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Checklist for Superorder Epimorpha Haase, 1880
and region Kenya (East Africa)


Class
 
Chilopoda
Latreille, 1817
Centiped, Centipede, Centipedes, Centipeds, Chilopods
9
17
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pleurostigmophora
Pocock, 1902
7
15
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Epimorpha
Haase, 1880
6
14
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Kenya
6 Families width 19 Species
Scolopendridae Newport, 184410SpeciesTaxom
Schendylidae Cook, 1896Schendylid Centipedes1SpeciesTaxom
Cryptopidae Kohlrausch, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Oryidae Cook, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Mecistocephalidae Bollman, 18933SpeciesTaxom
Geophilidae Leach, 1815Geophilid Centipedes2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Kenya
14 Genera with 19 Species
Alipes Imhoff, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Asanada Meinert, 18992SpeciesTaxom
Ballophilus Cook, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Cormocephalus Newport, 01SpeciesTaxom
Cryptops Leach, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Ctenorya Cook, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Ethmostigmus Pocock, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Mecistocephalus Newport, 18633SpeciesTaxom
Orphnaeus Meinert, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Otostigmus Porat, 18963SpeciesTaxom
Pleurogeophilus Verhoeff, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Rhysida Wood, 1862
0SpeciesTaxom
Schizotaenia Cook, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Scolopendra Linnaeus, 17582SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kenya
19 Species
Alipes grandidieri Lucas, 1864Feather-tail centipede
Asanada brevicornis Meinert, 1885Pompanos
Asanada socotrana Pocock, 1899
Ballophilus alluaudi Ribaut, 1914
Cormocephalus buttneri
Cryptops (Cryptops) omissus Ribaut, 1915
Ctenorya jombene Cook, 1896Mormon Island chaparral
Ethmostigmus trigonopodus Leach, 1817
Mecistocephalus angusticeps Ribaut, 1914Amberfishes
Mecistocephalus benoiti Dobroruka, 1958
Mecistocephalus insularis Lucas, 1863
Orphnaeus validus Lawrence, 1953
Otostigmus (Otostigmus) angusticeps Pocock, 1898
Otostigmus (Otostigmus) cuneiventris Porat, 1893
Otostigmus (Otostigmus) taeniatus Pocock, 1896
Pleurogeophilus pluripes Attems, 1947
Schizotaenia vagneri Dobroruka, 1973
Scolopendra afer Meinert, 1886Greater Amberjack
Scolopendra morsitans Linnaeus, 1758Common centipede

Subnodes of Epimorpha with occurrences in Kenya
OrderGeophilomorpha
Pocock, 1895
Earth Centipede, Earth Centipedes, Soil Centipede, Soil centipedes, Wire Centipedes
4
6
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderScolopendromorpha
Leach, 1815
Bark Centipedes, Scolopendromorph centipedes, Tropical centipedes
2
8
11
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom