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Family of centipedes

Scutigeridae
Temporal range: 122.46–0 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Early Cretaceous to present
Scutigera coleoptrata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Chilopoda
Order: Scutigeromorpha
Family: Scutigeridae
Leach, 1814
Scutigera coleoptrata

Scutigeridae is a family of centipedes that are known as house centipedes. It includes most species of house centipedes, including Scutigera coleoptrata and Allothereua maculata.

Genera

These 25 genera belong to the family Scutigeridae:

Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net

The earliest known member of this family is †Fulmenocursor, an extinct genus from the Early Cretaceous of the Crato Formation of Brazil.

References

  1. Rosario Dioguardi. "Chilopoda taxonomic browser". ChiloBase. Archived from the original on December 27, 2012. Retrieved June 2, 2011.
  2. Shelley, R.M. "The myriapods, the world's leggiest animals". Retrieved 2018-05-16.
  3. "Scutigeridae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
  4. "Browse Scutigeridae". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
  5. "Scutigeridae". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
  6. "Scutigeridae Family Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
  7. "Fossilworks: Fulmenocursor". fossilworks.org. Retrieved 17 December 2021.

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Taxon identifiers
Scutigeridae


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