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Genus Scutigera

House Centipedes - Scutigera coleoptrata Bug With Lots of Legs - Scutigera centipede? - Scutigera coleoptrata spider/centipede mix? - Scutigera coleoptrata big bug with many legs - Scutigera coleoptrata centipede on path by Alameda Creek on 2020 July 10 - Scutigera House Centipede - Scutigera coleoptrata House Centipede - Scutigera coleoptrata
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Myriapoda (Myriapods)
Class Chilopoda (Centipedes)
Order Scutigeromorpha (House Centipedes)
Family Scutigeridae
Genus Scutigera
Explanation of Names
Scutigera Lamarck 1801
Numbers
one adventive and 1-4 native spp. in our area(1), ~30 spp. worldwide(2)