Stigmatogaster
Sign in to saveStigmatogaster is a genus of centipedes in the family Himantariidae. Centipedes in this genus feature a relatively slender trunk, transversally slightly elongate sternal pore-fields on almost all trunk segments, and unusual lateral furrows on some trunk metasternites; most coxal organs open into a dorsal pouch covered by the metatergite. These centipedes range from 5 cm to 10 cm in length, have 83 to 111 pairs of legs, and are found in the Mediterranean region. This genus contains the following species:
Taxonomy · GBIF
Western Yellow Centipede
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassChilopoda
- OrderGeophilomorpha
- FamilyHimantariidae
Observations1,889
Groupanimalia
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Stigmatogaster is a genus of centipedes in the family Himantariidae. Centipedes in this genus feature a relatively slender trunk, transversally slightly elongate sternal pore-fields on almost all trunk segments, and unusual lateral furrows on some trunk metasternites; most coxal organs open into a dorsal pouch covered by the metatergite. These centipedes range from 5 cm to 10 cm in length, have 83 to 111 pairs of legs, and are found in the Mediterranean region. This genus contains the following species: Stigmatogaster arcishericulis Brölemann, 1904 Stigmatogaster atlanteus (Verhoeff, 1938) Stigmatogaster dimidiatus (Meinert, 1870) Stigmatogaster excavatus (Verhoeff, 1924) Stigmatogaster gracilis (Meinert, 1870) Stigmatogaster sardoa Verhoeff, 1901 Stigmatogaster superbus (Meinert, 1870) Stigmatogaster tufi Iorio, 2021 Stigmatogaster souletina and Stigmatogaster subterraneus have been moved to the genus Haplophilus, but the change is not universally accepted; many sources still classify them in the genus Stigmatogaster.
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