Escaryus
Sign in to saveEscaryus is a genus of soil centipedes in the family Schendylidae. These centipedes are notable as schendylids adapted to colder temperatures and restricted to cool climates and high latitudes. With more than 30 species, this genus is easily the largest group of such centipedes in the family Schendylidae. Most schendylids are limited to tropical or subtropical regions.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassChilopoda
- OrderGeophilomorpha
- FamilySchendylidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 3
- Family
- Schendylidae
- Collections
- MCZ, USNM
- Recorded in
- United States, Canada
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- Parent taxon
- Schendylidae
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- Escaryus
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Escaryus is a genus of soil centipedes in the family Schendylidae. These centipedes are notable as schendylids adapted to colder temperatures and restricted to cool climates and high latitudes. With more than 30 species, this genus is easily the largest group of such centipedes in the family Schendylidae. Most schendylids are limited to tropical or subtropical regions.
== Distribution == These centipedes are found in subarctic and temperate regions of the Holarctic realm. This genus is distributed in Eurasia from Moldova, Crimea, and the Caucasus mountains to Siberia, the Russian Far East, Korea, and northern Japan. In North America, these centipedes are found in coastal and central Alaska, the Yukon territory in Canada, Utah, and from Kansas to Minnesota, Virginia, New York, and Massachusetts. Species in this genus are mostly associated with mountainous regions.
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