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Checklist for Family Scolopendridae Newport, 1844
and region Papua New Guinea (Melanesia)


Class
 
Chilopoda
Latreille, 1817
Centiped, Centipede, Centipedes, Centipeds, Chilopods
9
23
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pleurostigmophora
Pocock, 1902
8
16
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Epimorpha
Haase, 1880
7
14
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Scolopendromorpha
Leach, 1815
Bark Centipedes, Scolopendromorph centipedes
3
9
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scolopendroidea
Gerv, 1837
2
8
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScolopendridae
Newport, 1844
6
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Papua New Guinea
6 Genera with 17 Species
Asanada Meinert, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Cormocephalus Newport, 18442SpeciesTaxom
Ethmostigmus Pocock, 06SpeciesTaxom
Otostigmus Porat, 18856SpeciesTaxom
Rhysida Wood, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Scolopendra Linnaeus, 18153SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Papua New Guinea
17 Species and 2 Subspecies
Asanada brevicornis Meinert, 1885Pompanos
Cormocephalus amphieurys Kohlrausch, 1878
Cormocephalus westwoodi Newport, 1844Mendocino shoulderband
Ethmostigmus granulosus Pocock, 1898
Ethmostigmus platycephalus Newport, 1845
Ethmostigmus platycephalus platycephalus Newport, 1845
Ethmostigmus rubripes Brandt, 1840Giant centipede
Ethmostigmus rubripes rubripes Brandt, 1840
Ethmostigmus spinosus
Otostigmus (Otostigmus) angusticeps Pocock, 1898
Otostigmus (Otostigmus) astenus Köhlrausch, 1881
Otostigmus (Otostigmus) loriae Silvestri, 1894
Otostigmus (Otostigmus) multidens Haase, 1887
Otostigmus (Otostigmus) politus Karsch, 1881
Otostigmus (Otostigmus) punctiventer Tömösváry, 1885
Rhysida carinulata Haase, 1887Lesser Amberjack
Scolopendra metuenda Pocock, 1895
Scolopendra morsitans Linnaeus, 1758Common centipede
Scolopendra subspinipes Leach, 1815Centipede

Subnodes of Scolopendridae with occurrences in Papua New Guinea
SubfamilyOtostigminae
Kraepelin, 1903
3
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyScolopendrinae
Leach, 1815
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom



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