A troglobitic species of the centipede Cryptops (Chilopoda, Scolopendromorpha) from northwestern Botswana [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2020 A new species of Cryptops, C. (Cryptops) legagus sp. nov., occurs in caves in the Koanaka and Gcwihaba Hills in northwestern Botswana. Bayesian molecular phylogenetics using 18S rRNA, 28S rRNA, 16S rRNA and cytochrome c oxidase subunit I corroborates a ...
Gregory D. Edgecombe +3 more
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ZooKeys, 2008 The present paper provides a review of the composition, distribution and habitat preferences of the scolopendromorph centipedes of Tunisia. Five (sub-)genera and 8 (sub-)species have hitherto been reported from the country, of which two are of uncertain ...
Nesrine Akkari, Pavel Stoev, John Lewis
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Feeding ecology of scolopendromorphs: integrating a global literature review with Japanese citizen-sourced data [PDF]
PeerJKnowledge of food habits is essential for ecological research, yet those are often assessed based on general assumptions rather than evidence, especially in secretive animals that are difficult to observe in the wild, such as centipedes.
Ryosuke Uno
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First molecular data and the phylogenetic position of the millipede-like centipede Edentistoma octosulcatum Tömösváry, 1882 (Chilopoda: Scolopendromorpha: Scolopendridae). [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 Edentistoma octosulcatum Tömösváry, 1882, is a rare, superficially millipede-like centipede known only from Borneo and the Philippines. It is unique within the order Scolopendromorpha for its slow gait, robust tergites, and highly modified gizzard and ...
Varpu Vahtera, Gregory D Edgecombe
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Teratologías en tres géneros de Scolopendridae (Chilopoda: Scolopendromorpha) del Perú
Revista Chilena de Entomología, 2019 Por primera vez se registran y describen teratologías en una especie y dos morfoespecies de ciempiés de la familia Scolopendridae (Chilopoda: Scolopendromorpha), recolectados en los departamentos de Madre de Dios y Cusco, Perú: Cormocephalus sp ...
Benita Bautista-Challco +4 more
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El género Akymnopellis Shelley, 2008 (Chilopoda, Scolopendromorpha, Scolopendridae) en Chile
Graellsia, 2018 El orden Scolopendromorpha en Chile está representado por las familias Cryptopidae y Scolopendridae, conteniendo a los géneros Cryptops Leach, 1815 y Akymnopellis Shelley, 2008, respectivamente.
Emmanuel Vega-Román +2 more
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Conservation status assessment of Scolopendromorpha (Chilopoda) species in Chile [PDF]
Zoologia (Curitiba)This study presents the first assessment of the conservation status of Chilean species of the order Scolopendromorpha, a group rarely included in conservation policies.
Emmanuel Vega-Román +2 more
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Predatory behavior of three centipede species of the order Scolopendromorpha (Arthropoda: Myriapoda: Chilopoda) [PDF]
Zoologia (Curitiba), 2016 Studies related to centipede feeding and predatory behavior are rare in the literature, and are limited to observations made during fieldwork. Furthermore, they lack descriptions of prey capture.
Samuel P.G. Guizze +4 more
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On the function of the ultimate legs of some Scolopendridae (Chilopoda, Scolopendromorpha) [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2015 The function of the variously shaped ultimate legs of Scolopendridae is briefly reviewed. Their function in Scolopendra heros Girard, 1853, Scolopendra subspinipes Leach, 1815, Scolopendra morsitans (Linnaeus, 1758), Scolopendra galapagoensis Bollman ...
Christian Kronmüller, John G.J. Lewis
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Species limits and phylogeography of Newportia (Scolopendromorpha) and implications for widespread morphospecies [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2015 The genus Newportia Gervais, 1847, includes some 60 nominal species distributed in the Caribbean islands and from Mexico to central South America. Modern keys to species and subspecies are available, greatly facilitating identification, but some species ...
Gregory Edgecombe +3 more
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