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Checklist for Class Chilopoda Latreille, 1817 (Centiped)
and region Melanesia (Oceania)


Class
 
Chilopoda
Latreille, 1817
Centiped, Centipede, Centipedes, Centipeds, Chilopods
12
48
152
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Melanesia
12 Families width 152 Species and 6 Subspecies
Scutigeridae Gervais, 1837Common House Centipedes15SpeciesTaxom
Geophilidae Leach, 1815Geophilid Centipedes11SpeciesTaxom
Scolopendridae Newport, 184446SpeciesTaxom
Lithobiidae Newport, 1844Garden Centipedes8SpeciesTaxom
Schendylidae Cook, 1896Schendylid Centipedes10SpeciesTaxom
Cryptopidae Kohlrausch, 188116SpeciesTaxom
Henicopidae Pocock, 19016SpeciesTaxom
Scolopocryptopidae Pocock, 18966SpeciesTaxom
Oryidae Cook, 18964SpeciesTaxom
Gonibregmatidae Cook, 18964SpeciesTaxom
Pselliodidae Chamberlin, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Mecistocephalidae Bollman, 189325SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Melanesia
48 Genera with 152 Species
#ABCDEGHILMOPRST
Allothereua Verhoeff, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Arenophilus Chamberlin, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Asanada Meinert, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Australobius Chamberlin, 19324SpeciesTaxom
Ballonema Verhoeff, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Ballophilus Cook, 19234SpeciesTaxom
Bothropolys Wood, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Campylostigmus Ribaut, 19636SpeciesTaxom
Cormocephalus Newport, 184414SpeciesTaxom
Cryptops Leach, 189116SpeciesTaxom
Cupipes Kohlrausch, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Dichelobius Attems, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Dinocryptops Crabill, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Diplacrophor Chamberlin, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Easonobius Edgecombe, 20032SpeciesTaxom
Endoptelus Chamberlin, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Erithophilus Cook, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Escaryus Cook and Col..., 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Ethmostigmus Pocock, 19207SpeciesTaxom
Eucratonyx Pocock, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Ezembius Chamberlin, 1919
0SpeciesTaxom
Gomphor Chamberlin, 19441SpeciesTaxom
Gonethina Chamberlin, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Gonibregmatus Newport, 19203SpeciesTaxom
Henicops Newport, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Ityphilus Cook, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Lamyctes Meinert, 19202SpeciesTaxom
Lithobius Leach, 1967Brown centipedes4SpeciesTaxom
Mecistocephalus Newport, 191925SpeciesTaxom
Orphnaeus Meinert, 18453SpeciesTaxom
Otostigmus Porat, 192011SpeciesTaxom
Paracryptops Pocock, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Paralamyctes Pocock, 1901
0SpeciesTaxom
Parascutigera Verhoeff, 19236SpeciesTaxom
Pectiniunguis Bollman, 19202SpeciesTaxom
Pectinunguis1SpeciesTaxom
Phanothereua Chamberlin, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Plesioschendyla Ribaut, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Podothereua Verhoeff, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Polycricus Saussure & H..., 18862SpeciesTaxom
Rhysida Wood, 19203SpeciesTaxom
Ribautia Broelemann, 19235SpeciesTaxom
Scolopendra Linnaeus, 18216SpeciesTaxom
Scolopocryptops Newport, 19215SpeciesTaxom
Scutigera Lamarck, 18872SpeciesTaxom
Steneurytion Attems, 1909
0SpeciesTaxom
Thereuopoda Verhoeff, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Tuoba Chamberlin, 18912SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Melanesia
