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Checklist for Class Chilopoda Latreille, 1817 (Centiped)
and region Brazil (Northern South America)


Class
 
Chilopoda
Latreille, 1817
Centiped, Centipede, Centipedes, Centipeds, Chilopods
13
43
198
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Brazil
13 Families width 198 Species and 6 Subspecies
Geophilidae Leach, 1815Geophilid Centipedes22SpeciesTaxom
Scutigeridae Gervais, 1837Common House Centipedes4SpeciesTaxom
Himantariidae Cook, 1896Himantariid Centipedes1SpeciesTaxom
Scolopendridae Newport, 184469SpeciesTaxom
Cryptopidae Kohlrausch, 188110SpeciesTaxom
Scolopocryptopidae (Pocock, 1896)34SpeciesTaxom
Oryidae Cook, 18969SpeciesTaxom
Schendylidae Cook, 1896Schendylid Centipedes39SpeciesTaxom
Henicopidae (Pocock, 1901)4SpeciesTaxom
Lithobiidae Newport, 1844Garden Centipedes2SpeciesTaxom
Mecistocephalidae (Bollman, 1893)2SpeciesTaxom
Mimopidae Lewis, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Pselliodidae Chamberlin, 19551SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Brazil
43 Genera with 198 Species
#ABCDEFGHILMNOPRST
Aphilodon Silvestri, 19374SpeciesTaxom
Brasiloscutigera Bücherl, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Chomatobius Humbert & Sa..., 18701SpeciesTaxom
Cormocephalus Newport, 19285SpeciesTaxom
Cratoraricrus Wilson, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Cryptops Leach, 19379SpeciesTaxom
Cupipes Kohlrausch, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Dinocryptops Crabill, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Eurytion Attems, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Fulmenocursor Wilson, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Geophilus Koch, 18902SpeciesTaxom
Hemiscolopendra Kraepelin, 18762SpeciesTaxom
Heniorya Cook, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Hyphydrophilus Pereira, Min..., 20002SpeciesTaxom
Ityphilus Cook, 20007SpeciesTaxom
Lamyctes Meinert, 18684SpeciesTaxom
Lithobius Leach, 1886Brown centipedes2SpeciesTaxom
Macronicophilus Silvestri, 20002SpeciesTaxom
Mecistauchenus Brölemann, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Mecistocephalus Newport, 19382SpeciesTaxom
Mecophilus Silvestri, 19092SpeciesTaxom
Mimops Kraepelin, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Newportia Gervais, 195522SpeciesTaxom
Notiphilides Latzel, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Orphnaeus Meinert, 19376SpeciesTaxom
Otocryptops Haase, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Otostigmus Porat, 034SpeciesTaxom
Pectiniunguis Bollman, 19038SpeciesTaxom
Rhoda Meinert, 18865SpeciesTaxom
Rhysida Wood, 19395SpeciesTaxom
Ribautia Broelemann, 19956SpeciesTaxom
Schendylops Cook, 191123SpeciesTaxom
Schizonampa Chamberlin, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Schizotaenia Cook, 1896
0SpeciesTaxom
Scolopendra Linnaeus, 182115SpeciesTaxom
Scolopendropsis Brandt, 20082SpeciesTaxom
Scolopocryptops Newport, 184711SpeciesTaxom
Scutigera Lamarck, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Sogona Chamberlin, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Sphendononema Verhoeff, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Taeniolinum Pocock, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Thereuoquima Bücherl, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Tidops Chamberlin, 19212SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Brazil
198 Species and 6 Subspecies
