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Otostigmus is a genus of centipedes in the family Scolopendridae. It was first described by Swedish naturalist Carl Oscar von Porat in 1876. The genus as a whole comprises around 157 species, found primarily in the Neotropics.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassChilopoda
  4. OrderScolopendromorpha
  5. FamilyScolopendridae

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
61
With media
12
Family
Scolopendridae
Collections
MCZ, QM, USNM
Recorded in
Papua New Guinea, Federated States Of Micronesia, Indonesia, Taiwan, Brazil, Australia, Trinidad And Tobago, [Not Stated]

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Encyclopedic overview

7 sections
Contents
  • Species
  • Subgenus (''Otostigmus'')
  • Subgenus (''Dactylotergitius'')
  • Subgenus (''Parotostigmus'')
  • Taxa with uncertain position
  • Etymology
  • References

Otostigmus is a genus of centipedes in the family Scolopendridae. It was first described by Swedish naturalist Carl Oscar von Porat in 1876. The genus as a whole comprises around 157 species, found primarily in the Neotropics.

==Species== ===Subgenus (Otostigmus)=== Otostigmus aculeatus Otostigmus amballae Otostigmus angusticeps Otostigmus armatus Otostigmus asper Otostigmus astenus Otostigmus ateles Otostigmus australianus Otostigmus beroni Otostigmus brevidentatus Otostigmus burnmurdochi Otostigmus celebensis Otostigmus ceylonicus Otostigmus chiltoni Otostigmus cuneiventris Otostigmus dammermani Otostigmus feae Otostigmus fossuliger Otostigmus foveolatus Otostigmus geophilinus Otostigmus gravelyi Otostigmus kashmiranus Otostigmus lawrencei Otostigmus longicornis Otostigmus martensi Otostigmus metallicus Otostigmus mians Otostigmus multidens Otostigmus nemorensis Otostigmus niasensis Otostigmus noduliger Otostigmus nudus Otostigmus oatesi Otostigmus olivaceus Otostigmus orientalis Otostigmus pahangiensis Otostigmus pamuanus Otostigmus politus Otostigmus poonamae Otostigmus proponens Otostigmus punctiventer Otostigmus reservatus Otostigmus ruficeps Otostigmus rugulosus Otostigmus scaber Otostigmus seychellarum Otostigmus sinicolens Otostigmus spinicaudus Otostigmus spinosus Otostigmus striolatus Otostigmus sucki Otostigmus sulcipes Otostigmus sumatranus Otostigmus sutteri Otostigmus taeniatus Otostigmus tanganjikus Otostigmus telus Otostigmus trisulcatus Otostigmus tuberculatus Otostigmus voprosus

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