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Checklist for Family Scolopendridae Newport, 1844
and region Brazil (Northern South America)


Class
 
Chilopoda
Latreille, 1817
Centiped, Centipede, Centipedes, Centipeds, Chilopods
13
43
198
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pleurostigmophora
Pocock, 1902
11
38
193
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Epimorpha
Haase, 1880
9
36
187
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Scolopendromorpha
Leach, 1815
Bark Centipedes, Scolopendromorph centipedes
4
16
114
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scolopendroidea
Gerv, 1837
2
11
79
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScolopendridae
Newport, 1844
9
69
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Brazil
9 Genera with 69 Species
Cormocephalus Newport, 19285SpeciesTaxom
Cratoraricrus Wilson, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Cupipes Kohlrausch, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Hemiscolopendra Kraepelin, 18762SpeciesTaxom
Otostigmus Porat, 034SpeciesTaxom
Rhoda Meinert, 18865SpeciesTaxom
Rhysida Wood, 19395SpeciesTaxom
Scolopendra Linnaeus, 182115SpeciesTaxom
Scolopendropsis Brandt, 20082SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Brazil
69 Species and 1 Subspecies
Cormocephalus (Cormocephalus) impressus Porat, 1876
Cormocephalus amazonae R. Chamberlin, 1914Kings shoulderband
Cormocephalus andinus Kraepelin, 1903
Cormocephalus brasiliensis Humbert & Sa..., 1870Permit
Cormocephalus mediosulcatus Attems, 1928
Cratoraricrus oberlii H. M. Wilson, 2003
Cupipes neglectus (Chamberlin, 1914)⇒ Cormocephalus impressus Porat, 1876
Hemiscolopendra chilensis Gervais, 1847
Hemiscolopendra laevigata Porat, 1876
Otostigmus (Coxopleurotostigmus) cavalcanti Bücherl, 1943
Otostigmus (Dactylotergitius) caudatus Brölemann, 1902
Otostigmus (Dactylotergitius) cavalcanti Bücherl, 1939
Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) amazonae Chamberlin, 1914
Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) casus Chamberlin, 1914
Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) caudatus Brölemann, 1902
Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) demelloi Verhoeff, 1937Sunday shoulderband
Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) dentifusus Bücherl, 1946
Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) diminutus Bücherl, 1946
Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) diringshofeni Bücherl, 1969
Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) fossulatus Attems, 1928
Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) goeldii Brölemann, 1898
Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) inermis Porat, 1876
Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) langei Bücherl, 1946
Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) latipes Bücherl, 1954
Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) limbatus Meinert, 1886Pompanos
Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) longipes Bücherl, 1939
Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) longistigma Bücherl, 1939
Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) muticus Karsch, 1888
Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) pococki Kraepelin, 1903
Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) pradoi Bücherl, 1939
Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) rex Chamberlin, 1914
Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) scabricauda Humbert & Sa..., 1870
Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) silvestrii Kraepelin, 1903
Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) spiculifer Pocock, 1893
Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) suitus Chamberlin, 1914
Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) therezopolis Chamberlin, 1944
Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) tibialis Brölemann, 1902
Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) tidius Chamberlin, 1914
Otostigmus kretzii Bücherl, 1939
Otostigmus perdicensis Bücherl, 1943
Otostigmus sternosulcatus Bücherl, 1946
Otostigmus suitius Chamberlin, 1914
Otostigmus terezepous
Rhoda calcarata Pocock R.I., 1891
Rhoda isolata Chamberlin, 1958Blackbanded amberjack
Rhoda spinifer Kraepelin, 1903
Rhoda spinosus
Rhoda thayeri Meinert, 1886Pompanos
Rhysida brasiliensis Kraepelin, 1903
Rhysida celeris Humbert & Sa..., 1870
Rhysida longipes Newport, 1845Paloma Pompano
Rhysida riograndensis Bücherl, 1939
Rhysida rubra Bücherl, 1939
Scolopendra alternans Leach, 1813
Scolopendra angulata Newport, 1844Pinos Altos mountainsnail
Scolopendra explorans Chamberlin, 1914
Scolopendra gigantea Linnaeus, 1758Amazonian giant centipede
Scolopendra hermosa Chamberlin, 1941Deep Slide mountainsnail
Scolopendra leptodera (Kohlrausch, 1878)⇒ Scolopendra polymorpha Wood, 1861
Scolopendra longispina (Meinert, 1886)⇒ Hemiscolopendra laevigata Porat, 1876
Scolopendra morsitans Linnaeus, 1758Common centipede
Scolopendra ornata (Newport, 1845)⇒ Scolopendra subspinipes Leach, 1815
Scolopendra polymorpha Wood, 1861Banded desert centipede
Scolopendra spinipriva Bücherl, 1946
Scolopendra subspinipes Leach, 1815Centipede
Scolopendra subspinipes subspinipes Leach, 1815
Scolopendra viridicornis Newport, 1844Pinos Altos mountainsnail
Scolopendra viridis Say, 1821Giant centipede
Scolopendropsis bahiensis Brandt, 1841
Scolopendropsis duplicata Chagas-Junio..., 2008

Subnodes of Scolopendridae with occurrences in Brazil
SubfamilyOtostigminae
Kraepelin, 1903
2
39
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyScolopendrinae
Leach, 1815
5
28
Genera
Species

Taxom



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