Scutigera
Genus of centipedes
Scutigera is a centipede genus in the scutigeromorph (house centipede) family Scutigeridae, a group of centipedes with long limbs and true compound eyes (which were once thought to be secondary, re-evolved "pseudofacetted eyes"). It is composed of more than 30 species, including the most common and well-studied species, Scutigera coleoptrata.
01Species
Extant species
- Scutigera aethiopica
- Scutigera argentina
- Scutigera asiatica
- Scutigera buda
- Scutigera carrizala
- Scutigera chichivaca
- Scutigera coleoptrata
- Scutigera complanata
- Scutigera dubia
- Scutigera fissiloba
- Scutigera flavistoma
- Scutigera hispida
- Scutigera linceci
- Scutigera longitarsis
- Scutigera marmorea
- Scutigera melanostoma
- Scutigera nossibei
- Scutigera oweni
- Scutigera oxypyga
- Scutigera parcespinosa
- Scutigera planiceps
- Scutigera poicila
- Scutigera rubrilineata
- Scutigera sanguinea
- Scutigera sinuata
- Scutigera smithii
- Scutigera tancitarona
- Scutigera tonsoris
- Scutigera virescens
- Scutigera voeltzkowi
Fossil species
Sources and credits
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