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Scutigeridae is a
family Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Idea ...
of
centipede Centipedes (from New Latin , "hundred", and Latin , " foot") are predatory arthropods belonging to the class Chilopoda (Ancient Greek , ''kheilos'', lip, and New Latin suffix , "foot", describing the forcipules) of the subphylum Myriapoda, an ...
s. It includes most of the
species In biology, a species is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of ...
known as house centipedes, including ''
Scutigera coleoptrata ''Scutigera coleoptrata'', also known as the house centipede, is a species of centipede that is typically yellowish-grey and has up to 15 pairs of long legs. Originating in the Mediterranean region, it has spread to other parts of the world, whe ...
'' and '' Allothereua maculata''.


Genera

These 25 genera belong to the family Scutigeridae: * '' Allothereua'' Verhoeff, 1905 i c g * '' Ballonema'' Verhoeff, 1904 i c g * '' Ballonemella'' Verhoeff, 1944 i c g * '' Brasiloscutigera'' Bücherl, 1939 i c g * '' Dendrothereua'' Verhoeff, 1944 i b * '' Diplacrophor'' Chamberlin, 1920 i c g * '' Fulmenocursor'' Wilson, 2001 g * '' Gomphor'' Chamberlin, 1944 i c g * '' Parascutigera'' Verhoeff, 1904 i c g * '' Pesvarus'' Würmli, 1974 i c g * '' Phanothereua'' Chamberlin, 1958 i c g * '' Pilbarascutigera'' Edgecombe and Barrow, 2007 i * '' Podothereua'' Verhoeff, 1905 i c g * '' Prionopodella'' Verhoeff, 1925 i c g * '' Prothereua'' Verhoeff, 1925 i c g * '' Scutigera'' Lamarck, 1801 i c g b * '' Seychellonema'' Butler, Edgecombe, Ball and Giribet, 2011 i g * '' Suctigerina'' g * '' Tachythereua'' Verhoeff, 1905 i c g * '' Thereulla'' Chamberlin, 1955 i c g * '' Thereuonema'' Verhoeff, 1904 i c g * ''
Thereuopoda ''Thereuopoda'' is a centipede genus in the family Scutigeridae. Species * '' T. chinensis'' * '' T. clunifera'' * '' T. longicornis'' * '' T. sandakana'' References External links * * Centipede genera Scutigeromorpha {{myria ...
'' Verhoeff, 1904 i c g * '' Thereuopodina'' Verhoeff, 1905 i c g * '' Thereuoquima'' Bücherl, 1949 i c g * '' Theuronema'' g Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net The earliest known member of this family is †'' Fulmenocursor'', an extinct genus from the
Early Cretaceous The Early Cretaceous (geochronological name) or the Lower Cretaceous ( chronostratigraphic name), is the earlier or lower of the two major divisions of the Cretaceous. It is usually considered to stretch from 145  Ma to 100.5 Ma. Geology Pr ...
of the
Crato Formation The Crato Formation is a geologic formation of Early Cretaceous (Aptian) age in northeastern Brazil's Araripe Basin. It is an important Lagerstätte (undisturbed fossil accumulation) for palaeontologists. The strata were laid down mostly durin ...
of
Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
.


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External links

* * Centipede families Scutigeromorpha Extant Early Cretaceous first appearances {{myriapoda-stub