''Ethmostigmus'' is a genus of

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 ...

s of the

family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its ...

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 ...

, 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 ''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 19 ...

'' L. E. Koch 1983 *'' Ethmostigmus parkeri'' L. E. Koch 1983 *'' Ethmostigmus pygomegas'' Kohlrausch 1878 *''

Ethmostigmus relictus ''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 19 ...

'' 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, 1817 *'' Ethmostigmus tristis'' Meinert, 1886 *'' Ethmostigmus venenosus'' Attems, 1897 *'' Ethmostigmus waiainus'' Chamberlin, 1920 File:Ethmostigmus rubripes (49471966622).jpg, E. rubripes File:Blue-legged Centipede (Ethmostigmus trigonopodus) (12681235843).jpg, E. trignopodus File:Etrig2.jpg, E. trignopodus, possibly the subspecies ''E. trignopodus pygmenasoides'' File:EthmostigmusWynaad.jpg, Unidentified Ethmostigmus.

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