Iowa Scolopendramorphae

[thread=52590]STATE CENTIPEDE INDEX[/thread]


short answer: yes, there are several species of Scolopendramorphae in IA, but not the true giants, Scolopendridae, Scolopendrinae, or Genus Scolopendra

this is a copy from WI, to be editted for IA as time permits

DmbRS = Distribution map, by R. Shelley
GIS = Google Image Search

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Order: Scolopendramorpha [/size] DMbRS
[size=+1]Family: Scolopendridae
Sub-family: Scolopendrinae
Genus: Scolopendra
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None, sorry ... but you DO have Scolopendramorphae, just not the classic Scolopendra genus Giants of the Giants


[size=+1]Family: Scolopocryptopidae
Sub-family: Scolopocryptopinae
Genus: Scolopocryptops
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Scolopocryptops sexspinosus: DmbRS GIS
. . . Range: All but the northern border.

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Family: Cryptopidae[/size] (note: these are all eyeless, i am almost postitive, and tend to be on the smaller side)

[size=+1]Sub-family: Plutoniuminae[/size] (gee that sounds pretty carverniculous... Pluto being the god of the underworld and all...)
[size=+1]Genus: Theatops
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Theatops sexspinosus DMbRS GIS

Theatops spinicaudas DMbRS
Within 100 miles of IOWA

[size=+2]Almost in Iowa:[/size]

spot sightings of introduces species Distribution Map, by R.Shelley



[size=+1]Sub-family: Cryptopinae[/size] DMbRS (eyeless, i think)
Within 100 miles of IOWA

Rock on! Just as I figured.

How's california going for you?

Evil Cheshire said:

Rock on! Just as I figured.

How's california going for you?

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very cool!

i just saw a BLACK stone centipede for the first time!

it's not a scolopendramorphae... but it's still a 1" long centi... and i've never seen a black one before!

GiS

Man, that sounds like allot of work. But if you like what you're doing....then it's not work.

Galapoheros said:

Man, that sounds like allot of work. But if you like what you're doing....then it's not work.

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i'm sufficiently geeky to the point it is fun

i am actually working Iowa while i'm helping my brother move

You are "vacationing" while you help your brother move! Ha! Talk about moving... I have to get out of here man. My new neighbor is a racist nut case. He is like a pile of dog doo doo. He repels people. He is a Hitler fan. I am going to move too. I have to. He has no friends and always trying to make contact with me. Have to get away from this guy. I consider him dangerous. I don't need to or want to be here anymore anyway. And, I've had a little real-estate appreciation. So I think it's all good. Just need to submit to the calling and "just do it" like the commercial says. The only commercials I like are the ones that exploit the truth, but I don't like why they exploit the truth....uh aaanyway, and btw, I plan on finding that mystery pede I found in W tx. sooner or later!