Scolopendra

Scolopendra polymorpha

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scolopendromorpha
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Myriapoda Classis: Chilopoda Subclassis: Pleurostigmophora Ordo: Scolopendromorpha

Familia: Scolopendridae
Subfamilia: Scolopendrinae
Genus: Scolopendra
Species: S. abnormis – S. alternans – S. antananarivoensis – S. arthrorhabdoides – S. canidens – S. cataracta – S. cingulata – S. clavipes – S. cretica – S. dalmatica – S. gigantea – S. heros – S. morsitans – S. mutilans – S. oraniensis – S. paradoxa – S. polymorpha – S. spinosissima – S. subspinipes – S. valida – S. viridipes

Name

Scolopendra Linnaeus, 1758

Species names in synonymy:

• Scolopendra puncticeps Walckenaer & Gervais, 1847 = Cormocephalus westwoodi (Newport, 1844)
• Scolopendra rubriceps Newport, 1843 = Cormocephalus rubriceps
• Scolopendra westwoodi Newport, 1844 = Cormocephalus westwoodi (Newport, 1844)

Synonyms

• Calcaria Porat, 1878

References

• Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio Decima, Reformata. Tomus I. Holmiæ (Stockholm): impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. 824 pp. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542 BHL Reference page. 
• Chagas, A. Jr. & Jiménez, S.G. 2018. Taxonomic reassessment and redescription of Scolopendra arthrorhabdoides Ribaut, 1913, with a discussion on its related species (Scolopendromorpha, Scolopendridae). Zootaxa 4425(1): 153–164. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4425.1.9 Reference page. 
• Doménech, C. 2024. Taxonomic and nomenclatural reassessment of the Iberian Peninsula’s nomina obscura, Scolopendra viridipes Dufour, 1820 and S. chlorotes L. Koch in Rosenhauer, 1856 (Chilopoda, Scolopendromorpha, Scolopendridae). ZooKeys 1208: 49–80. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1208.122126 Reference page. 
• Doménech, C. 2024. Type designation and redescription of Scolopendra spinosissima Kraepelin, 1903 (Scolopendromorpha, Scolopendridae), with remarks on related taxa. ZooKeys 1215: 311–334. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1215.129410 Reference page. 
• Doménech, C., Barbera, V.M. & Larriba, E. 2018. A phylogenetic approach to the Philippines endemic centipedes of the genus Scolopendra Linnaeus, 1758 (Scolopendromorpha, Scolopendridae), with the description of a new species. Zootaxa 4483(3): 401–427. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4483.3.1 Reference page. 
• Hu, C-Y., Wang, S-B., Huang, B-S., Liu, H-G., Xu, L., Hu, Z-G. & Liu, Y-F. 2020. The complete mitochondrial genome sequence of Scolopendra mutilans L. Koch, 1878 (Scolopendromorpha, Scolopendridae), with a comparative analysis of other centipede genomes. ZooKeys, 925: 73–88. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.925.47820 Reference page. 
• Kronmüller, C., 2010. Scolopendra antananarivoensis spec. nov. – a new species of Scolopendra Linnaeus, 1758 related to Scolopendra morsitans Linnaeus, 1758 from Madagascar (Myriapoda, Chilopoda, Scolopendridae). Spixiana 33 (2): 281–288 (PDF).
• Mercurio, R. J. 2016. Resurrection of Scolopendra longipes Wood and Scolopendra cubensis Saussure from synonymy with Scolopendra alternans Leach (Chilopoda, Scolopendromorpha, Scolopendridae): an enigmatic species-group needing phylogeographic analysis, with an overview on the origin and distribution of centipedes in the Caribbean region. Zootaxa 4111(1): 1–20. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4111.1.1. Full article (PDF) Reference page. 
• Mercurio, R. J. 2016. Erratum: RANDY J. MERCURIO (2016) Resurrection of Scolopendra longipes Wood and Scolopendra cubensis Saussure from synonymy with Scolopendra alternans Leach (Chilopoda, Scolopendromorpha, Scolopendridae): an enigmatic species-group needing phylogeographic analysis, with an overview on the origin and distribution of centipedes in the Caribbean region. Zootaxa, 4111(1): 001–020. Zootaxa 4136(3): 600–600. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4136.3.11. Full article (PDF) Reference page. 
• 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. Reference page. 

Links

• Scolopendra – Taxon details on Encyclopedia of Life (EOL).
• Scolopendra – Taxon details on Fauna Europaea.
• Scolopendra – Taxon details on Fossilworks.
• Scolopendra – Taxon details on Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
• Scolopendra – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
• Scolopendra – Taxon details on National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).
• Scolopendra in the World Register of Marine Species

Vernacular names

català: escolopendra
English: Centipede
español: Escolopendra
français: Scolopendre
русский: Сколопендры