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


Class
 
Chilopoda
Latreille, 1817
Centiped, Centipede, Centipedes, Centipeds, Chilopods
8
21
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pleurostigmophora
Pocock, 1902
7
20
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Epimorpha
Haase, 1880
6
18
49
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Scolopendromorpha
Leach, 1815
Bark Centipedes, Scolopendromorph centipedes
2
9
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scolopendroidea
Gerv, 1837
2
9
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScolopendridae
Newport, 1844
8
24
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Congo
8 Genera with 24 Species
Alipes Imhoff, 19114SpeciesTaxom
Asanada Meinert, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Cormocephalus Newport, 18445SpeciesTaxom
Digitipes Attems, 19303SpeciesTaxom
Ethmostigmus Pocock, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Otostigmus Porat, 19145SpeciesTaxom
Rhysida Wood, 19303SpeciesTaxom
Scolopendra Linnaeus, 17583SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Congo
24 Species and 1 Subspecies
Alipes calcipes Cook, 1897
Alipes congoensis (Chamberlin, 1927)⇒ Alipes multicostis intermedius Attems, 1911
Alipes multicostis Imhoff, 1854
Alipes multicostis intermedius Attems, 1911
Asanada socotrana Pocock, 1899
Cormocephalus buttneri
Cormocephalus minor Chamberlin, 1927
Cormocephalus rhodesianus Lawrence, 1955
Cormocephalus ungueserratus Verhoeff, 1941
Cormocephalus westwoodi Newport, 1844Mendocino shoulderband
Digitipes krausi Dobroruka, 1968
Digitipes reichardti Kraepelin, 1903
Digitipes verdascens Attems, 1930
Ethmostigmus trigonopodus Leach, 1817
Otostigmus (Otostigmus) tanganjikus Verhoeff, 1941
Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) gymnopus Silvestri, 1898Davis Mountain threeband
Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) kivuensis Dobroruka, 1968
Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) schoutedeni Dobroruka, 1968
Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) troglodytes Ribaut, 1914
Rhysida afra Peters, 1855
Rhysida immarginata Porat, 1876
Rhysida ventrisulcus Attems, 1930
Scolopendra afer Meinert, 1886Greater Amberjack
Scolopendra langi Chamberlin, 1927
Scolopendra morsitans Linnaeus, 1758Common centipede

Subnodes of Scolopendridae with occurrences in Congo
SubfamilyOtostigminae
Kraepelin, 1903
5
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyScolopendrinae
Leach, 1815
3
9
Genera
Species

Taxom



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