Ethmostigmus | |
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E. rubripes photographed in Queensland, Australia | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
Class: | Chilopoda |
Order: | Scolopendromorpha |
Family: | Scolopendridae |
Subfamily: | Otostigminae |
Genus: |
Ethmostigmus Pocock, 1898 [1] |
Type species | |
E. trigonopodus | |
Species | |
21, see text | |
Synonyms [1] | |
Ethmostigmus is a genus of centipedes in the family Scolopendridae found in Africa, Asia, and Oceania that is characterised by its large, rounded spiracles. [2] [3]
This genus is widely distributed, with its members being found in tropical and warm temperate regions of Africa, Asia (particularly Southeast Asia and the Indian subcontinent), and Oceania (particularly Australia, Melanesia, and Polynesia). [2] [3]
This genus includes the following species: [1] [4]
Ethmostigmus | |
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E. rubripes photographed in Queensland, Australia | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
Class: | Chilopoda |
Order: | Scolopendromorpha |
Family: | Scolopendridae |
Subfamily: | Otostigminae |
Genus: |
Ethmostigmus Pocock, 1898 [1] |
Type species | |
E. trigonopodus | |
Species | |
21, see text | |
Synonyms [1] | |
Ethmostigmus is a genus of centipedes in the family Scolopendridae found in Africa, Asia, and Oceania that is characterised by its large, rounded spiracles. [2] [3]
This genus is widely distributed, with its members being found in tropical and warm temperate regions of Africa, Asia (particularly Southeast Asia and the Indian subcontinent), and Oceania (particularly Australia, Melanesia, and Polynesia). [2] [3]
This genus includes the following species: [1] [4]