hiatian giant,puerto rican giant,what's the difference between the 2?

[beetleman]

just courious, i have both ssp. they look the same except the puerto rican looks alittle darker,is it just a geographic,any info would be great

 

[Randolph XX()]

i have the same question too about the pics in swifts site
can u post some clear pics of the two, plz

 

[beetleman]

i don't have a digi cam yet, :8o but mine too look just like the ones on swifts list.

 

[Randolph XX()]

I think Haitians have metallic green on the tips of their antennas, feets, and terminal legs, digs a lot

 

[Steven]

both are probarly Scolopendra alternans

i've got about 4 different colormorphs of these,...

Florida
Puerto Rica
Haiti
Haiti (Dark)

is it just a geographic

yes

ow yeah,.. here some pictures (mistake the Haitan with the PR !!!)
(from the dark form i haven't got picture yet)
check it out

 

[beetleman]

excellent! thanks for the info,i kinda figured it was geographical.

 

[Randolph XX()]

some
said they are Scolopendra sp. cf.crudelis
http://homepage3.nifty.com/petspets/pede/centi/sco_sp5-PR_giant.html
http://web-box.jp/zooty/centipede1/s_sp5_prgiant/puet_s_sp.jpg
http://web-box.jp/zooty/centipede1/s_sp5_prgiant/puet_sp1.JPG

 

[423]

Hmm, this is my "haitian". So it's a S. alternans then, I've just kept it labeled as Scolopendra sp. (Haiti)?

 

[Steven]

some
said they are Scolopendra sp. cf.crudelis
http://homepage3.nifty.com/petspets/pede/centi/sco_sp5-PR_giant.html
http://web-box.jp/zooty/centipede1/s_sp5_prgiant/puet_s_sp.jpg
http://web-box.jp/zooty/centipede1/s_sp5_prgiant/puet_sp1.JPG

as far as i know sc.crudelis have a ringfurrow on tergite 1

 

[Randolph XX()]

i hope ur site will be done soon, so we can use the STEVEN ID KEY

 

[Steven]

i hope ur site will be done soon, so we can use the STEVEN ID KEY

I don't make these keys up,... they're in the book of Attems,...
this one is even in the K.Sandefer and O.McMonigle guides

 

[Randolph XX()]

hey Steven would u post some pics of Scolopendra crudelis, plz?

 

[Steven]

hey Steven would u post some pics of Scolopendra crudelis, plz?

If i had any,... sure !

but i don't have any,... sorry
(or maybe i do, but aren't aware )

 

[Randolph XX()]

http://members.jcom.home.ne.jp/yota23/perubianorenji1.htm
http://www.tarantulaspiders.com/images/gallery/centipedes/scrudelis.jpg
http://www.visualsunlimited.com/browse/vu308/vu308516.html