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Checklist for Family Scolopendridae Newport, 1844
and region Caribbean (America)


Class
 
Chilopoda
Latreille, 1817
Centiped, Centipede, Centipedes, Centipeds, Chilopods
14
68
179
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pleurostigmophora
Pocock, 1902
12
62
173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Epimorpha
Haase, 1880
10
48
152
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Scolopendromorpha
Leach, 1815
Bark Centipedes, Scolopendromorph centipedes
4
12
72
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scolopendroidea
Gerv, 1837
2
7
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScolopendridae
Newport, 1844
4
34
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Caribbean
4 Genera with 34 Species
Cormocephalus Newport, 18868SpeciesTaxom
Otostigmus Porat, 201810SpeciesTaxom
Rhysida Wood, 18458SpeciesTaxom
Scolopendra Linnaeus, 186017SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Caribbean
34 Species and 9 Subspecies
Cormocephalus (Cormocephalus) impressus Porat, 1876
Cormocephalus impressus impressus Porat, 1876
Cormocephalus (Cormocephalus) impulsus Lewis, 1989
Cormocephalus bonaerius Attems, 1928
Cormocephalus guildingii Newport, 1845
Cormocephalus lineatus Newport, 1845
Cormocephalus strigosus Kraepelin, 1908
Cormocephalus ungulatus Meinert, 1886Greater Amberjack
Otostigmus (Otostigmus) spinicaudus Newport, 1844Mendocino shoulderband
Otostigmus spinicaudus ghiblanus Manfredi, 1935
Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) brunneus Chamberlin, 1921
Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) caraibicus Kraepelin, 1903
Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) clavifer Chamberlin, 1921Elegant helicellid
Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) occidentalis Meinert, 1886Pompanos
Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) pococki Kraepelin, 1903
Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) scabricauda Humbert & Sa..., 1870
Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) spiculifer Pocock, 1893
Otostigmus salticus Schileyko, I..., 2018
Rhysida celeris Humbert & Sa..., 1870
Rhysida immarginata Porat, 1876
Rhysida immarginata immarginata Porat, 1876
Rhysida lithobioides Newport, 1845Northern jointvetch
Rhysida lithobioides lithobioides Newport, 1845
Rhysida longipes Newport, 1845Paloma Pompano
Rhysida longipes longipes Newport, 1844Centipede
Rhysida nuda Newport, 1845Paloma Pompano
Scolopendra alternans Leach, 1813
Scolopendra angulata Newport, 1844Pinos Altos mountainsnail
Scolopendra angulata angulata Newport, 1844
Scolopendra arborea Lewis, 1982Anamu
Scolopendra crudelis C. L. Koch, 1847
Scolopendra gigantea Linnaeus, 1758Amazonian giant centipede
Scolopendra heros Girard, 1853Giant redheaded centipede
Scolopendra morsitans Linnaeus, 1758Common centipede
Scolopendra morsitans morsitans Linnaeus, 1758
Scolopendra polymorpha Wood, 1861Banded desert centipede
Scolopendra pomacea C. L. Koch, 1847Coalinga shoulderband
Scolopendra sanatillae (Bollman, 1893)⇒ Scolopendra viridis maya Saussure, 1860
Scolopendra subspinipes Leach, 1815Centipede
Scolopendra subspinipes subspinipes Leach, 1815
Scolopendra viridicornis Newport, 1844Pinos Altos mountainsnail
Scolopendra viridis Say, 1821Giant centipede
Scolopendra viridis maya Saussure, 1860

Subnodes of Scolopendridae with occurrences in Caribbean
SubfamilyOtostigminae
Kraepelin, 1903
2
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyScolopendrinae
Leach, 1815
2
20
Genera
Species

Taxom



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