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


Class
 
Chilopoda
Latreille, 1817
Centiped, Centipede, Centipedes, Centipeds, Chilopods
11
25
70
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for West Africa
11 Families width 70 Species and 2 Subspecies
Schendylidae Cook, 1896Schendylid Centipedes17SpeciesTaxom
Scolopendridae Newport, 184420SpeciesTaxom
Cryptopidae Kohlrausch, 188111SpeciesTaxom
Oryidae Cook, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Henicopidae Pocock, 19012SpeciesTaxom
Lithobiidae Newport, 1844Garden Centipedes4SpeciesTaxom
Mecistocephalidae Bollman, 18935SpeciesTaxom
Geophilidae Leach, 1815Geophilid Centipedes8SpeciesTaxom
Scolopocryptopidae Pocock, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Pselliodidae Chamberlin, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Scutigeridae Gervais, 1837Common House Centipedes0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for West Africa
25 Genera with 70 Species
#ABCELMORST
Afrotaenia Chamberlin, 01SpeciesTaxom
Alipes Imhoff, 18542SpeciesTaxom
Arthrorhabdus Pocock, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Asanada Meinert, 18913SpeciesTaxom
Ballophilus Cook, 19634SpeciesTaxom
Cryptops Leach, 196511SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophilus Cook, 189611SpeciesTaxom
Ethmostigmus Pocock, 18172SpeciesTaxom
Lamotteophilus Demange, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Lamyctes Meinert, 18442SpeciesTaxom
Lithobius Leach, 1936Brown centipedes4SpeciesTaxom
Mecistocephalus Newport, 18965SpeciesTaxom
Otostigmus Porat, 19035SpeciesTaxom
Rhysida Wood, 18452SpeciesTaxom
Ribautia Broelemann, 18943SpeciesTaxom
Schendylops Cook, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Schizonampa Chamberlin, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Schizotaenia Cook, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Scolopendra Linnaeus, 18405SpeciesTaxom
Scolopocryptops Newport, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Sphendononema Verhoeff, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Strigamia Gray, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Tachythereua Verhoeff, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom
Trigonocryptops Verhoeff, 1906
0SpeciesTaxom
Tuoba Chamberlin, 19011SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Africa
70 Species and 2 Subspecies
Afrotaenia similis
Alipes grandidieri Lucas, 1864Feather-tail centipede
Alipes multicostis Imhoff, 1854
Arthrorhabdus somalus Manfredi, 1933
Asanada brevicornis Meinert, 1885Pompanos
Asanada socotrana Pocock, 1899
Asanada walkeri Pocock, 1891
Ballophilus clavicornis Cook, 1896Mormon Island chaparral
Ballophilus foresti Demange, 1963
Ballophilus giganteus Demange, 1963
Ballophilus smaragdus Demange, 1963
Cryptops (Cryptops) aelleni Demange, 1963
Cryptops (Cryptops) niloticus Lewis, 1967
Cryptops (Cryptops) ribauti Demange, 1963
Cryptops (Cryptops) sternalis Brolemann, 1926
Cryptops (Cryptops) vanderplaetseni Demange, 1963
Cryptops (Paratrigonocryptops) quadrisulcatus Demange, 1963
Cryptops (Paratrigonocryptops) royi Demange, 1963
Cryptops (Trigonocryptops) bottegii Silvestri, 1897Atlantic threetooth
Cryptops (Trigonocryptops) danhomenou Brolemann, 1926
Cryptops (Trigonocryptops) planquettei Demange, 1965
Cryptops (Trigonocryptops) toumodiensis Demange, 1965
Ctenophilus africanus Cook, 1896Mormon Island chaparral
Ctenophilus amieti Demange, 1963
Ctenophilus chevalieri Brölemann & ..., 1911
Ctenophilus guincaensis
Ctenophilus hausus
Ctenophilus nitidus Brölemann, 1926
Ctenophilus oligopodus Demange, 1963
Ctenophilus paurodus Cook, 1896Mormon Island chaparral
Ctenophilus pratensis Demange, 1963
Ctenophilus robertsi
Ctenophilus simplex Cook, 1896Mormon Island chaparral
Ethmostigmus rubripes Brandt, 1840Giant centipede
Ethmostigmus trigonopodus Leach, 1817
Lamotteophilus spinosus Demange, 1963
Lamyctes africanus Porat, 1872Centipede
Lamyctes emarginatus Newport, 1844Mendocino shoulderband
Lithobius (Lithobius) dieuzeidei Brölemann, 1931
Lithobius microdon microdon Latzel, 1886
Lithobius (Monotarsobius) crassipes Koch, 1862
Lithobius chikerensis Verhoeff, 1936
Mecistocephalus (Mecistocephalus) punctifrons Newport, 1843
Mecistocephalus insularis Lucas, 1863
Mecistocephalus lanzai Matic & Dara..., 1969
Mecistocephalus leonensis Cook, 1896
Mecistocephalus togensis Cook, 1896
Otostigmus (Dactylotergitius) caudatus Brölemann, 1902
Otostigmus (Otostigmus) spinosus Porat, 1876
Otostigmus (Otostigmus) taeniatus Pocock, 1896
Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) gymnopus Silvestri, 1898Davis Mountain threeband
Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) insignis Kraepelin, 1903
Rhysida lithobioides Newport, 1845Northern jointvetch
Rhysida longipes Newport, 1845Paloma Pompano
Ribautia campestris Demange, 1963
Ribautia cribellata Demange, 1963
Ribautia unguiculata von Porat, 1894
Schendylops pumicosus Demange, 1963
Schizonampa libera Foddai, Pere..., 2000
Schizotaenia prognatha Cook, 1896Mormon Island chaparral
Schizotaenia vara Cook, 1896Mormon Island chaparral
Scolopendra afer Meinert, 1886Greater Amberjack
Scolopendra angusticollis Murray, 1887Snowbell
Scolopendra mirabilis Porat, 1876
Scolopendra morsitans Linnaeus, 1758Common centipede
Scolopendra valida Lucas, 1840Blue Legs Westafrica
Scolopocryptops ferrugineus ferrugineus Linnaeus, 1767
Sphendononema rugosa Newport, 1844Mendocino shoulderband
Strigamia maritima Leach, 1817Geophilimorph centipede
Tuoba poseidonis Verhoeff, 1901

Subnodes of Chilopoda with occurrences in West Africa
SubclassNotostigmophora
Verhoeff, 1901
2
2
1
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubclassPleurostigmophora
Pocock, 1902
9
23
69
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