Aphilodon angustatus Silvestri, 1909Grovesnail
Aphilodon brevipes Verhoeff, 1938
Aphilodon macronyx Lawrence, 1955
Aphilodon porosus Verhoeff, 1937
Brasiloscutigera viridis Bücherl, 1939
Chomatobius brasilianus Humbert & Sa..., 1870
Cormocephalus (Cormocephalus) impressus Porat, 1876
Cormocephalus amazonae R. Chamberlin, 1914Kings shoulderband
Cormocephalus andinus Kraepelin, 1903
Cormocephalus brasiliensis Humbert & Sa..., 1870Permit
Cormocephalus mediosulcatus Attems, 1928
Cratoraricrus oberlii H. M. Wilson, 2003
Cryptops (Cryptops) capivarae (Pocock, 1891)⇒ Cryptops galatheae Meinert, 1886
Cryptops (Cryptops) dubiotarsalis Bücherl, 1946
Cryptops (Cryptops) galatheae Meinert, 1886Pompanos
Cryptops (Cryptops) goiasus Chamberlin, 1958Blackbanded amberjack
Cryptops (Cryptops) heathi Chamberlin, 1914
Cryptops (Cryptops) persimilis Attems, 1943
Cryptops (Cryptops) schubarti Bücherl, 1953
Cryptops (Trigonocryptops) iheringi Brölemann, 1902
Cryptops (Trigonocryptops) triangulifer Verhoeff, 1937
Cupipes neglectus (Chamberlin, 1914)⇒ Cormocephalus impressus Porat, 1876
Dinocryptops miersii Newport, 1845
Eurytion gracilis Gervais, 1849
Fulmenocursor tenax H. M. Wilson, 2001
Geophilus kobelti Attems, 1903
Geophilus ridleyi Pocock, 1890Jointvetch
Hemiscolopendra chilensis Gervais, 1847
Hemiscolopendra laevigata Porat, 1876
Heniorya longissima Cook, 1896Mormon Island chaparral
Hyphydrophilus adisi Pereira, Min..., 1994
Hyphydrophilus projectus Pereira, Fod..., 2000
Ityphilus calinus Chamberlin R., 1957
Ityphilus crabilli Pereira, Min..., 1994
Ityphilus demoraisi Pereira, Min..., 1995
Ityphilus guianensis Chamberlin, 1921Elegant helicellid
Ityphilus perrieri Brölemann, 1909
Ityphilus saucius Pereira, Fod..., 2000
Ityphilus sensibilis Pereira, Fod..., 2000
Lamyctes adisi Zalesskaja, 1994
Lamyctes caeculus Brölemann, 1899Centipede
Lamyctes emarginatus Newport, 1844Mendocino shoulderband
Lamyctes fulvicornis (Meinert, 1868)⇒ Lamyctes caeculus Brölemann, 1899
Lithobius (Lithobius) forficatus Linnaeus, 1758Brown centipede
Lithobius microdon microdon Latzel, 1886
Macronicophilus abbreviatus Pereira, Fod..., 2000
Macronicophilus unguiseta Pereira, Fod..., 2000
Mecistauchenus micronyx Brölemann, 1902
Mecistocephalus guildingii Newport, 1843
Mecistocephalus janeirensis (Verhoeff, 1938)⇒ Mecistocephalus guildingii Newport, 1843
Mecophilus neopus Silvestri, 1909
Mecophilus neotropicus Silvestri, 1909Grovesnail
Mimops occidentalis Chamberlin, 1914
Newportia adisi Schileyko & ..., 1999
Newportia amazonica Brölemann, 1905
Newportia atopa (Chamberlin, 1957)⇒ Newportia monticola Pocock, 1890
Newportia aureana Bücherl, 1942
Newportia brevipes Pocock, 1891Blackblotch Pompano
Newportia collaris Kraepelin, 1903
Newportia diagramma Chamberlin, 1921Elegant helicellid
Newportia ernsti Pocock, 1891Blackblotch Pompano
Newportia ernstii Pocock, 1891
Newportia lasia Chamberlin, 1921Elegant helicellid
Newportia longitarsis Newport, 1845Paloma Pompano
Newportia longitarsis sylvae Chamberlin, 1914
Newportia mattona
Newportia maxima Bücherl, 1942
Newportia monticola Pocock, 1890Jointvetch
Newportia paraensis Chamberlin, 1914
Newportia patavina Schileyko & ..., 1999
Newportia pilosa Gonzalez-Sponga, 1998
Newportia pusilla Pocock, 1893
Newportia stolli Pocock, 1896
Newportia unguifer Chamberlin, 1921Elegant helicellid
Newportia weyrauchi Chamberlin, 1955Purplish amberjack
Notiphilides anguiformis
Notiphilides grandis Brölemann, 1905