152 Species and 6 Subspecies
Allothereua maculata Newport, 1844House centipede
Arenophilus bipuncticeps Wood, 1862Northern short-clawed centipede
Asanada brevicornis Meinert, 1885Pompanos
Australobius ethodes Chamberlin, 1939
Australobius loriae Silvestri, F.., 1894
Australobius tenuiunguis Eason, 1980
Australobius viduus Attems, 1932
Ballonema gracilipes Verhoeff, 1904
Ballophilus fijiensis Chamberlin R., 1920
Ballophilus neocaledonicus Ribaut H., 1923Almaco Jack
Ballophilus paucipes Chamberlin, R., 1920
Ballophilus rouxi Ribaut H., 1923Almaco Jack
Bothropolys papuanus Attems C., 1914
Campylostigmus biseriatus Ribaut, 1923Almaco Jack
Campylostigmus consobrinus Ribaut, 1923Almaco Jack
Campylostigmus crassipes Ribaut, 1923Almaco Jack
Campylostigmus decipiens Ribaut, 1923Almaco Jack
Campylostigmus orientalis Ribaut, 1923Almaco Jack
Campylostigmus plessisi Demange, 1963
Cormocephalus (Cormocephalus) impressus Porat, 1876
Cormocephalus (Cormocephalus) rubriceps Newport, 1843Giant centipede
Cormocephalus amphieurys Kohlrausch, 1878
Cormocephalus andinus Kraepelin, 1903
Cormocephalus cognatus Ribaut, 1923Almaco Jack
Cormocephalus granulosus Ribaut, 1923Almaco Jack
Cormocephalus hirtipes Ribaut, 1923
Cormocephalus laevipes Pocock, 1891Blackblotch Pompano
Cormocephalus longipes Ribaut, 1923Almaco Jack
Cormocephalus mixtus Ribaut, 1923
Cormocephalus neocaledonicus Kraepelin, 1903
Cormocephalus pustulatus Kraepelin, 1903
Cormocephalus rugosus Ribaut, 1923Almaco Jack
Cormocephalus westwoodi Newport, 1844Mendocino shoulderband
Cryptops (Cryptops) australis (Newport, 1845)⇒ Cryptops haasei Attems, 1903
Cryptops (Cryptops) doriae Pocock, 1891Blackblotch Pompano
Cryptops (Cryptops) ethophor Chamberlin, 1920
Cryptops (Cryptops) haasei Attems, 1903
Cryptops (Cryptops) hortensis Donovan, 1810Blackblotch Pompano
Cryptops (Cryptops) neocaledonicus Ribaut, 1923Almaco Jack
Cryptops (Cryptops) nepalensis Lewis, 1999
Cryptops (Cryptops) niuensis Chamberlin, 1920
Cryptops (Cryptops) pictus Ribaut, 1923Almaco Jack
Cryptops (Cryptops) relictus Chamberlin R., 1920
Cryptops (Cryptops) sulciceps Chamberlin, 1920
Cryptops (Cryptops) sulcipes Chamberlin, 1920
Cryptops (Trigonocryptops) rouxi Ribaut, 1923Almaco Jack
Cryptops (Trigonocryptops) sarasini Ribaut, 1923Almaco Jack
Cryptops sarasini furcata (Ribaut, 1923)⇒ Cryptops sarasini Ribaut, 1923
Cryptops (Trigonocryptops) spinipes Pocock, 1891Blackblotch Pompano
Cupipes propulsus (Chamberlin, 1920)⇒ Cormocephalus impressus Porat, 1876
Dichelobius bicuspis Ribaut, 1923Almaco Jack
Dinocryptops miersii Newport, 1845
Diplacrophor nitens Chamberlin, 1920
Easonobius humilis Ribaut, 1923
Easonobius tridentatus Edgecombe, 2003
Endoptelus papuicolens Chamberlin, 1939
Erithophilus neopus Cook, 1899Pygmy talussnail
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
Ethmostigmus waiainus Chamberlin, 1920
Eucratonyx hamatus Pocock, 1899
Gomphor hadleyi Chamberlin, 1944
Gonethina fijiana Chamberlin, 1918Redwood hesperian
Gonibregmatus anguinus Pocock, 1899
Gonibregmatus fijianus Chamberlin, 1920
Gonibregmatus plurimipes Chamberlin, 1920
Henicops brevilabiatus Ribaut, 1923
Ityphilus lilacinus Cook, 1899Pygmy talussnail
Lamyctes emarginatus Newport, 1844Mendocino shoulderband
Lamyctes munianus (Chamberlin, 1920)⇒ Lamyctes emarginatus Newport, 1844
Lithobius (Lithobius) forficatus Linnaeus, 1758Brown centipede
Lithobius microdon microdon Latzel, 1886
Lithobius (Lithobius) pilicornis Newport, 1844Pinos Altos mountainsnail
Lithobius (Lithobius) uniunguis Matic & Gole..., 1967
Mecistocephalus (Mecistocephalus) lifuensis Pocock, 1899
