Biology:Hemiscolopendra
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Short description: Genus of centipedes
| Hemiscolopendra | |
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| Hemiscolopendra marginata, Texas | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Chilopoda |
| Order: | Scolopendromorpha |
| Family: | Scolopendridae |
| Genus: | Hemiscolopendra Kraepelin, 1903 |
Hemiscolopendra is a genus of bark centipedes in the family Scolopendridae. There are about six described species in Hemiscolopendra, found in North, Central, and South America.[1][2][3][4]
Species
These six species belong to the genus Hemiscolopendra:
- Hemiscolopendra chilensis Gervais, 1847
- Hemiscolopendra laevigata Porat, 1876
- Hemiscolopendra marginata (Say, 1821) (eastern bark centipede)
- Hemiscolopendra michaelseni Attems, 1903
- Hemiscolopendra perdita Chamberlin, 1955
- Hemiscolopendra platei Attems, 1903
References
- ↑ "Hemiscolopendra Report". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=1090778. Retrieved 2020-06-06.
- ↑ "Hemiscolopendra". https://www.gbif.org/species/2231565. Retrieved 2020-06-06.
- ↑ "Hemiscolopendra genus Information". https://bugguide.net/node/view/57587. Retrieved 2020-06-06.
- ↑ Shelley, R. M.. "The myriapods, the world's leggiest animals". University of Tennessee. https://ag.tennessee.edu/EPP/Pages/Nadiplochilo/Nadiplochilo.aspx. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
Further reading
- Jeekel, Casimir Albrecht Willem (2005). "Nomenclator generum et familiarum Chilopodorum: a list of the genus and family-group names in the Class Chilopoda from the 10th edition of Linnaeus, 1758, to the end of 1957". Myriapod Memoranda 1. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/241885109.
- Shelley, Rowland M. (2002). A synopsis of the North American centipedes of the order Scolopendromorpha (Chilopoda). Virginia Museum of Natural History.
- Undheim, Eivind A. B.; King, Glenn F. (2011). "On the venom system of centipedes (Chilopoda), a neglected group of venomous animals". Toxicon 57 (4): 512–524. doi:10.1016/j.toxicon.2011.01.004. PMID 21255597.
Wikidata ☰ Q6507549 entry
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