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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Myriapods (Myriapoda) » Centipedes (Chilopoda) » Bark Centipedes (Scolopendromorpha) » Scolopocryptopidae » Scolopocryptops » Scolopocryptops sexspinosus
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Red Centipede - Scolopocryptops sexspinosus
Copyright © 2014 Dan Davison

Red Centipede - Scolopocryptops sexspinosus
Bullitt County, Kentucky, USA
October 10, 2014
Size: 2 inch
Red Centipede under a flat rock in some dry woods. Very quick.

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Contributed by Dan Davison on 10 October, 2014 - 9:30pm
Last updated 24 October, 2014 - 8:54am

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… Joseph DeSisto Alling, 24 October, 2014 - 8:54am login or register to post comments

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… Ken Wolgemuth, 23 October, 2014 - 6:03pm login or register to post comments

Scolopocryptops
I believe it is in Scolopocryptops, possibly Scolopocryptops sexspinosus.
Compare:
… Jeff Brown, 10 October, 2014 - 10:10pm login or register to post comments

 
Scolopocryptops rubiginosus?
Looks more like the Scolopocryptops rubiginosus to me....

What are the distinguishing characteristics?
… Dan Davison, 10 October, 2014 - 10:19pm login or register to post comments

 
Secret!
I actually don't know (shhh), was guessing based on range and visual match.
Dr. Shelley or Joseph would know!
… Jeff Brown, 10 October, 2014 - 11:00pm login or register to post comments

 
Scolopocryptops sexspinosus
The identifying characteristics involve the relative hairiness of the antennal segments and the last pair of legs, plus a pair of sutures that may (peregrinator, rubiginosus) or may not (sexspinosus, nigridius) run down the back. I don't see any sutures, and that plus the size/color makes this sexspinosus. The other eastern Scolopocryptops without sutures is nigridius but that one is much smaller and more of a greenish color.
… Joseph DeSisto Alling, 24 October, 2014 - 8:54am login or register to post comments

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