Scutigera linceci

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Scutigera linceci
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Chilopoda
Order: Scutigeromorpha
Family: Scutigeridae
Genus: Scutigera
Species:
S. linceci
Binomial name
Scutigera linceci
Wood, 1867
Synonyms[1]
    • Dendrothereua homa (Chamberlin, 1942)
    • Dendrothereua nubila (Chamberlin, 1921)
    • Scutigera arborum Verhoeff, 1944
    • Scutigera dorothea Chamberlin, 1943
    • Scutigera homa Chamberlin, 1942
    • Scutigera mexicana de Saussure & Humbert, 1872
    • Scutigera nubila Chamberlin, 1921
    • Scutigera occidentalis F.Meinert, 1886
    • Scutigera phana Chamberlin, 1943

Scutigera linceci, the Arizona house centipede[2][3] (originally described as Cermatia linceci) is a species of the Scutigeromorph centipede found in the Southern United States and Central America.[4][5] Its species name refers to Dr Lincecum, a field naturalist.[6] In the wild, they live under stones and in hollow logs, but the species frequently enters human habitation.[3][6][7]

Appearance[edit]

Scutigera linceci is much smaller than the common house centipede, Scutigera coleoptrata,[note 1] growing to only 3.8 centimetres (1.5 in), and can further by differentiated from the latter species by the shape of the head and tergites, and its colouration.[3][7][8]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Referred to as Scutigera forceps by both Wood (1867) and Pocock (1910). Scutigera forceps has since been synonymized with S. coleoptrata, and Pocock in fact noted that S. forceps "...is very closely allied to, if not identical with, the common S.-European S. coleoptrata..." [1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Scutigera linceci". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2022-12-30.
  2. ^ Citizen science observations for Scutigera linceci at iNaturalist
  3. ^ a b c Nguyen, Vy (2022-03-06). "Centipedes in Texas: Types, Identification & Facts". ThePetEnthusiast. Retrieved 2022-12-26.
  4. ^ "Scutigera linceci Wood, 1867". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2022-12-26.
  5. ^ "ADW: Scutigera linceci: CLASSIFICATION". animaldiversity.org. Retrieved 2022-12-26.
  6. ^ a b Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences of (1867). Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. Vol. 19. Philadelphia: Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.
  7. ^ a b Godman, Frederick Du Cane; Horman-Fisher, Maud; Knight, H.; Salvin, Osbert; Saunders, G. S.; Schlereth, M. v; Sharp, M. A.; Wilson, Edwin; Wulp, F. M. van der (1910). Biologia Centrali-Americana :zoology, botany and archaeology. [London: Published for the editors by R. H. Porter].
  8. ^ United States National Museum; Museum, United States National (1893). Bulletin of the United States National Museum. Washington: G.P.O.
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