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Checklist for Family Scolopendridae Newport, 1844
and region Africa (Continents)


Class
 
Chilopoda
Latreille, 1817
Centiped, Centipede, Centipedes, Centipeds, Chilopods
15
115
696
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pleurostigmophora
Pocock, 1902
12
103
668
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Epimorpha
Haase, 1880
10
86
534
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Scolopendromorpha
Leach, 1815
Bark Centipedes, Scolopendromorph centipedes
4
15
221
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scolopendroidea
Gerv, 1837
2
12
214
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScolopendridae
Newport, 1844
10
137
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Africa
10 Genera with 137 Species
Alipes Imhoff, 185415SpeciesTaxom
Arthrorhabdus Pocock, 19332SpeciesTaxom
Asanada Meinert, 18917SpeciesTaxom
Cormocephalus Newport, 070SpeciesTaxom
Digitipes Attems, 19303SpeciesTaxom
Ethmostigmus Pocock, 18175SpeciesTaxom
Otostigmus Porat, 184436SpeciesTaxom
Rhoda Meinert, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Rhysida Wood, 193018SpeciesTaxom
Scolopendra Linnaeus, 195833SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Africa
137 Species and 53 Subspecies
Alipes appendiculatus Pocock, 1896
Alipes calcipes Cook, 1897
Alipes calcipes calcipes Cook, 1897
Alipes calcipes rhodesianus Lawrence, 1975
Alipes congoensis (Chamberlin, 1927)⇒ Alipes multicostis intermedius Attems, 1911
Alipes crotalus Gerstaecker, 1854
Alipes grandidieri Lucas, 1864Feather-tail centipede
Alipes grandidieri grandidieri Lucas, 1864
Alipes grandidieri integer Cook, 1897
Alipes madecassus Saussure & Z..., 1902
Alipes madegassus Saussure & Z..., 1902
Alipes multicostis Imhoff, 1854
Alipes multicostis intermedius Attems, 1911
Alipes multicostis medius Demange, 1963
Alipes multicostis multicostis Imhoff, 1854
Arthrorhabdus formosus Pocock, 1891Blackblotch Pompano
Arthrorhabdus somalus Manfredi, 1933
Asanada brevicornis Meinert, 1885Pompanos
Asanada sinaitica Chamberlin, 1921Elegant helicellid
Asanada socotrana Pocock, 1899
Asanada socotrana kalaharina⇒ Asanada socotrana Pocock, 1899
Asanada sokotrana Lewis, 1967
Asanada tchadensis Dobroruka, 1968
Asanada walkeri Pocock, 1891
Cormocephalus (Cormocephalus) brevicornis (Kraepelin, 1903)⇒ Cormocephalus westwoodi anceps Porat, 1871
Cormocephalus (Cormocephalus) esulcatus Pocock, 1901Pharaoh ant
Cormocephalus esulcatus capensis Attems, 1928
Cormocephalus esulcatus esulcatus Pocock, 1901
Cormocephalus esulcatus schultzei Attems, 1909
Cormocephalus (Cormocephalus) impressus Porat, 1876
Cormocephalus impressus armatus Daday, 1891
Cormocephalus impressus unimarginatus Bücherl, 1941
Cormocephalus (Cormocephalus) incongruus Kraepelin, 1903
Cormocephalus (Cormocephalus) multispinus Kraepelin, 1903
Cormocephalus (Cormocephalus) nitidus Porat, 1871Blackblotch Pompano
Cormocephalus nitidus calcaratus Porat, 1871
Cormocephalus nitidus calvus (Attems, 1928)⇒ Cormocephalus nitidus Porat, 1871
Cormocephalus nitidus nitidus Porat, 1871
Cormocephalus nitidus willsii Pocock, 1891
Cormocephalus aeruginosus Attems, 1928
Cormocephalus albidus Kraepelin, 1903
Cormocephalus ambiguus (Brandt, 1841)⇒ Cormocephalus nitidus Porat, 1871
Cormocephalus amphieurys Kohlrausch, 1878
Cormocephalus anceps Porat, 1872
Cormocephalus arantsoae Saussure & Z..., 1902
Cormocephalus bevianus Lawrence, 1960
Cormocephalus brincki Lawrence, 1955
