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Checklist for Superorder Epimorpha Haase, 1880
and region Sri Lanka (South Asia)


Class
 
Chilopoda
Latreille, 1817
Centiped, Centipede, Centipedes, Centipeds, Chilopods
7
14
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pleurostigmophora
Pocock, 1902
5
10
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Epimorpha
Haase, 1880
3
7
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Sri Lanka
3 Families width 19 Species
Scolopendridae Newport, 184414SpeciesTaxom
Mecistocephalidae Bollman, 18934SpeciesTaxom
Oryidae Cook, 18961SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Sri Lanka
7 Genera with 19 Species
Cormocephalus Newport, 18442SpeciesTaxom
Ethmostigmus Pocock, 02SpeciesTaxom
Mecistocephalus Newport, 19194SpeciesTaxom
Orphnaeus Meinert, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Otostigmus Porat, 03SpeciesTaxom
Rhysida Wood, 18453SpeciesTaxom
Scolopendra Linnaeus, 18154SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sri Lanka
19 Species
Cormocephalus inermipes Pocock, 1891Blackblotch Pompano
Cormocephalus westwoodi Newport, 1844Mendocino shoulderband
Ethmostigmus rubripes Brandt, 1840Giant centipede
Ethmostigmus trigonopoda
Mecistocephalus (Mecistocephalus) punctifrons Newport, 1843
Mecistocephalus celebensis Chamberlin, 1920
Mecistocephalus heteropus Humbert, 1865
Mecistocephalus subinsularis Silvestri, 1919
Orphnaeus brevilabiatus Newport, 1845Centipede
Otostigmus (Otostigmus) ceylonicus Haase, 1887
Otostigmus (Otostigmus) scaber Porat, 1876
Otostigmus ceylanicus
Rhysida ceylonica Gravely, 1912
Rhysida immarginata Porat, 1876
Rhysida longipes Newport, 1845Paloma Pompano
Scolopendra crassa Templeton, 1846
Scolopendra hardwickei Newport, 1844Pinos Altos mountainsnail
Scolopendra morsitans Linnaeus, 1758Common centipede
Scolopendra subspinipes Leach, 1815Centipede

Subnodes of Epimorpha with occurrences in Sri Lanka
OrderGeophilomorpha
Pocock, 1895
Earth Centipede, Earth Centipedes, Soil Centipede, Soil centipedes, Wire Centipedes
2
2
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderScolopendromorpha
Leach, 1815
Bark Centipedes, Scolopendromorph centipedes, Tropical centipedes
1
5
14
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom