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Checklist for Superfamily Scolopendroidea Gerv, 1837
and region Kenya (East Africa)


Class
 
Chilopoda
Latreille, 1817
Centiped, Centipede, Centipedes, Centipeds, Chilopods
9
17
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pleurostigmophora
Pocock, 1902
7
15
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Epimorpha
Haase, 1880
6
14
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Scolopendromorpha
Leach, 1815
Bark Centipedes, Scolopendromorph centipedes
2
8
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scolopendroidea
Gerv, 1837
2
8
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Kenya
2 Families width 11 Species
Scolopendridae Newport, 184410SpeciesTaxom
Cryptopidae Kohlrausch, 18811SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Kenya
8 Genera with 11 Species
Alipes Imhoff, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Asanada Meinert, 18992SpeciesTaxom
Cormocephalus Newport, 01SpeciesTaxom
Cryptops Leach, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Ethmostigmus Pocock, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Otostigmus Porat, 18963SpeciesTaxom
Rhysida Wood, 1862
0SpeciesTaxom
Scolopendra Linnaeus, 17582SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kenya
11 Species
Alipes grandidieri Lucas, 1864Feather-tail centipede
Asanada brevicornis Meinert, 1885Pompanos
Asanada socotrana Pocock, 1899
Cormocephalus buttneri
Cryptops (Cryptops) omissus Ribaut, 1915
Ethmostigmus trigonopodus Leach, 1817
Otostigmus (Otostigmus) angusticeps Pocock, 1898
Otostigmus (Otostigmus) cuneiventris Porat, 1893
Otostigmus (Otostigmus) taeniatus Pocock, 1896
Scolopendra afer Meinert, 1886Greater Amberjack
Scolopendra morsitans Linnaeus, 1758Common centipede

Subnodes of Scolopendroidea with occurrences in Kenya
FamilyCryptopidae
Kohlrausch, 1881
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyScolopendridae
Newport, 1844
7
10
Genera
Species

Taxom