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Checklist for Class Chilopoda Latreille, 1817 (Centiped)
and region North Africa (Africa)


Class
 
Chilopoda
Latreille, 1817
Centiped, Centipede, Centipedes, Centipeds, Chilopods
13
48
176
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for North Africa
13 Families width 176 Species and 16 Subspecies
Geophilidae Leach, 1815Geophilid Centipedes41SpeciesTaxom
Scolopendridae Newport, 184419SpeciesTaxom
Cryptopidae Kohlrausch, 188110SpeciesTaxom
Lithobiidae Newport, 1844Garden Centipedes63SpeciesTaxom
Himantariidae Cook, 1896Himantariid Centipedes10SpeciesTaxom
Schendylidae Cook, 1896Schendylid Centipedes13SpeciesTaxom
Henicopidae Pocock, 19015SpeciesTaxom
Mecistocephalidae Bollman, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Oryidae Cook, 18964SpeciesTaxom
Scolopocryptopidae Pocock, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Scutigeridae Gervais, 1837Common House Centipedes6SpeciesTaxom
Pselliodidae Chamberlin, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Plutoniumidae Bollman, 18931SpeciesTaxom


Genera for North Africa
48 Genera with 176 Species
#ACDEGHLMNOPRST
Acanthogeophilus Minelli, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Asanada Meinert, 18992SpeciesTaxom
Clinopodes Koch, 19632SpeciesTaxom
Cormocephalus Newport, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Cryptops Leach, 011SpeciesTaxom
Dignathodon Meinert, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Ethmostigmus Pocock, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Eupolybothrus Verhoeff, 20107SpeciesTaxom
Eurygeophilus Verhoeff, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Geophilus Koch, 186615SpeciesTaxom
Gnathoribautia Brölemann, 18493SpeciesTaxom
Haplophilus Cook, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Haploschendyla Verhoeff, 18913SpeciesTaxom
Henia Koch, 19035SpeciesTaxom
Hessebius Pei, Ma, Zap..., 18931SpeciesTaxom
Himantariella Chalande & R..., 19091SpeciesTaxom
Himantarium C.L. Koch, 18864SpeciesTaxom
Lamyctes Meinert, 18444SpeciesTaxom
Lamyctopristus Attems, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Lithobius Leach, 1901Brown centipedes65SpeciesTaxom
Mecistocephalus Newport, 18372SpeciesTaxom
Mesocanthus Meinert, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Nannophilus Cook, 19593SpeciesTaxom
Notiphilides Latzel, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Orya Meinert, 19614SpeciesTaxom
Otostigmus Porat, 18442SpeciesTaxom
Pachymerium C. L. Koch, 18815SpeciesTaxom
Pleurogeophilus Verhoeff, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Pleurolithobius Verhoeff, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Polyporogaster Verhoeff, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Rhysida Wood, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Ribautia Broelemann, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Schendyla Bergsöe & Me..., 19114SpeciesTaxom
Schendylops Cook, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Schendylurus Silvestri, 1907
0SpeciesTaxom
Scolopendra Linnaeus, 182114SpeciesTaxom
Scolopocryptops Newport, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Scutigera Lamarck, 19773SpeciesTaxom
Simophilus Silvestri, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Sphendononema Verhoeff, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Stigmatogaster Latzel, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Strigamia Gray, 18352SpeciesTaxom
