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Scolopendridae
Scolopendridae (or, in older documents, Scolopendridæ) is a family of large centipedes (class Chilopoda). Nearly all species in this family have four ocelli ( simple eyes) on each side of the head and only 21 pairs of legs, but there are exceptions: two scolopendrid species feature more legs (''Scolopendropsis bahiensis'', with 21 or 23 leg pairs, and ''S. duplicata'', with 39 or 43 leg pairs), and some scolopendrid species are eyeless and blind (e.g., ''Cormocephalus sagmus'', ''C. pyropygus'', and ''C. delta''). Three Asian members of this family, ''Scolopendra cataracta'', ''Scolopendra paradoxa'', and ''Scolopendra alcyona,'' are known to show amphibious behaviour. Two other species, ''Scolopendra hardwickei'' and ''Hemiscolopendra marginata,'' are known to show sexual dimorphism in the composition of their venom. Genera Subfamily Otostigminae (Kraepelin, 1903) Tribe Otostigmini (Kraeplin, 1903) * '' Alipes'' Imhoff, 1854 * '' Alluropus'' Silvestri, 1911 * '' Digitipes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scolopendra Paradoxa
''Scolopendra'' (through Latin from Greek , ''skolopendra'') is a species-rich genus of large tropical centipedes of the family Scolopendridae. Description The genus ''Scolopendra'' contains many species of centipedes found across the world's tropics and warmer temperate areas. The species vary considerably in coloration and size. ''Scolopendra'' are mostly very large centipedes. The largest species found in tropical climates can exceed and are the largest living centipedes in the world. All ''Scolopendra'' species can deliver a painful bite, injecting venom through their forcipules, which are not fangs or other mouthparts; rather, these are modified legs on the first body segment. Ecology ''Scolopendra'' are active predators, feeding primarily on insects and other invertebrates. Larger specimens have been observed preying on frogs, tarantulas, lizards, birds, snakes, rodents, and even bats. Two southeast Asian species, '' S. cataracta'' and '' S. paradoxa'', are amphibious, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthrorhabdus
''Arthrorhabdus'', from the Greek '' ἄρθρον'', a joint, and '' ῥάβδος'', a staff, is a genus of Scolopendrid centipede in the subfamily ''Scolopendrinae''.Shelley, R.M. & Chagas-Jr, Amazonas. (2004). The centipede genus Arthrorhabdus Pocock, 1891, in the Western hemisphere: Potential occurrence of A-pygmaeus (Pocock, 1895) in Belize (Scolopendromorpha : Scolopendridae : Scolopendrinae). Western North American Naturalist. 64. 532-537. Species are found in Mexico and the Southern United States (''A. pygmaeus)'', Australia ''(A. paucispinus'' & ''A. mjöbergi)'', and South Africa ''(A. formosus)''. Since a reapprasial in the genus in 2010, the genus only has four species. It may be polyphyletic. Identification and morphology ''Arthrorhabdus'' species bear several morphological similarities to those of the genus Cormocephalus: their spiracles, eyes, and mouthparts are the same. It also resembles members of the genera ''Scolopendra'' and ''Asanada'', but can be diffe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Centipede
Centipedes (from New Latin , "hundred", and Latin , " foot") are predatory arthropods belonging to the class Chilopoda (Ancient Greek , ''kheilos'', lip, and New Latin suffix , "foot", describing the forcipules) of the subphylum Myriapoda, an arthropod group which includes millipedes and other multi-legged animals. Centipedes are elongated segmented (metameric) creatures with one pair of legs per body segment. All centipedes are venomous and can inflict painful bites, injecting their venom through pincer-like appendages known as forcipules. Despite the name, centipedes can have a varying number of legs, ranging from 30 to 382. Centipedes always have an odd number of pairs of legs; no centipede has exactly 100. Like spiders and scorpions, centipedes are predominantly carnivorous. Their size ranges from a few millimetres in the smaller lithobiomorphs and geophilomorphs to about in the largest scolopendromorphs. Centipedes can be found in a wide variety of environments. They ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scolopendra Cingulata
