Otostigminae

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Otostigminae
A large yellowish centipede with dark stipes on a white background
Ethmostigmus rubripes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Chilopoda
Order: Scolopendromorpha
Family: Scolopendridae
Subfamily: Otostigminae
Kraepelin, 1903
Type genus
Otostigmus
Porat, 1876
Genera

Otostigminae is a large subfamily of centipedes, containing nearly half of all species in the family Scolopendridae. Members of this subfamily are abundant and widespread throughout the tropical and subtropical regions of the world, mostly in Africa, Asia (particularly Southeast Asia and the Indian subcontinent), and Australia.[1] The type genus Otostigmus[2] is the most speciose within the subfamily.[3]

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