Cormocephalus buttneri
Cormocephalus cupipes Pocock, 1891Blackblotch Pompano
Cormocephalus deventeri Lawrence, 1970
Cormocephalus devylderi Porat, 1893
Cormocephalus dispar (Porat, 1871)⇒ Cormocephalus westwoodi Newport, 1844
Cormocephalus elegans (Kraepelin, 1903)⇒ Cormocephalus westwoodi Newport, 1844
Cormocephalus elegans elegans (Kraepelin, 1903)⇒ Cormocephalus westwoodi Newport, 1844
Cormocephalus ferox Saussure & Z..., 1902
Cormocephalus flavescens Kraepelin, 1903
Cormocephalus flavescens centralis Lawrence, 1960
Cormocephalus flavescens flavescens Kraepelin, 1903
Cormocephalus fontinalis Attems, 1928
Cormocephalus gervaisianus C. L. Koch, 1841
Cormocephalus granulipes Lawrence, 1958
Cormocephalus humilis Attems, 1928
Cormocephalus incongruens Kraepelin, 1903
Cormocephalus insulanus Attems, 1928
Cormocephalus katangensis Goffinet, 1969
Cormocephalus longipes Ribaut, 1923Almaco Jack
Cormocephalus mecistopus Brolemann, 1922
Cormocephalus mecutinus Attems, 1928
Cormocephalus milloti R. F. Lawrence, 1960
Cormocephalus minor Chamberlin, 1927
Cormocephalus multispinosus Attems, 1909Transverse Range shoulderband
Cormocephalus neocaledonicus Kraepelin, 1903
Cormocephalus oligoporus Kraepelin, 1903
Cormocephalus parcespinatus Porat, 1893
Cormocephalus pontifex Attems, 1928
Cormocephalus posticus
Cormocephalus pseudopunctatus Kraepelin, 1903
Cormocephalus pseudopunctatus bisulcatus Lawrence, 1968
Cormocephalus pseudopunctatus pseudopunctatus Kraepelin, 1903
Cormocephalus punctatus Porat, 1871
Cormocephalus punctatus punctatus Porat, 1871
Cormocephalus punctatus villosus Lawrence, 1955
Cormocephalus rhodesianus Lawrence, 1955
Cormocephalus setiger Porat, 1871
Cormocephalus spenceri
Cormocephalus subspinulosus Machado, 1951Leggett's pinweed
Cormocephalus tumidus Lawrence, 1960
Cormocephalus ungueserratus Verhoeff, 1941
Cormocephalus westwoodi Newport, 1844Mendocino shoulderband
Cormocephalus westwoodi anceps Porat, 1871
Cormocephalus westwoodi lambertoni Brolemann, 1922
Cormocephalus westwoodi nubigenus Lawrence, 1955
Cormocephalus westwoodi westwoodi Newport, 1844
Cormocephalus willsii
Digitipes krausi Dobroruka, 1968
Digitipes reichardti Kraepelin, 1903
Digitipes verdascens Attems, 1930
Ethmostigmus australianus (Chamberlin, 1920)⇒ Ethmostigmus rubripes Brandt, 1840
Ethmostigmus australianus stechowi (Verhoeff, 1941)⇒ Ethmostigmus trigonopodus Leach, 1817
Ethmostigmus rubripes Brandt, 1840Giant centipede
Ethmostigmus trigonopodus Leach, 1817
Ethmostigmus trigonopodus trigonopodus Leach, 1817
Otostigmus (Dactylotergitius) caudatus Brölemann, 1902
Otostigmus (Otostigmus) angusticeps Pocock, 1898
Otostigmus angusticeps angusticeps Pocock, 1898
Otostigmus (Otostigmus) astenus Köhlrausch, 1881
Otostigmus (Otostigmus) cuneiventris Porat, 1893
Otostigmus (Otostigmus) lawrencei Dobroruka, 1968
Otostigmus (Otostigmus) orientalis Porat, 1876
Otostigmus (Otostigmus) rugulosus Porat, 1876Sunday shoulderband
Otostigmus rugulosus rugulosus Porat, 1876
Otostigmus (Otostigmus) scaber Porat, 1876
Otostigmus (Otostigmus) spinicaudus Newport, 1844Mendocino shoulderband
Otostigmus spinicaudus ghiblanus Manfredi, 1935
Otostigmus spinicaudus latispinus Manfredi, 1939
Otostigmus spinicaudus spinicaudus Newport, 1844
Otostigmus (Otostigmus) spinosus Porat, 1876
Otostigmus (Otostigmus) taeniatus Pocock, 1896
Otostigmus (Otostigmus) tanganjikus Verhoeff, 1941
Otostigmus (Otostigmus) tuberculatus Köhlrausch, 1878
