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It is my intention to organize all the keying (indentification) data for centipedes that is available on the internet, boards, and books
this thread will HEAVILY favor giant centipedes, Scolopendromorphae, but info on all will be available
Hopefully this will be a one-stop shop for definitively deciding what some of those common names *really* are
this is going to take for ever and be hideous, in a fun way =P
Is it a centipede?
Centipedes have one pair of legs per body segment, and have many legs (at least 11 or 13 pairs when adult). They have a pair of feet by their head modified into maxillopeds, venom injecting "fangs".
CLASS - Chilopoda
1) Number of pairs of legs; sets of spiracles; antenna segments; other notes
a) >=31legpairs; spiracles on every segment but first and last; 14 ant. segs; long & wormlike
b) 15 legpairs; spiracles on first 7 segments; ; legs LONG, compound eyes present!
c) 15 legpairs; 6 or 7 spiracle sets; ;legs not so long
d) 15 legpairs; 7 spiracle sets; ; "in between" Lithobio and Scolopendro, only in Tasmania!
e) <=23 legpairs; ; 17-30 antenna segments;
1a . . . ORDER - Geophilomorphae
1b . . . ORDER - Scutigeromorphae
1c . . . ORDER - Lithobiomorphae
1d . . . ORDER - Craterostigmorphae
1e . . . ORDER - Scolopendromorphae [thread=53270]key[/thread]
... to be continued!
i would appreciate comments on the form of this post, accuracy, etc
sites cites:
http://www.earthlife.net/insects/chilopod.html
http://www.unict.it/dipartimenti/biologia_animale/webnatur/insetti/miriapod.htm#chilo
to look at:
http://www.biologie.uni-ulm.de/systax/daten/taxa/details/zoo_110.html
http://www.zmuc.dk/EntoWeb/collections-databaser/Chilopoda/chilo.htm
this thread will HEAVILY favor giant centipedes, Scolopendromorphae, but info on all will be available
Hopefully this will be a one-stop shop for definitively deciding what some of those common names *really* are
this is going to take for ever and be hideous, in a fun way =P
Is it a centipede?
Centipedes have one pair of legs per body segment, and have many legs (at least 11 or 13 pairs when adult). They have a pair of feet by their head modified into maxillopeds, venom injecting "fangs".
CLASS - Chilopoda
1) Number of pairs of legs; sets of spiracles; antenna segments; other notes
a) >=31legpairs; spiracles on every segment but first and last; 14 ant. segs; long & wormlike
b) 15 legpairs; spiracles on first 7 segments; ; legs LONG, compound eyes present!
c) 15 legpairs; 6 or 7 spiracle sets; ;legs not so long
d) 15 legpairs; 7 spiracle sets; ; "in between" Lithobio and Scolopendro, only in Tasmania!
e) <=23 legpairs; ; 17-30 antenna segments;
1a . . . ORDER - Geophilomorphae
1b . . . ORDER - Scutigeromorphae
1c . . . ORDER - Lithobiomorphae
1d . . . ORDER - Craterostigmorphae
1e . . . ORDER - Scolopendromorphae [thread=53270]key[/thread]
... to be continued!
i would appreciate comments on the form of this post, accuracy, etc
sites cites:
http://www.earthlife.net/insects/chilopod.html
http://www.unict.it/dipartimenti/biologia_animale/webnatur/insetti/miriapod.htm#chilo
to look at:
http://www.biologie.uni-ulm.de/systax/daten/taxa/details/zoo_110.html
http://www.zmuc.dk/EntoWeb/collections-databaser/Chilopoda/chilo.htm
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