Hemiscolopendra marginata

Hemiscolopendra marginata, the eastern bark centipede, is a common species of centipede found in the Eastern United States and parts of Mexico.^[2][3][4] H. marginata is the first centipede species shown to exhibit sexual dimorphism in venom composition.^[5]

Hemiscolopendra marginata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Myriapoda
Class:	Chilopoda
Order:	Scolopendromorpha
Family:	Scolopendridae
Genus:	Hemiscolopendra
Species:	H. marginata
Binomial name
Hemiscolopendra marginata (Say, 1821)
Synonyms[1]
Scolopendra parva Wood, 1861 Scolopendra punctiventris Newport, 1844 Scolopendra woodi Meinert, 1886

Appearance

Hemiscolopendra marginata is a species of medium-sized Scolopendrid centipede, with adults growing around 4 cm in length.^[4][6]