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Scutigeromorpha is an order of centipedes also known as house centipedes. [1] These centipedes are found in the temperate and tropical parts of every continent except Antarctica, with their distribution significantly expanded by the introduction of the Mediterranean species Scutigera coleoptrata throughout Europe, Asia, and North America.
Scutigera coleoptrata, also known as the house centipede, is a species of centipede that is typically yellowish-grey and has up to 15 pairs of long legs. Originating in the Mediterranean region, it has spread to other parts of the world, where it can live in human homes. [1]
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]).
In the primitive condition, seen in the orders Lithobiomorpha, Scutigeromorpha, and Craterostigmomorpha, development is anamorphic: more segments and pairs of legs are grown between moults. [16] For example, Scutigera coleoptrata , the house centipede, hatches with only four pairs of legs and in successive moults has 5, 7, 9, 11, 15, 15, 15 and ...
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Scutigeromorpha: Family: Scutigeridae Leach, 1814: Scutigera coleoptrata. Scutigeridae is a family of centipedes that are known as house centipedes.
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.
Order Scutigeromorpha; Order Lithobiomorpha (stone centipedes) Order †Devonobiomorpha; Order Craterostigmomorpha; Order Scolopendromorpha (tropical centipedes) Order Geophilomorpha (soil centipedes)