Stylolaemus Karsch, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Tachythereua Verhoeff, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Theatops Newport, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Thereuonema Verhoeff, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Trigonocryptops Verhoeff, 1906
0SpeciesTaxom
Tuoba Chamberlin, 19003SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Africa
176 Species and 16 Subspecies
Acanthogeophilus spiniger Meinert, 1870
Asanada brevicornis Meinert, 1885Pompanos
Asanada socotrana Pocock, 1899
Clinopodes flavidus Koch, 1847
Clinopodes poseidonis sudanensis Lewis, 1963
Cormocephalus gervaisianus C. L. Koch, 1841
Cryptops (Cryptops) anomalans Newport, 1844Pinos Altos mountainsnail
Cryptops (Cryptops) canariensis Latzel, 1895
Cryptops (Cryptops) erkowiti Lewis, 1967
Cryptops (Cryptops) hortensis Donovan, 1810Blackblotch Pompano
Cryptops hortensis atlantis Pocock, 1891
Cryptops (Cryptops) niloticus Lewis, 1967
Cryptops (Cryptops) punicus Silvestri, 1896Ancha mountainsnail
Cryptops (Cryptops) trisulcatus Brolemann, 1902
Cryptops (Cryptops) vulcanicus Zapparoli, 1990
Cryptops (Trigonocryptops) numidicus Lucas, 1846Transverse Range shoulderband
Cryptops (Trigonocryptops) punicus
Dignathodon microcephalus Lucas, 1846
Ethmostigmus trigonopodus Leach, 1817
Eupolybothrus (Allopolybothrus) elongatus (Newport, 1849)⇒ Eupolybothrus nudicornis Gervais, 1837
Eupolybothrus (Allopolybothrus) nudicornis Gervais, 1837
Eupolybothrus (Eupolybothrus) longicornis Risso, 1826
Eupolybothrus (Mesobothrus) transsylvanicus Latzel, 1882
Eupolybothrus cloudsley-thompsoni (Turk, 1955)⇒ Eupolybothrus nudicornis Gervais, 1837
Eupolybothrus cloudsleythompsoni Turk, 1955
Eupolybothrus kahfi Stoev & Akkari, 2010
Eurygeophilus multistiliger Verhoeff, 1899
Geophilus arenarius Meinert, 1870
Geophilus carpophagus Leach, 1814Grassy St. Johnswort
Geophilus challengeri Pocock, 1891Blackblotch Pompano
Geophilus flavus De Geer, 1778Boreal yellow-headed soil centipede
Geophilus grantii Pocock, 1891
Geophilus joyeuxi Léger & Dubo..., 1903
Geophilus kervillei Attems, 1908
Geophilus madeirae Latzel, 1895
Geophilus marginatus Lucas, 1849
Geophilus piae Minelli, 1983
Geophilus punicus Silvestri F., 1896Ancha mountainsnail
Geophilus pusillus Meinert, 1870
Geophilus ribauti Brölemann, 1908
Geophilus seurati Brolemann, 1924
Geophilus truncorum Bergsøe & M..., 1866
Gnathoribautia bonensis Meinert, 1870
Gnathoribautia mandibularis Lucas, 1846
Gnathoribautia punctatus Lucas, 1849
Haplophilus dimidiatus Latzel, 1886
Haploschendyla barbarica Meinert, 1870
Haploschendyla bordei Brölemann & ..., 1911
Haploschendyla grantii Pocock, 1891
Henia (Chaetechelyne) vesuviana Newport, 1844Paloma Pompano
Henia (Henia) pulchella Meinert, 1870
Henia (Meinertia) bicarinata Meinert, 1870
Henia africana Verhoeff, 1908
Henia circula Attems, 1903
Hessebius barbipes Porat, 1893
Himantariella maroccana Chalande & R..., 1909
Himantarium gabrielis Linnaeus, 1767
Himantarium mediterraneum Meinert, 1870
Himantarium rugulosus (C.L. Koch, 1841)⇒ Himantarium gabrielis Linnaeus, 1767
Himantarium tenue (Latzel, 1886)⇒ Himantarium mediterraneum Meinert, 1870
Lamyctes albipes Pocock, 1895Nubbin threetooth
