
Scutigeridae is a
family
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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
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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''.
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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
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Centipede genera
Scutigeromorpha
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'' 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
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of Brazil
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.
References
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Centipede families
Scutigeromorpha
Extant Early Cretaceous first appearances
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