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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Myriapods (Myriapoda) » Centipedes (Chilopoda) » Bark Centipedes (Scolopendromorpha) » Scolopendridae

Family Scolopendridae

Classification · Numbers · Range · Works Cited
Centipede - Scolopendra polymorpha Scolopendra heros arizonensis - Scolopendra heros - Scolopendra heros Giant Redheaded Centipede - Scolopendra heros Hemiscolopendra? - Hemiscolopendra marginata Giant Texas Centipede, Red Headed Centipede - Scolopendra heros 20150508-DSC_9678 - Hemiscolopendra marginata Eastern Bark Centipede (?) - Hemiscolopendra marginata Giant Redheaded Centipede? - Scolopendra heros
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Myriapoda (Myriapods)
Class Chilopoda (Centipedes)
Order Scolopendromorpha (Bark Centipedes)
Family Scolopendridae
Numbers
2 subfamilies, with 8 spp. (of which 5 Scolopendra) in 4 genera in our area(1), TBA spp. in 23 genera worldwide(2)(3)
Range
worldwide(3); in our area, transcontinental in so. US, north to VA-MO-SD-se.MT-e.OR (map)(1)
Works Cited
1.Shelley R.M. (2002-) The centipede order Scolopendromorpha in North America
2.Shelley R.M. The myriapods, the world’s leggiest animals
3.Bonato L. et al. (2016) ChiloBase 2.0 - A world catalogue of centipedes (Chilopoda)
Contributed by Lynette Elliott on 13 October, 2005 - 6:09am
Additional contributions by v belov
Last updated 4 November, 2011 - 11:02am

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