Lamyctes caeculus Brölemann, 1899Centipede
Lamyctes coeculus Brölemann, 1889
Lamyctes emarginatus Newport, 1844Mendocino shoulderband
Lamyctopristus numidicus Latzel, 1886
Lithobius (Lithobius) agilis C.L. Koch, 1847
Lithobius (Lithobius) borealis Meinert, 1868
Lithobius (Lithobius) calcaratus C.L. Koch, 1844
Lithobius (Lithobius) castaneus Newport, 1844Pinos Altos mountainsnail
Lithobius (Lithobius) dentatus C.L. Koch, 1844
Lithobius (Lithobius) deserti Verhoeff, 1908
Lithobius (Lithobius) dieuzeidei Brölemann, 1931
Lithobius dieuzeidei atlantidis (Verhoeff, 1936)⇒ Lithobius alluaudi Brölemann, 1924
Lithobius (Lithobius) erythrocephalus C.L. Koch, 1847
Lithobius (Lithobius) forficatus Linnaeus, 1758Brown centipede
Lithobius (Lithobius) hispanicus Meinert, 1872
Lithobius (Lithobius) inermis L. Koch, 1856
Lithobius (Lithobius) lapidicola (Meinert, 1872)⇒ Lithobius borealis Meinert, 1868
Lithobius (Lithobius) lucifugus L. Koch, 1862
Lithobius (Lithobius) lusitanus Verhoeff, 1925
Lithobius lusitanus lusitanus Verhoeff, 1925
Lithobius (Lithobius) melanops Newport, 1845
Lithobius melanops borgei Eason & Ashmole, 1992
Lithobius melanops protectus (Brölemann, 1924)⇒ Lithobius alluaudi Brölemann, 1924
Lithobius melanops tridentatus (Demange, 1957)⇒ Lithobius alluaudi Brölemann, 1924
Lithobius (Lithobius) microdon Latzel, 1886
Lithobius microdon depressus Demange, 1957
Lithobius microdon microdon Latzel, 1886
Lithobius (Lithobius) motasi Matic, 1968
Lithobius (Lithobius) muticus C.L. Koch, 1847
Lithobius (Lithobius) navarricus Matic, 1959
Lithobius (Lithobius) obscurus Newport, 1845Centipede
Lithobius obscurus azoreae Eason & Ashmole, 1992
Lithobius obscurus mediocris Eason & Ashmole, 1992
Lithobius (Lithobius) peregrinus Latzel, 1886
Lithobius (Lithobius) piceus L. Koch, 1862
Lithobius (Lithobius) pilicornis Newport, 1844Pinos Altos mountainsnail
Lithobius pilicornis pilicornis Newport, 1844
Lithobius (Lithobius) punctulatus C.L. Koch, 1847
Lithobius (Lithobius) pyrenaicus Meinert, 1872
Lithobius (Lithobius) racovitzai Matic, 1958
Lithobius (Lithobius) ribauti Chalande, 1907
Lithobius (Lithobius) romanus Meinert, 1872
Lithobius (Lithobius) schuleri Verhoeff, 1925
Lithobius (Lithobius) speluncarum Fanzago, 1877
Lithobius (Lithobius) tenebrosus Meinert, 1872
Lithobius (Lithobius) teneriffae Latzel, 1895
Lithobius (Lithobius) tenuicornis Verhoeff, 1937Sunday shoulderband
Lithobius (Lithobius) tricuspis Meinert, 1872
Lithobius (Lithobius) troglodytes Latzel, 1886
Lithobius (Lithobius) valesiacus Verhoeff, 1935
Lithobius (Lithobius) variegatus Leach, 1814Banded centipede
Lithobius (Monotarsobius) aeruginosus L. Koch, 1862Baboquivari talussnail
Lithobius (Monotarsobius) blascoi Eason, 1991
Lithobius (Monotarsobius) canariensis Eason, 1992
Lithobius (Monotarsobius) consimilis Eason, 1992
Lithobius (Monotarsobius) crassipes Koch, 1862
Lithobius (Monotarsobius) curtipes Koch, 1847
Lithobius (Monotarsobius) gomerae Eason, 1985
Lithobius (Monotarsobius) osellai Matic, 1968
Lithobius (Monotarsobius) speleovolcanus Serra, 1984
Lithobius (Monotarsobius) waldeni Eason, 1985
Lithobius (Sigibius) microps Meinert, 1868Stone centipede
Lithobius (Sigibius) pustulatus Matic, 1964
Lithobius (Sigibius) reiseri Verhoeff, 1900
Lithobius alluaudi Brölemann, 1924
Lithobius buakheriacus Zapparoli, 1985
Lithobius chikerensis Verhoeff, 1936