Otostigmus tuberculatus pauperatus Attems, 1915
Otostigmus tuberculatus tuberculatus Kohlrausch, 1878
Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) coltellus Simaiakis & ..., 2013
Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) gemmifer Attems, 1928
Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) gymnopus Silvestri, 1898Davis Mountain threeband
Otostigmus gymnopus aethiopicus Ribaut, 1907
Otostigmus gymnopus gymnopus Silvestri, 1898
Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) inermipes Porat, 1893
Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) insignis Kraepelin, 1903
Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) kivuensis Dobroruka, 1968
Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) productus Karsch, 1884
Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) schoutedeni Dobroruka, 1968
Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) troglodytes Ribaut, 1914
Otostigmus troglodytes intercessor Attems, 1930
Otostigmus troglodytes troglodytes Ribaut, 1914
Otostigmus fuellerborni Kraepelin, 1903
Otostigmus seychellarum Attems, 1900
Otostigmus spinicauda Newport, 1844
Rhoda calcarata Pocock R.I., 1891
Rhysida afra Peters, 1855
Rhysida anodonta Lawrence, 1968
Rhysida celeris Humbert & Sa..., 1870
Rhysida celeris andina Bücherl, 1953
Rhysida immarginata Porat, 1876
Rhysida immarginata immarginata Porat, 1876
Rhysida immarginata somala Manfredi, 1933
Rhysida immarginata togoensis Kraepelin, 1903
Rhysida intermedia Attems, 1910
Rhysida jonesi Lewis, 2002
Rhysida lithobioides Newport, 1845Northern jointvetch
Rhysida lithobioides lithobioides Newport, 1845
Rhysida lithobioides paucidens Pocock, 1897
Rhysida longicornis Pocock, 1891Blackblotch Pompano
Rhysida longipes Newport, 1845Paloma Pompano
Rhysida longipes longipes Newport, 1844Centipede
Rhysida stuhlmanni Kraepelin, 1903
Rhysida ventrisulcus Attems, 1930
Scolopendra abnormis J. G. E. Lew..., 1996Serpent Island Centipede
Scolopendra afer Meinert, 1886Greater Amberjack
Scolopendra angusticollis Murray, 1887Snowbell
Scolopendra antananarivoensis Kronmüller, 2010
Scolopendra arenicola Lawrence, 1975
Scolopendra attemsi Lewis, Minel..., 2006
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 gigantea Linnaeus, 1758Amazonian giant centipede
Scolopendra labiata C. L. Koch, 1863
Scolopendra laeta Haase, 1887
Scolopendra langi Chamberlin, 1927
Scolopendra lutea (Attems, 1928)⇒ Scolopendra subspinipes Leach, 1815
Scolopendra madagascariensis Attems, 1910
Scolopendra mirabilis Porat, 1876
Scolopendra monticola Lawrence, 1975
Scolopendra morsitans Linnaeus, 1758Common centipede
Scolopendra morsitans morsitans Linnaeus, 1758
Scolopendra oraniensis Lucas, 1846
Scolopendra somala Manfredi, 1933
Scolopendra spinigera (Newport, 1844)⇒ Scolopendra canidens Newport, 1844
Scolopendra subspinipes Leach, 1815Centipede
Scolopendra subspinipes piceoflava Attems, 1934
Scolopendra subspinipes subspinipes Leach, 1815
Scolopendra valida Lucas, 1840Blue Legs Westafrica
Scolopendra violacea Fabricius, 1798
Scolopendra viridicornis Newport, 1844Pinos Altos mountainsnail
Scolopendra zuluana Lawrence, 1958

Subnodes of Scolopendridae with occurrences in Africa
SubfamilyOtostigminae
Kraepelin, 1903
5
50
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyScolopendrinae
Leach, 1815
5
87
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Scolopendridae at gbif.org
Scolopendridae at irmng.org
Scolopendridae at itis.gov
Scolopendridae at marinespecies.org