Scutigera
Genus of centipedes
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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"[1]).[2][3][4] It is composed of more than 30 species,[5] including the most common and well-studied species, Scutigera coleoptrata.[6]
| Scutigera Temporal range: Eocene to present | |
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| Scutigera coleoptrata, the house centipede | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Chilopoda |
| Order: | Scutigeromorpha |
| Family: | Scutigeridae |
| Genus: | Scutigera Lamarck, 1801 |
| Type species | |
| Scutigera coleoptrata Linnaeus, 1758, by original designation. | |
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Species
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
- Scutigera illigeri, Eocene of Poland (Baltic amber)[7]
- Scutigera leachi, Eocene of Poland (Baltic amber)[7]