''Scolopendra cingulata'', also known as Megarian banded centipede, and the Mediterranean banded centipede, is a species of centipede, and "the most common scolopendromorph species in the Mediterranean area". Description The species has alternating bands of black and yellow-gold. At approximately , ''Scolopendra cingulata'' is one of the smallest species in the family Scolopendridae Scolopendridae (or, in older documents, Scolopendridæ) is a family of large centipedes (class Chilopoda). Nearly all species in this family have four ocelli ( simple eyes) on each side of the head and only 21 pairs of legs, but there are excepti .... Its venom is also not as toxic as that of other scolopendrid centipedes. Distribution Widely distributed, this species can be found throughout southern Europe, including Portugal and around the Mediterranean Sea, in such countries as Spain, France, Italy, Croatia and Greece, as well as parts of North Africa and Eastern Europe, in Albania and Ukraine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scolopendra Hardwickei
''Scolopendra hardwickei'', the Indian tiger centipede, is a species of centipede in the family Scolopendridae Scolopendridae (or, in older documents, Scolopendridæ) is a family of large centipedes (class Chilopoda). Nearly all species in this family have four ocelli ( simple eyes) on each side of the head and only 21 pairs of legs, but there are excepti .... Description ''Scolopendra hardwickei'' can reach a length of . Antennas consist of 17 or 18 segments, of which the first 6-7 are shiny. It is a pigmented species, with exceptionally bright and contrasting coloration, alternating dark orange and deep black segments, with dark orange legs. The head and antennae or also dark orange, but the first six segments of the antennae are generally of a lighter hue. Distribution This species is common in the south of the Indian peninsula and it is rarely found on the islands of Sumatra and Nicobar. Venom The bite of ''S. hardwickei'' can cause swelling and drowsiness. Bibliograph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhysida
''Rhysida'' is a large genus of Scolopendromorph centipede in the subfamily Otostigminae. It is the second largest genus in the subfamily Otostigminae, with species found in the Neotropics, Indo-Malaya, and Africa. It shares some morphological characteristics with the genus '' Alluropus,'' and its phylogeny in the subfamily Otostigminae is somewhat uncertain. Species * '' Rhysida afra'' (Peters, 1855) (Southern Africa, Bangladesh, Bhutan) * '' Rhysida anodonta'' Lawrence, 1968 (Mozambique) * '' Rhysida braziliensis'' Kraeplin, 1903 (Brazil) * '' Rhysida calcarata'' Pocock, 1891 (Southeast Asia) * '' Rhysida carinulata'' Haase, 1887 (Australasia) * '' Rhysida celeris'' (Humbert & Saussure, 1870) (Latin America) common name Blue-Legged Centipede * '' Rhysida ceylonica'' Gravely, 1912 (Sri Lanka) * '' Rhysida chacona'' Verhoeff, 1944 (Argentina) * '' Rhysida corbetti'' Khanna, 1994 (India) * '' Rhysida crassispina'' Kraeplin, 1903 (India) * '' Rhysida ikhalama'' Joshi et al., ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scolopendra Cataracta
''Scolopendra cataracta'' is a species of centipede in the family Scolopendridae. It is the first known amphibious centipede, growing to up to in length. Discovery George Beccaloni, an entomologist and curator at the Natural History Museum, London, found a specimen of ''S. cataracta'' near the Khao Sok National Park in 2000, while on honeymoon in Thailand. Beccaloni described the centipede as "pretty horrific-looking: very big with long legs and a horrible dark, greenish-black colour" but what caught his attention was that it scurried into a stream rather than the forest when he turned over the stone it was hiding under on the stream bank – unusual behaviour as centipedes typically avoid water. It then ran along the stream bed and hid under a rock underwater. After capturing the centipede, Beccaloni observed that it swam like an eel below the water's surface; his discovery was greeted with scepticism by an expert on ''Scolopendra'', as these centipedes usually occur in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scolopendra Alcyona