Orphnaeus branneri (Chamberlin, 1914)⇒ Orphnaeus brasilianus Humbert & Sa..., 1870
Orphnaeus brasilianus Humbert & Sa..., 1870
Orphnaeus brevilabiatus Newport, 1845Centipede
Orphnaeus guillemini Gervais, 1847
Orphnaeus lineatus (Newport G., 1845)⇒ Orphnaeus brasilianus Humbert & Sa..., 1870
Orphnaeus porosus Verhoeff K. W., 1937Sunday shoulderband
Otocryptops gracilis peregrinator Crabill, 1952
Otostigmus (Coxopleurotostigmus) cavalcanti Bücherl, 1943
Otostigmus (Dactylotergitius) caudatus Brölemann, 1902
Otostigmus (Dactylotergitius) cavalcanti Bücherl, 1939
Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) amazonae Chamberlin, 1914
Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) casus Chamberlin, 1914
Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) caudatus Brölemann, 1902
Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) demelloi Verhoeff, 1937Sunday shoulderband
Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) dentifusus Bücherl, 1946
Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) diminutus Bücherl, 1946
Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) diringshofeni Bücherl, 1969
Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) fossulatus Attems, 1928
Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) goeldii Brölemann, 1898
Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) inermis Porat, 1876
Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) langei Bücherl, 1946
Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) latipes Bücherl, 1954
Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) limbatus Meinert, 1886Pompanos
Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) longipes Bücherl, 1939
Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) longistigma Bücherl, 1939
Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) muticus Karsch, 1888
Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) pococki Kraepelin, 1903
Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) pradoi Bücherl, 1939
Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) rex Chamberlin, 1914
Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) scabricauda Humbert & Sa..., 1870
Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) silvestrii Kraepelin, 1903
Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) spiculifer Pocock, 1893
Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) suitus Chamberlin, 1914
Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) therezopolis Chamberlin, 1944
Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) tibialis Brölemann, 1902
Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) tidius Chamberlin, 1914
Otostigmus kretzii Bücherl, 1939
Otostigmus perdicensis Bücherl, 1943
Otostigmus sternosulcatus Bücherl, 1946
Otostigmus suitius Chamberlin, 1914
Otostigmus terezepous
Pectiniunguis ascendens Pereira, Min..., 1994
Pectiniunguis bolbonyx Brölemann & ..., 1912
Pectiniunguis ducalis Pereira, Min..., 1995
Pectiniunguis geayi Brölemann & ..., 1911
Pectiniunguis imperfossus Brölemann, 1902
Pectiniunguis pauperatus Silvestri, 1907
Pectiniunguis pectinatus Attems, 1934
Pectiniunguis plusiodontus Attems, 1903
Rhoda calcarata Pocock R.I., 1891
Rhoda isolata Chamberlin, 1958Blackbanded amberjack
Rhoda spinifer Kraepelin, 1903
Rhoda spinosus
Rhoda thayeri Meinert, 1886Pompanos
Rhysida brasiliensis Kraepelin, 1903
Rhysida celeris Humbert & Sa..., 1870
Rhysida longipes Newport, 1845Paloma Pompano
Rhysida riograndensis Bücherl, 1939
Rhysida rubra Bücherl, 1939