Mecistocephalus consocius Chamberlin, 1944
Mecistocephalus curticeps
Mecistocephalus erythroceps Chamberlin, 1920
Mecistocephalus gigas Haase, 1887
Mecistocephalus glabridorsalis Attems, 1901
Mecistocephalus hebrides Chamberlin, 1944
Mecistocephalus kabasanus Chamberlin, 1920
Mecistocephalus labasanus Chamberlin, 1920
Mecistocephalus magister Chamberlin, 1939
Mecistocephalus medius Chamberlin, 1920
Mecistocephalus mimeticus Chamberlin, 1920
Mecistocephalus modestus Silvestri, 1919
Mecistocephalus nagasaunus Chamberlin, 1920
Mecistocephalus nigriceps Chamberlin, 1920
Mecistocephalus porosus Haase, 1887
Mecistocephalus siaronus Chamberlin, 1920
Mecistocephalus simplex Chamberlin, 1920
Mecistocephalus solomonensis Chamberlin, 1920
Mecistocephalus somonus Chamberlin, 1920
Mecistocephalus subgigas Silvestri, 1919
Mecistocephalus tahitiensis Wood, 1862
Mecistocephalus tsenapus Chamberlin, 1944
Mecistocephalus turucanus Chamberlin, 1920
Mecistocephalus uncifer Silvestri, 1919
Orphnaeus atopus Chamberlin, 1920
Orphnaeus brasilianus Humbert & Sa..., 1870
Orphnaeus brevilabiatus Newport, 1845Centipede
Otostigmus (Otostigmus) angusticeps Pocock, 1898
Otostigmus (Otostigmus) astenus Köhlrausch, 1881
Otostigmus (Otostigmus) greggi Chamberlin, 1944
Otostigmus (Otostigmus) loriae Silvestri, 1894
Otostigmus (Otostigmus) multidens Haase, 1887
Otostigmus (Otostigmus) pamuanus Chamberlin, 1920
Otostigmus (Otostigmus) politus Karsch, 1881
Otostigmus (Otostigmus) proponens Chamberlin, 1920
Otostigmus (Otostigmus) punctiventer Tömösváry, 1885
Otostigmus completus (Chamberlin, 1920)⇒ Otostigmus angusticeps Pocock, 1898
Otostigmus glaber (Chamberlin, 1920)⇒ Otostigmus astenus Köhlrausch, 1881
Paracryptops breviunguis Silvestri, 1895Morro shoulderband
Parascutigera aequispinata Ribaut, 1923Almaco Jack
Parascutigera alveolus Ribaut, 1923Almaco Jack
Parascutigera dahli Verhoeff, 1904
Parascutigera festiva Ribaut, 1923Almaco Jack
Parascutigera latericia Ribaut, 1923Almaco Jack
Parascutigera nubila Ribaut, 1923Almaco Jack
Pectiniunguis americanus Bollman, 1889
Pectiniunguis fijiensis Chamberlin, 1920
Pectinunguis halirrhytus
Phanothereua birketsmithi Chamberlin, 1958Blackbanded amberjack
Plesioschendyla confossa Ribaut, 1923Almaco Jack
Podothereua insularum Verhoeff, 1905Banded Rudderfish
Polycricus floridanus Cook, 1899
Polycricus marginalis Meinert, 1886Greater Amberjack
Rhysida carinulata Haase, 1887Lesser Amberjack
Rhysida immarginata Porat, 1876
Rhysida suvana Chamberlin, 1920
Ribautia coarctata Ribaut, 1923Almaco Jack
Ribautia gracilis Ribaut, 1923Almaco Jack
Ribautia pruvotae Brolemann, 1931
Ribautia repanda Attems, 1911
Ribautia taeniata Ribaut, 1923Almaco Jack
Scolopendra alternans Leach, 1813
Scolopendra metuenda Pocock, 1895
Scolopendra morsitans Linnaeus, 1758Common centipede
Scolopendra subspinipes Leach, 1815Centipede
Scolopendra subspinipes subspinipes Leach, 1815
Scolopendra viridis Say, 1821Giant centipede
Scolopocryptops aberrans Chamberlin, 1920
Scolopocryptops melanostomus Newport, 1845
Scolopocryptops miersii puruensis (Bücherl, 1942)⇒ Dinocryptops miersii Newport, 1845
Scolopocryptops subspinipes
Scolopocryptops verdescens Chamberlin, 1921
Scutigera coleoptrata Linnaeus, 1758Domestic Quickfoot
Scutigera hispida Haase, 1887
Thereuopoda longicornis Fabricius, 1793
Tuoba curticeps (Chamberlin, 1920)⇒ Tuoba sydneyensis Pocock, 1891
Tuoba sydneyensis Pocock, 1891

Subnodes of Chilopoda with occurrences in Melanesia
SubclassNotostigmophora
Verhoeff, 1901
2
10
16
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubclassPleurostigmophora
Pocock, 1902
10
38
136
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