''Scolopendra alcyona'', known in Japanese as 琉神大百足 ( ryûjin-ômukade, Ryujin giant centipede) and in English as the Halcyon giant centipede, is a species of amphibious centipede found in the Ryukyu Archipelago of Japan and Taiwan. It is the third amphibious member of the genus ''Scolopendra'' discovered so far, and the largest species of centipede in Japan, as well as the first new centipede species discovered in Japan for 143 years. Appearance Colouration ''Scolopendra alcyona'' has a greenish-black to jade or turquoise coloured trunk, a browninsh black head, bluish-black antennae, and greenish blue ultimate legs, all other legs being yellow in the first article, greenish blue in further ones. In specimens found on Kume-jima island, the legs were wholly yellow. The forcipules and coxosternite are light brown, the sternites pale green, and the pleurons are bluish black with greenish black integument. Size ''Scolopendra alcyona'' is the largest species of ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hemiscolopendra Marginata
''Hemiscolopendra marginata'', the eastern bark centipede, is a common species of centipede found in the Eastern United States The Eastern United States, commonly referred to as the American East, Eastern America, or simply the East, is the region of the United States to the east of the Mississippi River. In some cases the term may refer to a smaller area or the East C ... and parts of Mexico. ''H. marginata'' is the first centipede species shown to exhibit sexual dimorphism in venom composition. Appearance ''Hemiscolopendra marginata'' is a species of medium-sized Scolopendrid centipede, with adults growing around 4 cm in length. References Scolopendridae Animals described in 1821 Taxa named by Thomas Say Arthropods of the United States Arthropods of Mexico {{myriapod-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ethmostigmus
''Ethmostigmus'' is a genus of centipedes of the family Scolopendridae, containing the following species: *'' Ethmostigmus albidus'' Tömösváry, 1885 *'' Ethmostigmus californicus'' Chamberlin, 1958 *'' Ethmostigmus coonooranus'' Chamberlin 1920 *'' Ethmostigmus curtipes'' L. E. Koch 1983 *'' Ethmostigmus granulosus'' Pocock 1898 *'' Ethmostigmus muiri'' L. E. Koch 1983 *'' Ethmostigmus nudior'' L. E. Koch 1983 *'' Ethmostigmus pachysoma'' L. E. Koch 1983 *'' Ethmostigmus parkeri'' L. E. Koch 1983 *'' Ethmostigmus pygomegas'' Kohlrausch 1878 *'' Ethmostigmus relictus'' Chamberlin 1944 *''Ethmostigmus rubripes ''Ethmostigmus rubripes'', the giant centipede, is the largest Australian centipede. Its size tends to vary in accordance with locality, with the head and body length ranging from 7.5 to over , with some individuals exceeding 20 cm. Colorati ...'' Brandt, 1840 *'' Ethmostigmus rugosus'' Haase, 1887 *'' Ethmostigmus spinosus'' *'' Ethmostigmus trigonopodus'' Leach, 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asanada
''Asanada'' is a genus of centipedes in the subfamily Scolopendrinae. It has thirteen known species, which usually grow between in length. It can be distinguished from the genus ''Cormocephalus'' (= ''Cupipes'') by having smooth (as opposed to punctured) anal pleurae, but is otherwise quite similar in appearance. The type species of the genus is ''A. brevicornis'' (by monotypy In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unispec ...), the type specimen of which was collected in Kulu, India. Species References Centipede genera Scolopendridae {{Myriapoda-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ödön Tömösváry
Ödön Tömösváry (''Edmund Tömösváry'', October 12, 1852 in Magyaró – August 15, 1884 in Déva) was Hungarian naturalist, myriapodologist and entomologist. In 1883 he made the seminal description of peculiar sensory organ of myriapods, known today as the temporal organ or organ of Tömösváry. He attended secondary school in Kolozsvár and university of Selmecbánya. Tömösváry completed his university studies in Budapest in 1881, and his doctoral thesis concerned the anatomical structure of the respiratory organ of ''Scutigera coleoptrata''. In his scientific career Tömösváry wrote 57 papers. When he arrived in the Lower Danube region to study the Columbatch fly (Simuliidae) he became sick with tuberculosis. Because of this continuing illness he wasn't able to work as a zoologist and in the last year of his life he worked as a teacher at Kassa. He died on August 15, 1884 in Déva. Tömösváry described 32 new myriapod species: 10 of Diplopoda, 19 of Chilopod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
