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Checklist for Superorder Epimorpha Haase, 1880
and region Massachusetts (USA)


Class
 
Chilopoda
Latreille, 1817
Centiped, Centipede, Centipedes, Centipeds, Chilopods
9
18
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pleurostigmophora
Pocock, 1902
8
17
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Epimorpha
Haase, 1880
6
11
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Massachusetts
6 Families width 17 Species
Geophilidae Leach, 1815Geophilid Centipedes8SpeciesTaxom
Schendylidae (Cook, 1896)Schendylid Centipedes3SpeciesTaxom
Cryptopidae Kohlrausch, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Mecistocephalidae Bollman, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Scolopendridae Newport, 18443SpeciesTaxom
Scolopocryptopidae Pocock, 18961SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Massachusetts
11 Genera with 17 Species
Arenophilus Chamberlin, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Bothropolys Wood, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Cryptops Leach, 18101SpeciesTaxom
Dicellophilus Cook, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Escaryus Cook and Col..., 18861SpeciesTaxom
Geophilus Koch, 18203SpeciesTaxom
Hemiscolopendra Kraepelin, 18211SpeciesTaxom
Schendyla Bergsöe & Me..., 18371SpeciesTaxom
Scolopendra Linnaeus, 18152SpeciesTaxom
Scolopocryptops Newport, 18211SpeciesTaxom
Strigamia Gray, 04SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Massachusetts
17 Species
Arenophilus bipuncticeps Wood, 1862Northern short-clawed centipede
Bothropolys multidentatus Newport, 1845Paloma Pompano
Cryptops (Cryptops) hortensis Donovan, 1810Blackblotch Pompano
Dicellophilus limatus Wood, 1862
Escaryus urbicus Meinert, 1886Greater Amberjack
Geophilus flavus De Geer, 1778Boreal yellow-headed soil centipede
Geophilus mordax Meinert, 1886Pitted soil centipede
Geophilus vittatus Raffinesque, 1820Diamondback soil centipede
Hemiscolopendra marginata Say, 1821Florida Blue Centipede
Schendyla nemorensis (C.L.Koch, 1837)⇒ Schendyla carniolensis Verhoeff, 1902
Scolopendra morsitans Linnaeus, 1758Common centipede
Scolopendra subspinipes Leach, 1815Centipede
Scolopocryptops sexspinosus Say, 1821Bark Centidpede
Strigamia bothriopus Wood, 1862
Strigamia chionophila Wood, 1862
Strigamia fulva Sager, 1856
Strigamia icterica

Subnodes of Epimorpha with occurrences in Massachusetts
OrderGeophilomorpha
Pocock, 1895
Earth Centipede, Earth Centipedes, Soil Centipede, Soil centipedes, Wire Centipedes
3
7
12
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderScolopendromorpha
Leach, 1815
Bark Centipedes, Scolopendromorph centipedes, Tropical centipedes
3
4
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom