Name

Scutigera

Framing

Phylum: Arthropoda

Subphylum: Myriapoda

Class: Chilopoda

Order: Scutigeromorpha

Family: Scutigeridae

Genus: Scutigera

Habitat

Terrestrial, epigeal, frequent in walls and walls, frequent in dwellings

Feeding

Predator (insectivore)

Distribution

The genus Scutigera is distributed in the Palearctic, Ethiopian and Nearctic regions, as well as Central America.

Conservation status

Not evaluated

Additional information

The body is domed and relatively short. Legs, mainly the last pair, are very long and slender, with multi-segmented tarsi. Trunk tergites solitary, so they are seen in smaller numbers than the legs. Forcipules with leg-like appearance.