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


Class
 
Chilopoda
Latreille, 1817
Centiped, Centipede, Centipedes, Centipeds, Chilopods
15
134
691
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pleurostigmophora
Pocock, 1902
12
122
668
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Epimorpha
Haase, 1880
10
102
589
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Scolopendromorpha
Leach, 1815
Bark Centipedes, Scolopendromorph centipedes
4
25
286
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scolopendroidea
Gerv, 1837
2
19
202
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScolopendridae
Newport, 1844
13
160
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South America
13 Genera with 160 Species
Akymnopellis Shelley, 19033SpeciesTaxom
Cormocephalus Newport, 192832SpeciesTaxom
Cratoraricrus Wilson, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Cupipes Kohlrausch, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Ethmostigmus Pocock, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Hemiscolopendra Kraepelin, 19036SpeciesTaxom
Otostigmus Porat, 074SpeciesTaxom
Parotostigmus Pocock, 1895
0SpeciesTaxom
Perustigmus Verhoeff, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Rhoda Meinert, 18865SpeciesTaxom
Rhysida Wood, 200224SpeciesTaxom
Scolopendra Linnaeus, 182139SpeciesTaxom
Scolopendropsis Brandt, 20082SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South America
160 Species and 34 Subspecies
Akymnopellis chilensis Gervais, 1847
Akymnopellis laevigata Porat, 1876
Akymnopellis platei Attems, 1903
Cormocephalus (Cormocephalus) impressus Porat, 1876
Cormocephalus impressus birabeni Bücherl, 1953
Cormocephalus impressus impressus Porat, 1876
Cormocephalus impressus unimarginatus Bücherl, 1941
Cormocephalus nitidus calcaratus Porat, 1871
Cormocephalus nitidus nitidus Porat, 1871
Cormocephalus nitidus willsii Pocock, 1891
Cormocephalus (Cormocephalus) rubriceps Newport, 1843Giant centipede
Cormocephalus abundantis Gonzalez-Sponga, 2000
Cormocephalus aeruginosus Attems, 1928
Cormocephalus amazonae R. Chamberlin, 1914Kings shoulderband
Cormocephalus andinus Kraepelin, 1903
Cormocephalus anechinus Chamberlin, 1957
Cormocephalus bonaerius Attems, 1928
Cormocephalus brasiliensis Humbert & Sa..., 1870Permit
Cormocephalus carolus (Chamberlin, 1955)⇒ Cormocephalus andinus Kraepelin, 1903
Cormocephalus edithae Gonzalez-Sponga, 2000
Cormocephalus facilis Gonzalez-Sponga, 2000
Cormocephalus glabratus Gonzalez-Sponga, 2000
Cormocephalus kraepelini Attems, 1930
Cormocephalus maritimo Gonzalez-Sponga, 2000
Cormocephalus mediosulcatus Attems, 1928
Cormocephalus michaelseni (Kraepelin, 1908)⇒ Cormocephalus kraepelini Attems, 1930
Cormocephalus monilicornis (Wood, 1862)⇒ Cormocephalus westwoodi Newport, 1844
Cormocephalus mundus Chamberlin, 1955Purplish amberjack
Cormocephalus pallidus Silvestri, 1899
Cormocephalus tingonus Chamberlin, 1957
Cormocephalus ungulatus Meinert, 1886Greater Amberjack
Cormocephalus venezuelianus Brölemann, 1898
Cormocephalus westwoodi Newport, 1844Mendocino shoulderband
Cormocephalus westwoodi lambertoni Brolemann, 1922
Cormocephalus westwoodi ribauti Attems, 1928
Cratoraricrus oberlii ♰ H. M. Wilson, 2003
Cupipes neglectus (Chamberlin, 1914)⇒ Cormocephalus impressus Porat, 1876
Ethmostigmus rubripes spinosus Newport, 1845
Hemiscolopendra chilensis Gervais, 1847
Hemiscolopendra galapagosa (Chamberlin, 1955)⇒ Scolopendra galapagoensis Bollman, 1889
Hemiscolopendra laevigata Porat, 1876
Hemiscolopendra michaelseni Attems, 1903
Hemiscolopendra perdita Chamberlin, 1955
Hemiscolopendra platei Attems, 1903
Otostigmus (Coxopleurotostigmus) cavalcanti Bücherl, 1943
Otostigmus (Dactylotergitius) caudatus Brölemann, 1902
Otostigmus (Dactylotergitius) cavalcanti Bücherl, 1939
Otostigmus angusticeps schindleri Würmli, 1972
Otostigmus sumatranus kraepelini Attems, 1928
Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) amazonae Chamberlin, 1914
Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) brunneus Chamberlin, 1921
Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) calcanus Chamberlin, 1944
Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) carbonelli Bücherl, 1959
Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) casus Chamberlin, 1914
Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) caudatus Brölemann, 1902
Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) clavifer Chamberlin, 1921Elegant helicellid
Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) demelloi Verhoeff, 1937Sunday shoulderband
Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) denticulatus Pocock, 1896
Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) dentifusus Bücherl, 1946
Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) diminutus Bücherl, 1946
Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) diringshofeni Bücherl, 1969
Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) dolosus Attems, 1928
Otostigmus dolosus argentinensis Coscaron, 1955
Otostigmus dolosus dolosus Attems, 1928
Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) expectus Bücherl, 1959
Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) fossulatus Attems, 1928
Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) goeldii Brölemann, 1898
Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) inermis Porat, 1876
Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) insignis Kraepelin, 1903
Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) langei Bücherl, 1946
Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) latipes Bücherl, 1954
Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) lavanus Chamberlin, 1957
Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) leior Chamberlin, 1955Purplish amberjack
Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) limbatus Meinert, 1886Pompanos
Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) longipes Bücherl, 1939
Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) longistigma Bücherl, 1939
Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) mesethus Chamberlin, 1957
Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) muticus Karsch, 1888
Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) occidentalis Meinert, 1886Pompanos
Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) parvior Chamberlin, 1957
Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) pococki Kraepelin, 1903
Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) pradoi Bücherl, 1939
Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) rex Chamberlin, 1914
Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) saltensis Coscaron, 1959
Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) scabricauda Humbert & Sa..., 1870
Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) silvestrii Kraepelin, 1903
Otostigmus silvestrii intermedius Kraepelin, 1903
Otostigmus silvestrii silvestrii Kraepelin, 1903
Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) spiculifer Pocock, 1893
Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) suitus Chamberlin, 1914
Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) sulcatus Meinert, 1886Pompanos
Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) therezopolis Chamberlin, 1944
Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) tibialis Brölemann, 1902
Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) tidius Chamberlin, 1914
Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) troglodytes Ribaut, 1914
Otostigmus troglodytes intercessor Attems, 1930
Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) volcanus Chamberlin, 1955Purplish amberjack
Otostigmus agamus
Otostigmus balens
Otostigmus beckeri Chagas Jr., 2012
Otostigmus beebei Chamberlin, 1950
Otostigmus buergeri Attems, 1903
Otostigmus buergeri buergeri Attems, 1903
