interest in natural history at St. Edward's School, Oxford. He received tutoring in zoology from Sir Edward Poulton, and was allowed...
, 1891 (= Arthrorhabdinus)
- Asanada Meinert, 1885 (= Pseudocryptops)
- Campylostigmus Ribaut, 1923
- Colobopleurus Kraepelin, 1903
- CormocephalusCormocephalusCormocephalus is a genus of centipedes of the family Scolopendridae, containing the following species:*Cormocephalus abundantis González-Sponga, 2000*Cormocephalus aeruginosus Attems, 1928*Cormocephalus albidus Kraepelin, 1903...
Newport, 1845 - Digitipes Attems, 1930
- Edentistoma TömösváryÖdön TömösváryÖdön Tömösváry was Hungarian naturalist, myriapodologist and entomologist. In 1883 he made the seminal description of peculiar sensory organ of myriapods, known today as temporal organ or organ of Tömösváry.He attended secondary school in Kolozsvár and university of Selmecbánya...
, 1882 (= Anodontastoma, Arrhabdotus)
- Ethmostigmus Pocock, 1898 (= Dacetum, Heterostoma)
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- Ethmostigmus rubripesEthmostigmus rubripesEthmostigmus rubripes, the giant centipede, is the largest Australasian and Asian centipede. Head and body length 7.5 to over 16 cm . The body is long and flattened. Coloration is dark or greenish-brown to orange or orange-yellow with black bands, with yellow legs and antennae; southern...
– giant centipede
- Ethmostigmus rubripes
- Hemiscolopendra Kraepelin, 1903
- Notiasemus Koch, 1985
- Otostigmus Porat, 1876 (= Branchiotrema)
- Psiloscolopendra Kraepelin, 1903
- Rhoda Meinert, 1886 (= Pithopus)
- Rhysida Wood, 1862 (= Branchiostoma, Ethmophorus, Ptychotrema, Trematoptychus)
- ScolopendraScolopendraScolopendra is a genus of centipedes of the family Scolopendridae.-Description:In temperate climates, only relatively small species occur, but species from the tropics may exceed .-Ecology and venom:...
Linnaeus, 1758 - Scolopendropsis Brandt, 1841
External links
- CSIRO
- http://www.calacademy.org/research/entomology/types/myriapod/scolopen.htm
- http://chilobase.bio.unipd.it/
- http://www.scolopendra.be/identification.php