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This centipede shares many traits with other species in the genus Mesoschendyla, including pore fields limited to the anterior sternites and a single pore on each of the ultimate legs. [5] This species shares an especially extensive set of traits with M. rossi , another species in the same genus found in Zimbabwe .
Scolopendra subspinipes is a species of very large centipede found throughout southeastern Asia. One of the most widespread and common species in the genus Scolopendra, it is also found on virtually all land areas around and within the Indian Ocean, all of tropical and subtropical Asia from Russia to the islands of Malaysia and Indonesia, Australia, South and Central America, the Caribbean ...
Centipedes are elongated segmented animals with one pair of legs per body segment. All centipedes are venomous and can inflict painful stings, injecting their venom through pincer-like appendages known as forcipules or toxicognaths, which are actually modified legs instead of fangs. Despite the name, no species of centipede has exactly 100 legs ...
[1] [2] Centipedes in this genus feature sternal pores in four broad groups on each metasternite, very short ultimate legs, and uniarticulate female gonopods. These centipedes range from 11 cm to 12 cm in length, have 87 to 105 pairs of legs, and are found in southwest Africa .
These centipedes are very elongated with a high mean number of trunk segments (often greater than 100) and great variability in this number within species. [3] The number of leg-bearing segments in this family varies within as well as among species and ranges from 53 to 169. [ 2 ]
Two European species in this family include centipedes with only 29 pairs of legs: Geophilus persephones (29 in the only specimen, a male), and G. richardi (29 or 31 in males and 33 in females). [ 12 ] [ 13 ] In the order Geophilomorpha , only two species include centipedes with fewer leg pairs, both of them in the family Schendylidae . [ 12 ]
Scolopendromorpha is an order of centipedes also known as tropical centipedes [1] or bark centipedes. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] This order includes about 700 species in five families. These centipedes are found nearly worldwide, with tropical and subtropical regions providing the richest diversity in species. [ 4 ]
The genus Scolopendra contains many species of centipedes found across the world's tropics and warmer temperate areas. The species vary considerably in coloration and size. Scolopendra are mostly very large centipedes. The largest species found in tropical climates can exceed 30 cm (12 in) and are the largest living centipedes in the world. [2]