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Checklist for Class Chilopoda Latreille, 1817 (Centiped)
and region Puerto Rico (Greater Antilles)


Class
 
Chilopoda
Latreille, 1817
Centiped, Centipede, Centipedes, Centipeds, Chilopods
6
13
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Puerto Rico
6 Families width 18 Species
Schendylidae Cook, 1896Schendylid Centipedes6SpeciesTaxom
Scolopocryptopidae Pocock, 18963SpeciesTaxom
Oryidae Cook, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Scolopendridae Newport, 18445SpeciesTaxom
Geophilidae Leach, 1815Geophilid Centipedes3SpeciesTaxom
Pselliodidae Chamberlin, 19550SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Puerto Rico
13 Genera with 18 Species
Algunguis Chamberlin, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Ballophilus Cook, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Clavophilus Chamberlin, 02SpeciesTaxom
Newportia Gervais, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Notiphilides Latzel, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Otostigmus Porat, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Pectinunguis1SpeciesTaxom
Portoricellus Chamberlin, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Portoricona Chamberlin, 19502SpeciesTaxom
Schendylops Cook, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Scolopendra Linnaeus, 18154SpeciesTaxom
Scolopocryptops Newport, 18452SpeciesTaxom
Sphendononema Verhoeff, 1904
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Puerto Rico
18 Species
Algunguis toronus Chamberlin, 1950Santa Cruz hesperian
Ballophilus riveroi Chamberlin, 1950Santa Cruz hesperian
Clavophilus maricaonus Chamberlin, 1950Santa Cruz hesperian
Clavophilus ricensis
Newportia ernsti Pocock, 1891Blackblotch Pompano
Notiphilides erga Chamberlin, 1950Santa Cruz hesperian
Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) caraibicus Kraepelin, 1903
Pectinunguis toronus
Portoricellus mundus Chamberlin, 1950Santa Cruz hesperian
Portoricona adjunta Chamberlin, 1950Santa Cruz hesperian
Portoricona socia Chamberlin, 1950Santa Cruz hesperian
Schendylops varipictus Chamberlin, 1950Pinnacles shoulderband
Scolopendra alternans Leach, 1813
Scolopendra heros Girard, 1853Giant redheaded centipede
Scolopendra morsitans Linnaeus, 1758Common centipede
Scolopendra subspinipes Leach, 1815Centipede
Scolopocryptops ferrugineus Linnaeus, 1767Elegant helicellid
Scolopocryptops melanostomus Newport, 1845

Subnodes of Chilopoda with occurrences in Puerto Rico
SubclassNotostigmophora
Verhoeff, 1901
1
1
0
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubclassPleurostigmophora
Pocock, 1902
5
12
18
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