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Checklist for Superorder Epimorpha Haase, 1880
and region Congo (Central Africa)


Class
 
Chilopoda
Latreille, 1817
Centiped, Centipede, Centipedes, Centipeds, Chilopods
8
21
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pleurostigmophora
Pocock, 1902
7
20
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Epimorpha
Haase, 1880
6
18
49
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Congo
6 Families width 49 Species and 1 Subspecies
Scolopendridae Newport, 184424SpeciesTaxom
Geophilidae Leach, 1815Geophilid Centipedes7SpeciesTaxom
Schendylidae Cook, 1896Schendylid Centipedes2SpeciesTaxom
Cryptopidae Kohlrausch, 188112SpeciesTaxom
Mecistocephalidae Bollman, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Oryidae Cook, 18962SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Congo
18 Genera with 49 Species
Alipes Imhoff, 19114SpeciesTaxom
Alloschizotaenia Brölemann, 19372SpeciesTaxom
Asanada Meinert, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Ballophilus Cook, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Cormocephalus Newport, 18445SpeciesTaxom
Cryptops Leach, 188612SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophilus Cook, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Digitipes Attems, 19303SpeciesTaxom
Ethmostigmus Pocock, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Mecistocephalus Newport, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Orphnaeus Meinert, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Otostigmus Porat, 19145SpeciesTaxom
Rhysida Wood, 19303SpeciesTaxom
Ribautia Broelemann, 19524SpeciesTaxom
Schizonampa Chamberlin, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Schizotaenia Cook, 1896
0SpeciesTaxom
Scolopendra Linnaeus, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Stenorya Crabill, 19681SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Congo
49 Species and 1 Subspecies
Alipes calcipes Cook, 1897
Alipes congoensis (Chamberlin, 1927)⇒ Alipes multicostis intermedius Attems, 1911
Alipes multicostis Imhoff, 1854
Alipes multicostis intermedius Attems, 1911
Alloschizotaenia bipora Attems, 1952
Alloschizotaenia occidentalis Attems, 1937
Asanada socotrana Pocock, 1899
Ballophilus filiformis Attems, 1953
Cormocephalus buttneri
Cormocephalus minor Chamberlin, 1927
Cormocephalus rhodesianus Lawrence, 1955
Cormocephalus ungueserratus Verhoeff, 1941
Cormocephalus westwoodi Newport, 1844Mendocino shoulderband
Cryptops (Cryptops) campestris Attems, 1952
Cryptops (Cryptops) incertus Attems, 1937
Cryptops (Cryptops) kafbuensis Goffinet, 1971
Cryptops (Cryptops) kalobensis Goffinet, 1971
Cryptops (Cryptops) kivuensis Lawrence, 1953
Cryptops (Cryptops) libriceps Attems, 1952
Cryptops (Cryptops) pauperatus Attems, 1937
Cryptops (Cryptops) sankuruensis Schubart, 1938
Cryptops (Cryptops) verdascens Goffinet, 1971
Cryptops (Trigonocryptops) bokumensis Kraus, 1958
Cryptops (Trigonocryptops) kivuensis Lawrence, 1953
Cryptops validus Meinert, 1886Pompanos
Ctenophilus angolae Chamberlin, 1951
Digitipes krausi Dobroruka, 1968
Digitipes reichardti Kraepelin, 1903
Digitipes verdascens Attems, 1930
Ethmostigmus trigonopodus Leach, 1817
Mecistocephalus benoiti Dobroruka, 1958
Mecistocephalus insularis Lucas, 1863
Orphnaeus brevilabiatus Newport, 1845Centipede
Otostigmus (Otostigmus) tanganjikus Verhoeff, 1941
Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) gymnopus Silvestri, 1898Davis Mountain threeband
Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) kivuensis Dobroruka, 1968
Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) schoutedeni Dobroruka, 1968
Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) troglodytes Ribaut, 1914
Rhysida afra Peters, 1855
Rhysida immarginata Porat, 1876
Rhysida ventrisulcus Attems, 1930
Ribautia attemsi Demange J.M., 1963
Ribautia compositor Attems, 1952
Ribautia diversa Attems, 1952
Ribautia paucipes Attems, 1952
Schizonampa africana Kraus, 1958
Scolopendra afer Meinert, 1886Greater Amberjack
Scolopendra langi Chamberlin, 1927
Scolopendra morsitans Linnaeus, 1758Common centipede
Stenorya vermiculata Crabill, 1968

Subnodes of Epimorpha with occurrences in Congo
OrderGeophilomorpha
Pocock, 1895
Earth Centipede, Earth Centipedes, Soil Centipede, Soil centipedes, Wire Centipedes
4
9
13
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderScolopendromorpha
Leach, 1815
Bark Centipedes, Scolopendromorph centipedes, Tropical centipedes
2
9
36
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom