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Scolopendromorpha
Scolopendromorpha is an order of centipedes also known as tropical centipedes or bark centipedes. This order includes about 700 species in five families. These centipedes are found nearly worldwide, with tropical and subtropical regions providing the richest diversity in species. This order includes the only known amphibious centipedes, ''Scolopendra cataracta'', ''Scolopendra paradoxa'', and ''Scolopendra alcyona''.> Description The centipedes in this order are wikt:epimorphic, epimorphic, hatching with a full complement of segments. They usually possess 21 or 23 trunk segments with the same number of paired legs. The number of leg pairs is fixed at 21 for most species in this order and fixed at 23 for the remaining species, except for two species with intraspecific variation: ''Scolopendropsis bahiensis'', which has 21 or 23 leg pairs, and ''Scolopendropsis duplicata, S. duplicata'', which has 39 or 43 leg pairs. Species in this order have flattened bodies ranging from 9 mm to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Centipede
Centipedes (from Neo-Latin , "hundred", and Latin , "foot") are predatory arthropods belonging to the class Chilopoda (Ancient Greek , ''kheilos'', "lip", and Neo-Latin suffix , "foot", describing the forcipules) of the subphylum Myriapoda, an arthropod group which includes millipedes and other multi-legged animals. Centipedes are elongated segmented ( metameric) animals with one pair of legs per body segment. All centipedes are venomous and can inflict painful stings, injecting their venom through pincer-like appendages known as forcipules or toxicognaths, which are actually modified legs instead of fangs. Despite the name, no species of centipede has exactly 100 legs; the number of pairs of legs is an odd number that ranges from 15 pairs to 191 pairs. Centipedes are predominantly generalist carnivorous, hunting for a variety of prey items that can be overpowered. They have a wide geographical range, which can be found in terrestrial habitats from tropical rainforests ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scolopendridae
Scolopendridae (or, in older documents, Scolopendridæ), from Ancient Greek σκόλοψ (''skólops''), meaning "thorn", and ἔντερον (''énteron''), meaning "earthworm", is a family of large centipedes (class Chilopoda). Description Nearly all species in this family have four ocelli ( simple eyes) on each side of the head and only 21 pairs of legs, but there are exceptions: two scolopendrid species feature more legs (''Scolopendropsis bahiensis'', with 21 or 23 leg pairs, and ''S. duplicata'', with 39 or 43 leg pairs), and some scolopendrid species are eyeless and blind (e.g., ''Cormocephalus sagmus'', ''C. pyropygus'', and ''C. delta''). Three Asian members of this family, ''Scolopendra cataracta'', ''Scolopendra paradoxa'', and ''Scolopendra alcyona,'' are known to show amphibious behaviour. Two other species, '' Scolopendra hardwickei'' and '' Hemiscolopendra marginata,'' are known to show sexual dimorphism in the composition of their venom. Genera Subfamily Otostig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scolopocryptopidae
Scolopocryptopidae is a family of blind centipedes in the order Scolopendromorpha. The number of leg-bearing segments is fixed at 23 for species in this family, which distinguishes the species in this family from all other centipede species. This family includes more than 90 species. Distribution Most species in this family are found in the Americas (North America, South America, and the West Indies) and East Asia (Japan, Korea, China, Vietnam, the Philippines, and Indonesia). Some species have also been recorded in West Africa (from Guinea and Sierra Leone to Gabon), New Guinea, and Fiji. This family is most diverse and abundant in the New World, especially in the Neotropical realm. Description Species in this family are eyeless and have 23 pairs of legs. The second maxillary claw in these species is pectinate. These centipedes have a forcipular coxosternite without prominent serrate tooth-plates, featuring at most a few shallow teeth. Species in this family feature a dist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scolopendra Ovitora
''Scolopendra'', from Ancient Greek σκόλοψ (''skólops''), meaning "thorn", and ἔντερον (''énteron''), meaning "earthworm", is a species-rich genus of large tropical centipedes of the family Scolopendridae. Description The genus ''Scolopendra'' contains many species of centipedes found across the world's tropics and warmer temperate areas. The species vary considerably in coloration and size. ''Scolopendra'' are mostly very large centipedes. The largest species found in tropical climates can exceed and are the largest living centipedes in the world. All ''Scolopendra'' species can deliver a painful bite, injecting venom through their forcipules, which are not fangs or other mouthparts; rather, these are modified legs on the first body segment. Ecology ''Scolopendra'' species are active predators, feeding primarily on insects and other invertebrates. Larger specimens have been observed preying on frogs, tarantulas, lizards, birds, snakes, rodents, and even bats. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cryptopidae
The Cryptopidae are a family of scolopendromorph centipedes. Cryptopids are blind (lacking ocelli) and possess 21 pairs of legs. The genus '' Cryptops'' is the numerically largest in the family, comprising over 150 species worldwide. Classification The following genera, may be included: # '' Cryptops'' Leach, 1814 # '' Eremops'' Bollman, 1893 # '' Mimops'' Kraepelin, 1903 # '' Paracryptops'' Pocock, 1891 # '' Tonkinodentus'' Schileyko, 1992 # '' Trigonocryptops'' Verhoeff, 1906 The genera ''Plutonium Plutonium is a chemical element; it has symbol Pu and atomic number 94. It is a silvery-gray actinide metal that tarnishes when exposed to air, and forms a dull coating when oxidized. The element normally exhibits six allotropes and four ...'' and '' Theatops'' Newport, 1844, formerly classified in the cryptopid subfamily Plutoniuminae, are now placed in the recently elevated family Plutoniumidae. References {{Authority control Centipede families Cryptopidae ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plutoniumidae
Plutoniumidae is a family of centipedes belonging to the order Scolopendromorpha. Centipedes in this family are blind and have 21 pairs of legs. Genera: * ''Plutonium Plutonium is a chemical element; it has symbol Pu and atomic number 94. It is a silvery-gray actinide metal that tarnishes when exposed to air, and forms a dull coating when oxidized. The element normally exhibits six allotropes and four ...'' Cavanna, 1881 * '' Theatops'' Newport, 1844 References {{Taxonbar, from=Q21055416 Scolopendromorpha Centipede families ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scolopendra Alcyona
''Scolopendra alcyona'', the Halcyon giant centipede, is a species of amphibious centipede found in the Ryukyu Archipelago of Japan and Taiwan. It is the third amphibious member of the genus ''Scolopendra'' discovered so far, and the largest species of centipede in Japan, as well as the first new centipede species discovered in Japan for 143 years. Appearance ''Scolopendra alcyona'' has a greenish-black to jade or turquoise coloured trunk, a brownish black head, bluish-black antennae, and greenish blue ultimate legs, all other legs being yellow in the first article, greenish blue in further ones. In specimens found on Kume-jima island, the legs were wholly yellow. The forcipules and coxosternite are light brown, the sternites pale green, and the pleurons are bluish black with greenish black integument. ''Scolopendra alcyona'' is the largest species of centipede in Japan, and grows to twenty centimetres in length and two centimetres in width. Discovery Researchers at t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Myriapod Orders
Myriapods () are the members of subphylum Myriapoda, containing arthropods such as millipedes and centipedes. The group contains about 13,000 species, all of them terrestrial. Although molecular evidence and similar fossils suggests a diversification in the Cambrian Period, the oldest known fossil record of myriapods dates between the Late Silurian and Early Devonian, with ''Pneumodesmus'' preserving the earliest known evidence of air-breathing on land. Other early myriapod fossil species around the similar time period include '' Kampecaris obanensis'' and '' Archidesmus'' sp. The phylogenetic classification of myriapods is still debated. The scientific study of myriapods is myriapodology, and those who study myriapods are myriapodologists. Anatomy Myriapods have a single pair of antennae and, in most cases, simple eyes. Exceptions are the two classes of symphylans and pauropods, the millipede order Polydesmida and the centipede order Geophilomorpha, which are all eyeless. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scolopendra Paradoxa
''Scolopendra paradoxa'' is a species of centipede in the family Scolopendridae. The centipede is endemic to the Philippines. It is one of the few known amphibious centipedes along with ''Scolopendra cataracta'' and ''Scolopendra alcyona ''Scolopendra alcyona'', the Halcyon giant centipede, is a species of amphibious centipede found in the Ryukyu Archipelago of Japan and Taiwan. It is the third amphibious member of the genus ''Scolopendra'' discovered so far, and the largest sp ...''. ''S. paradoxa'' grows to in length and has teal-coloured legs. Carles Doménech, the person who first described the species gained minor controversy after it was found that the specimens were obtained illegally. References paradoxa Centipedes of the Philippines Animals described in 2018 {{Centipede-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scolopendra Cataracta
''Scolopendra cataracta'' is a species of centipede in the family Scolopendridae. It is the first known amphibious centipede and grows to up to in length. Description ''Scolopendra cataracta'' is a giant centipede, growing to around in length; it has long legs and a greenish-black colour. When exposed, it escapes into water. It both runs along stream beds and swims with eel-like horizontal undulations of its body. Out of water, water rolls off the centipede's body leaving it dry as the surface is hydrophobic. The species was discovered, and the first specimen collected, in 2000 near Thailand's Khao Sok National Park. Two more specimens were collected near waterfalls in Laos. DNA analysis confirmed they belonged to ''S. cataracta''; the new species was named for the Latin for waterfall. A further specimen was found in the Natural History Museum's collection, in the shape of a misidentified 1928 centipede from Vietnam. The ecological niche is conjectured to be based on goi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ZooKeys
''ZooKeys'' is a peer-reviewed open access scientific journal covering zoological taxonomy, phylogeny, and biogeography. It was established in 2008 and the founding editor-in-chief was Terry Erwin (Smithsonian Institution The Smithsonian Institution ( ), or simply the Smithsonian, is a group of museums, Education center, education and Research institute, research centers, created by the Federal government of the United States, U.S. government "for the increase a ...) until his death in 2020. In December 2023, Torsten Dikow was appointed the new editor-in-chief. It is published by Pensoft Publishers. ''ZooKeys'' provides all new taxa to the Encyclopedia of Life on the day of publication. Abstracting and indexing The articles published in the journal are indexed across a significant number of repositories. The content of the journal is archived in PubMed Central, CLOCKSS, Zenodo, Portico, Europe PMC, and Zendy, and indexed by a large number of industry leading indexer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