Ribautia bouvieri Brölemann, 1909
Ribautia centralis Silvestri, 1907
Ribautia difficilis Pereira, Min..., 1995
Ribautia ducalis Pereira, Min..., 1995
Ribautia onycophaena Pereira, Fod..., 2000
Ribautia proxima Pereira, Min..., 1995
Schendylops amazonicus Pereira, Min..., 1994
Schendylops bakeri Chamberlin, 1914Kings shoulderband
Schendylops brasilianus Silvestri, 1897
Schendylops continuus Pereira, Min..., 1995
Schendylops coscaroni Pereira & Mi..., 1996
Schendylops demelloi Verhoeff, 1938
Schendylops gounellei Brölemann, 1902
Schendylops iguapensis Verhoeff, 1938
Schendylops interfluvius Pereira, 1984
Schendylops janauarius Pereira, Min..., 1995
Schendylops lesnei Brölemann & ..., 1911
Schendylops lomanus Chamberlin, 1957
Schendylops luederwaldi Brölemann & ..., 1911
Schendylops marchantariae Pereira, Min..., 1995
Schendylops oligopus Pereira, Min..., 1995
Schendylops olivaceus Crabill, 1972
Schendylops paolettii Pereira & Mi..., 1993
Schendylops parahybae Chamberlin, 1914Kings shoulderband
Schendylops paulista Brölemann, 1905
Schendylops perditus Chamberlin, 1914Kings shoulderband
Schendylops schubarti Pereira, Fod..., 2002
Schendylops sublaevis Meinert, 1870
Schendylops verhoeffi Brölemann & ..., 1911
Schizonampa manni Chamberlin, 1914
Scolopendra alternans Leach, 1813
Scolopendra angulata Newport, 1844Pinos Altos mountainsnail
Scolopendra explorans Chamberlin, 1914
Scolopendra gigantea Linnaeus, 1758Amazonian giant centipede
Scolopendra hermosa Chamberlin, 1941Deep Slide mountainsnail
Scolopendra leptodera (Kohlrausch, 1878)⇒ Scolopendra polymorpha Wood, 1861
Scolopendra longispina (Meinert, 1886)⇒ Hemiscolopendra laevigata Porat, 1876
Scolopendra morsitans Linnaeus, 1758Common centipede
Scolopendra ornata (Newport, 1845)⇒ Scolopendra subspinipes Leach, 1815
Scolopendra polymorpha Wood, 1861Banded desert centipede
Scolopendra spinipriva Bücherl, 1946
Scolopendra subspinipes Leach, 1815Centipede
Scolopendra subspinipes subspinipes Leach, 1815
Scolopendra viridicornis Newport, 1844Pinos Altos mountainsnail
Scolopendra viridis Say, 1821Giant centipede
Scolopendropsis bahiensis Brandt, 1841
Scolopendropsis duplicata Chagas-Junio..., 2008
Scolopocryptops aurantiaca Gervais, 1847
Scolopocryptops denticulatus Bücherl, 1946
Scolopocryptops ferrugineus ferrugineus Linnaeus, 1767
Scolopocryptops melanostoma Newport, 1844Lesser Amberjack
Scolopocryptops melanostomus Newport, 1845
Scolopocryptops miersii Coscaron, 1955
Scolopocryptops miersii guaraniticus (Coscaron, 1955)⇒ Dinocryptops miersii Newport, 1845
Scolopocryptops piauhiensis Chagas, 2004
Scolopocryptops rubiginosus L. Koch, 1878
Scolopocryptops spinulifer Bücherl, 1949
Scolopocryptops viridis Gervais, 1847
Scutigera parcespinosa Bücherl, 1949California yellowtail
Sogona cyclareata Attems, 1947
Sphendononema guildingii Newport, 1844Mendocino shoulderband
Taeniolinum arborum Pereira, Min..., 1994
Thereuoquima admirabilis Bücherl, 1949California yellowtail
Tidops collaris Kraepelin, 1903
Tidops echinopus (Chamberlin, 1921)⇒ Tidops collaris Kraepelin, 1903

Subnodes of Chilopoda with occurrences in Brazil
SubclassNotostigmophora
Verhoeff, 1901
2
5
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubclassPleurostigmophora
Pocock, 1902
11
38
193
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Chilopoda at chilobase.biologia.unipd.it
Chilopoda at artfakta.se
Chilopoda at dyntaxa.se
Chilopoda at gbif.org
Chilopoda at itis.gov
Chilopoda at marinespecies.org