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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Myriapods (Myriapoda) » Centipedes (Chilopoda) » House Centipedes (Scutigeromorpha) » Scutigeridae » Dendrothereua » Arizona House Centipede (Dendrothereua homa)

Species Dendrothereua homa - Arizona House Centipede

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Identification · Range · Works Cited
Arizona House Centipede - Dendrothereua homa Scutigera sp. - Dendrothereua homa Scutigera sp. - Dendrothereua homa Centipede 6.26.16 - Dendrothereua homa Dendrothereua homa Dendrothereua homa Dendrothereua - Dendrothereua homa
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Myriapoda (Myriapods)
Class Chilopoda (Centipedes)
Order Scutigeromorpha (House Centipedes)
Family Scutigeridae
Genus Dendrothereua
Species homa (Arizona House Centipede)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Dendrothereua homa (Chamberlin), 1942 (1)
Syn. Scutigera homa Chamberlin 1942
Identification
Plain, orange body lacks the dark lines and markings of the widespread Scutigera coleoptrata.
Range
Southwestern U.S. (known from AZ)
Works Cited
1.Phylogenetics of scutigeromorph centipedes (Myriapoda: Chilopoda) with implications for species delimitation...
Gregory D. Edgecombe and Gonzalo Giribet. 2009. Cladistics 25: 406-427.
Contributed by tom murray on 16 July, 2012 - 5:16pm
Additional contributions by biosam
Last updated 11 October, 2013 - 9:44pm

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