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Checklist for Class Chilopoda Latreille, 1817 (Centiped)
and region Western Cape (Cape)


Class
 
Chilopoda
Latreille, 1817
Centiped, Centipede, Centipedes, Centipeds, Chilopods
9
26
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Western Cape
9 Families width 53 Species and 1 Subspecies
Geophilidae Leach, 1815Geophilid Centipedes18SpeciesTaxom
Henicopidae Pocock, 19019SpeciesTaxom
Scolopendridae Newport, 184412SpeciesTaxom
Schendylidae Cook, 1896Schendylid Centipedes2SpeciesTaxom
Cryptopidae Kohlrausch, 18815SpeciesTaxom
Oryidae Cook, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Lithobiidae Newport, 1844Garden Centipedes4SpeciesTaxom
Scutigeridae Gervais, 1837Common House Centipedes1SpeciesTaxom
Scutigerinidae Attems, 19261SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Western Cape
26 Genera with 53 Species
#ABCDEGLMPRS
Achilophilus Attems, 19372SpeciesTaxom
Anopsobius Silvestri, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Aphilodon Silvestri, 19093SpeciesTaxom
Arthrorhabdus Pocock, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Ballophilus Cook, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Cormocephalus Newport, 18448SpeciesTaxom
Cryptops Leach, 19285SpeciesTaxom
Diphtherogaster Attems, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Ethmostigmus Pocock, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Eurytion Attems, 19285SpeciesTaxom
Geoperingueyia Attems, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Geophilus Koch, 01SpeciesTaxom
Lamyctes Meinert, 19092SpeciesTaxom
Lamyctopristus Attems, 19282SpeciesTaxom
Lithobius Leach, 1886Brown centipedes4SpeciesTaxom
Mesoschendyla Attems, 1909
0SpeciesTaxom
Paralamyctes Pocock, 19045SpeciesTaxom
Philacroterium Attems, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Polygonarea Attems, 19094SpeciesTaxom
Purcellinus Attems, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Rhysida Wood, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Schendylops Cook, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Schendylurus Silvestri, 1907
0SpeciesTaxom
Scolopendra Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Scutigera Lamarck, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Scutigerina Silvestri, 19031SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Western Cape
53 Species and 1 Subspecies
Achilophilus monoporus Attems, 1928
Achilophilus pachypus Verhoeff, 1937Sunday shoulderband
Aphilodon cribellatum
Aphilodon porosus Verhoeff, 1937
Aphilodon weberi Silvestri, 1909
Arthrorhabdus formosus Pocock, 1891Blackblotch Pompano
Ballophilus braunsi Silvestri, 1907
Cormocephalus (Cormocephalus) nitidus Porat, 1871Blackblotch Pompano
Cormocephalus aeruginosus Attems, 1928
Cormocephalus anceps Porat, 1872
Cormocephalus multispinosus Attems, 1909Transverse Range shoulderband
Cormocephalus oligoporus Kraepelin, 1903
Cormocephalus pseudopunctatus Kraepelin, 1903
Cormocephalus setiger Porat, 1871
Cormocephalus westwoodi Newport, 1844Mendocino shoulderband
Cryptops (Cryptops) audax Attems, 1928
Cryptops (Cryptops) australis (Newport, 1845)⇒ Cryptops haasei Attems, 1903
Cryptops (Cryptops) peringueyi Attems, 1928
Cryptops (Cryptops) philammus Attems, 1928
Cryptops (Cryptops) stupendus Attems, 1928
Diphtherogaster flava Attems, 1909Transverse Range shoulderband
Ethmostigmus trigonopodus Leach, 1817
Eurytion brevis Verhoeff, 1937
Eurytion dentatus Attems, 1909
Eurytion dolichocephalus Attems, 1928
Eurytion lawrencei Verhoeff, 1937
Eurytion trichopus Attems, 1928
Geoperingueyia conjungens Attems, 1928
Geophilus trimenii
Lamyctes africanus Porat, 1872Centipede
Lamyctes castaneus Attems, 1909Transverse Range shoulderband
Lamyctopristus denticulatus Attems, 1908
Lamyctopristus validus Attems, 1928
Lithobius (Lithobius) melanops Newport, 1845
Lithobius microdon microdon Latzel, 1886
Lithobius (Lithobius) obscurus Newport, 1845Centipede
Lithobius (Lithobius) peregrinus Latzel, 1886
Paralamyctes (Paralamyctes) asperulus Silvestri, 1904
Paralamyctes (Paralamyctes) levigatus Attems, 1928
Paralamyctes (Paralamyctes) prendinii Edgecombe, 2003
Paralamyctes (Paralamyctes) spenceri Pocock, 1901Pharaoh ant
Paralamyctes (Paralamyctes) weberi Silvestri, 1904
Philacroterium cribellatum Attems, 1928
Polygonarea africana Dobroruka, 1960
Polygonarea litoralis Verhoeff, 1937Sunday shoulderband
Polygonarea monospathis Attems, 1928
Polygonarea oligopus Attems, 1909Transverse Range shoulderband
Purcellinus robustus Attems, 1928
Rhysida afra Peters, 1855
Schendylops caledonicus Attems, 1928
Scolopendra morsitans Linnaeus, 1758Common centipede
Scutigera coleoptrata Linnaeus, 1758Domestic Quickfoot
Scutigerina weberi Silvestri, 1903

Subnodes of Chilopoda with occurrences in Western Cape
SubclassNotostigmophora
Verhoeff, 1901
2
2
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubclassPleurostigmophora
Pocock, 1902
7
24
51
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