Family Scolopendridae

Classification · Numbers · Range · Works Cited

Centipede Texas (Scolopendra polymorpha) - Scolopendra polymorpha

Chilopoda Centipede - not a house centipede - Hemiscolopendra marginata

Scolopendra viridis ?? - Scolopendra polymorpha

Arboreal centipede in hollow twig - Hemiscolopendra marginata

Scolopendra polymorpha? - Scolopendra polymorpha

Scolopendromorph? - Scolopendra polymorpha

Centipede in Middle Tennessee - Hemiscolopendra marginata

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.	Minelli A. (ed) (2013) Chilobase: A web resource for Chilopoda taxonomy

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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