Lithobius gracilipes (Meinert, 1872)⇒ Lithobius variegatus Leach, 1814
Lithobius vossleri Verhoeff, 1901
Mecistocephalus guildingii Newport, 1843
Mecistocephalus maxillaris Gervais, 1837Centipede
Mesocanthus albus Meinert, 1870
Nannophilus eximius Menert, 1870
Nannophilus melanostictus Attems, 1911
Nannophilus vandeli Demange, 1959
Notiphilides maximiliani Humbert & Sa..., 1870
Orya almohadensis Turk, 1955
Orya barbarica Gervais, 1835
Orya barbarica tripolitana (Verhoeff, 1908)⇒ Orya barbarica Gervais, 1835
Orya panousei Demange, 1961
Otostigmus (Otostigmus) spinicaudus Newport, 1844Mendocino shoulderband
Otostigmus spinicauda Newport, 1844
Pachymerium brevicornis Lucas, 1849
Pachymerium coiffaiti Demange, 1959
Pachymerium ferrugineum (C.L.Koch, 1835)⇒ Ribautia peruana Verhoeff, 1941
Pachymerium ferrugineum maroccanum Verhoeff, 1936
Pachymerium multipes Sseliwanoff, 1881
Pleurogeophilus mediterraneus Meinert, 1870
Pleurolithobius patriarchalis Berlese, 1894
Polyporogaster tunetana Verhoeff, 1899
Rhysida immarginata Porat, 1876
Ribautia peruana Verhoeff, 1941
Schendyla hispanica Attems, 1952
Schendyla mediterranea Silvestri, 1898Davis Mountain threeband
Schendyla nemorensis (C.L.Koch, 1837)⇒ Schendyla carniolensis Verhoeff, 1902
Schendyla peyerimhoffi Brolemann & ..., 1911
Schendylops attemsi Verhoeff, 1900
Schendylops maroccanus Attems, 1903
Scolopendra afer Meinert, 1886Greater Amberjack
Scolopendra canidens Newport, 1844Pinos Altos mountainsnail
Scolopendra canidens hannoensis (Turk, 1951)⇒ Ethmostigmus trigonopodus Leach, 1817
Scolopendra cingulata Latreille, 1829Guanabanilla
Scolopendra clavipes C. L. Koch, 1847
Scolopendra cretica Attems, 1902
Scolopendra dalmatica C. L. Koch, 1847
Scolopendra dalmatica africana (Verhoeff, 1891)⇒ Scolopendra canidens Newport, 1844
Scolopendra mirabilis Porat, 1876
Scolopendra morsitans Linnaeus, 1758Common centipede
Scolopendra oraniensis Lucas, 1846
Scolopendra spinigera (Newport, 1844)⇒ Scolopendra canidens Newport, 1844
Scolopendra valida Lucas, 1840Blue Legs Westafrica
Scolopendra viridis Say, 1821Giant centipede
Scolopocryptops ferrugineus Linnaeus, 1767Elegant helicellid
Scutigera coleoptrata Linnaeus, 1758Domestic Quickfoot
Scutigera linceci Wood, 1867
Scutigera tonsoris Würmli, 1977Giant yellowtail
Simophilus frenum Meinert, 1870
Sphendononema guildingii Newport, 1844Mendocino shoulderband
Stigmatogaster atlantea Verhoeff, 1938
Stigmatogaster dimidiata Meinert, 1870
Strigamia acuminata Leach, 1815
Strigamia crassipes Koch, 1835
Stylolaemus peripateticus Kaarsch, 1881
Tachythereua hispanica Meinert, 1886Greater Amberjack
Tachythereua maroccana (Verhoeff, 1905)⇒ Tachythereua hispanica Meinert, 1886
Theatops erythrocephalus C. L. Koch, 1847
Thereuonema microstoma Meinert, 1886Greater Amberjack
Tuoba poseidonis Verhoeff, 1901
Tuoba sudanensis Lewis, 1963
Tuoba zograffi Brölemann, 1900

Subnodes of Chilopoda with occurrences in North Africa
SubclassNotostigmophora
Verhoeff, 1901
2
4
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubclassPleurostigmophora
Pocock, 1902
11
44
169
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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Chilopoda at chilobase.biologia.unipd.it
Chilopoda at artfakta.se
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Chilopoda at gbif.org
Chilopoda at itis.gov
Chilopoda at marinespecies.org