Name
Scolopendra
scolopendra, centipede
Framing
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Chilopoda
Order: Scolopendromorpha
Family: Scolopendridae
Genus: Scolopendra
Habitat
Terrestrial, among the litter and under stones, typically in scrub areas
Feeding
Predator (soil arthropods)
Distribution
The genus Scolopendra is distributed on all continents except Antarctica.
Conservation status
Not evaluated
Additional information
Body elongate, with one pair of legs per laterally inserted segment, the last pair long and sensory. Segments subequal. One pair of venom-injecting clawed appendages (forcipules) on the underside of the head.
Additional information
Bibliography
- Edgecombe, G. D. & Giribet, G. 2007. Evolutionary biology of centipedes (Myriapoda: Chilopoda). Annual Review of Entomology 52: 151-170. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.ento.52.110405.091326
- Giribet, G. 2015. Clase Chilopoda - Orden Scolopendromorpha. Revista IDE@ - SEA 30: 1-9. Accesible en: http://sea-entomologia.org/IDE@/revista_30.pdf
- Lewis, J.G.E. 1981. The biology of centipedes. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.