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Genus of centipedes From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Scutigera
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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]

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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

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