Otostigmus buergeri monsonus Chamberlin, 1957
Otostigmus burgeri Attems, 1903
Otostigmus cadueus
Otostigmus cavalcantii Bücherl, 1939
Otostigmus ethonyx Chamberlin, 1955
Otostigmus giupponii Chagas Jr., 2012
Otostigmus kervillei Karsch, 1888
Otostigmus kretzii Bücherl, 1939
Otostigmus lanceolatus Chagas Jr., 2012
Otostigmus modestus
Otostigmus perdicensis Bücherl, 1943
Otostigmus sternosulcatus Bücherl, 1946
Otostigmus suitius Chamberlin, 1914
Otostigmus teloclinus
Otostigmus terezepous
Perustigmus rapax (Verhoeff, 1941)⇒ Cormocephalus andinus Kraepelin, 1903
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 caripensis Gonzalez-Sponga, 2002
Rhysida celeris Humbert & Sa..., 1870
Rhysida celeris andina Bücherl, 1953
Rhysida celeris celeris Humbert & Sa..., 1870
Rhysida chacona Verhoeff, 1944
Rhysida guayanica Gonzalez-Sponga, 2002
Rhysida immarginata Porat, 1876
Rhysida lithobioides Newport, 1845Northern jointvetch
Rhysida lithobioides lithobioides Newport, 1845
Rhysida lithobioides trispinosus Jangi & Dass, 1984
Rhysida longipes Newport, 1845Paloma Pompano
Rhysida longipes malayica Verhoeff, 1937
Rhysida maritima Gonzalez-Sponga, 2002
Rhysida monaguensis González-Spo..., 2002
Rhysida monaquensis Gonzalez-Sponga, 2002
Rhysida neoesparanta Gonzalez-Sponga, 2002
Rhysida neoespartana González-Spo..., 2002
Rhysida nuda Newport, 1845Paloma Pompano
Rhysida porlamarensis Gonzalez-Sponga, 2002
Rhysida riograndensis Bücherl, 1939
Rhysida rubra Bücherl, 1939
Rhysida sucupaensis Gonzalez-Sponga, 2002
Rhysida sucupanensis González-Spo..., 2002
Scolopendra alternans Leach, 1813
Scolopendra angulata Newport, 1844Pinos Altos mountainsnail
Scolopendra angulata angulata Newport, 1844
Scolopendra angulata explorans Chamberlin, 1914
Scolopendra angulata moojeni Bücherl, 1941
Scolopendra appendiculata Daday, 1891
Scolopendra armata Kraepelin, 1903
Scolopendra arthrorhabdoides Ribaut, 1912
Scolopendra canidens Newport, 1844Pinos Altos mountainsnail
Scolopendra chlora Chamberlin, 1942Coalinga shoulderband
Scolopendra explorans Chamberlin, 1914
Scolopendra galapagoensis Bollman, 1889Galápagos centipede
Scolopendra gigantea Linnaeus, 1758Amazonian giant centipede
Scolopendra gigantea weyrauchi (Bücherl, 1950)⇒ Scolopendra galapagoensis Bollman, 1889
Scolopendra gigas (Leach, 1815)⇒ Scolopendra gigantea Linnaeus, 1758
Scolopendra hermosa Chamberlin, 1941Deep Slide mountainsnail
Scolopendra leptodera (Kohlrausch, 1878)⇒ Scolopendra polymorpha Wood, 1861
Scolopendra longispina (Meinert, 1886)⇒ Hemiscolopendra laevigata Porat, 1876
Scolopendra melinonii Lucas, 1853
Scolopendra melionii Lucas, 1853
Scolopendra mima Chamberlin, 1942Coalinga shoulderband
Scolopendra morsitans Linnaeus, 1758Common centipede
Scolopendra morsitans morsitans Linnaeus, 1758
Scolopendra ornata (Newport, 1845)⇒ Scolopendra subspinipes Leach, 1815
Scolopendra pachygnatha Pocock, 1895
Scolopendra polymorpha Wood, 1861Banded desert centipede
Scolopendra pomacea minuscula Bücherl, 1946
Scolopendra puncticeps (Wood, 1861)⇒ Cormocephalus westwoodi Newport, 1844
Scolopendra robusta Kraepelin, 1903
Scolopendra spinipriva Bücherl, 1946
Scolopendra subspinipes Leach, 1815Centipede
Scolopendra subspinipes fulgurans Bücherl, 1946
Scolopendra subspinipes subspinipes Leach, 1815
Scolopendra valida Lucas, 1840Blue Legs Westafrica
Scolopendra viridicornis Newport, 1844Pinos Altos mountainsnail
Scolopendra viridicornis nigra Bücherl, 1941
Scolopendra viridicornis viridicornis Newport, 1844
Scolopendra viridis Say, 1821Giant centipede
Scolopendra viridis viridis Say, 1821
Scolopendropsis bahiensis Brandt, 1841
Scolopendropsis duplicata Chagas-Junio..., 2008

Subnodes of Scolopendridae with occurrences in South America
SubfamilyOtostigminae
Kraepelin, 1903
3
87
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyScolopendrinae
Leach, 1815
6
70
Genera
Species

Taxom



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