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Checklist for Superorder Epimorpha Haase, 1880
and region Papua New Guinea (Melanesia)


Class
 
Chilopoda
Latreille, 1817
Centiped, Centipede, Centipedes, Centipeds, Chilopods
9
23
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pleurostigmophora
Pocock, 1902
8
16
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Epimorpha
Haase, 1880
7
14
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Papua New Guinea
7 Families width 35 Species and 2 Subspecies
Scolopendridae Newport, 184417SpeciesTaxom
Schendylidae Cook, 1896Schendylid Centipedes1SpeciesTaxom
Cryptopidae Kohlrausch, 18814SpeciesTaxom
Oryidae Cook, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Gonibregmatidae Cook, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Mecistocephalidae Bollman, 18938SpeciesTaxom
Scolopocryptopidae Pocock, 18962SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Papua New Guinea
14 Genera with 35 Species
Asanada Meinert, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Bothropolys Wood, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Cormocephalus Newport, 18442SpeciesTaxom
Cryptops Leach, 19993SpeciesTaxom
Endoptelus Chamberlin, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Ethmostigmus Pocock, 06SpeciesTaxom
Eucratonyx Pocock, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Gonibregmatus Newport, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Mecistocephalus Newport, 19198SpeciesTaxom
Otostigmus Porat, 18856SpeciesTaxom
Paracryptops Pocock, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Rhysida Wood, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Scolopendra Linnaeus, 18153SpeciesTaxom
Scolopocryptops Newport, 02SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Papua New Guinea
35 Species and 2 Subspecies
Asanada brevicornis Meinert, 1885Pompanos
Bothropolys papuanus Attems C., 1914
Cormocephalus amphieurys Kohlrausch, 1878
Cormocephalus westwoodi Newport, 1844Mendocino shoulderband
Cryptops (Cryptops) doriae Pocock, 1891Blackblotch Pompano
Cryptops (Cryptops) hortensis Donovan, 1810Blackblotch Pompano
Cryptops (Cryptops) nepalensis Lewis, 1999
Endoptelus papuicolens Chamberlin, 1939
Ethmostigmus granulosus Pocock, 1898
Ethmostigmus platycephalus Newport, 1845
Ethmostigmus platycephalus platycephalus Newport, 1845
Ethmostigmus rubripes Brandt, 1840Giant centipede
Ethmostigmus rubripes rubripes Brandt, 1840
Ethmostigmus spinosus
Eucratonyx hamatus Pocock, 1899
Gonibregmatus anguinus Pocock, 1899
Mecistocephalus gigas Haase, 1887
Mecistocephalus glabridorsalis Attems, 1901
Mecistocephalus magister Chamberlin, 1939
Mecistocephalus modestus Silvestri, 1919
Mecistocephalus subgigas Silvestri, 1919
Mecistocephalus tahitiensis Wood, 1862
Mecistocephalus tsenapus Chamberlin, 1944
Mecistocephalus uncifer Silvestri, 1919
Otostigmus (Otostigmus) angusticeps Pocock, 1898
Otostigmus (Otostigmus) astenus Köhlrausch, 1881
Otostigmus (Otostigmus) loriae Silvestri, 1894
Otostigmus (Otostigmus) multidens Haase, 1887
Otostigmus (Otostigmus) politus Karsch, 1881
Otostigmus (Otostigmus) punctiventer Tömösváry, 1885
Paracryptops breviunguis Silvestri, 1895Morro shoulderband
Rhysida carinulata Haase, 1887Lesser Amberjack
Scolopendra metuenda Pocock, 1895
Scolopendra morsitans Linnaeus, 1758Common centipede
Scolopendra subspinipes Leach, 1815Centipede
Scolopocryptops melanostomus Newport, 1845
Scolopocryptops subspinipes

Subnodes of Epimorpha with occurrences in Papua New Guinea
OrderGeophilomorpha
Pocock, 1895
Earth Centipede, Earth Centipedes, Soil Centipede, Soil centipedes, Wire Centipedes
4
5
12
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderScolopendromorpha
Leach, 1815
Bark Centipedes, Scolopendromorph centipedes, Tropical centipedes
3
9
23
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom