Scolopendra arthrorhabdoides

Species of Colombian centipede

Scolopendra arthrorhabdoides
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Myriapoda
Class:	Chilopoda
Order:	Scolopendromorpha
Family:	Scolopendridae
Genus:	Scolopendra
Species:	S. arthrorhabdoides
Binomial name
*Scolopendra arthrorhabdoides* Ribault, 1912

Scolopendra arthrorhabdoides is a species of Scolopendrid centipede found in Colombia. It was described in 1912 by Henri Ribaut.

Appearance

Scolopendra arthrorhabdoides is a small species, the type specimen measuring only 45 mm in length. Its maximum length is 59 mm. S. arthrorhabdoides has a green trunk, grey legs, and olive green antennae. Its ultimate legs are dark blue. Its antennae are divided into 17 articles (antennomeres)

Distribution

S. arthrorhabdoides is found only in parts of Colombia between altitudes of 150 and 1550 m. Within its range, it is most common in Meta.

References

^ ".:CHILOBASE:". chilobase.biologia.unipd.it. Retrieved 2022-10-13.
^ Société des sciences naturelles de Neuchâtel; Neuchâtel, Société des sciences naturelles de (1914). Mémoires de la Société des Sciences Naturelles de Neuchâtel. Vol. 5.
"Scolopendra arthrorhabdoides Ribaut, 1912". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2022-10-13.
^ Chagas-Jr, Amazonas; Jiménez, Sebastián Galvis (2018-05-29). "Taxonomic reassessment and redescription of Scolopendra arthrorhabdoides Ribaut, 1913, with a discussion on its related species (Scolopendromorpha, Scolopendridae)". Zootaxa. 4425 (1): 153. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4425.1.9. ISSN 1175-5334.
^ "Scolopendra arthrorhabdoides Ribaut, 1912". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2023-05-02.
Lewis, John G. E. (2016). "On the consistency of some taxonomic characters in the Scolopendromorpha and comments on the scolopocryptopid subfamily Kethopinae (Myriapoda: Chilopoda)" (PDF). Acta Soc. Zool. Bohem. 80: 21–31. ISSN 1211-376X.

Misplaced Pages