New centipede

Ridoo

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Hi Christian,

I guess it's a south american species?

Ringfurrow and 5 sparsely hirsute antenna segments - It can be S. galapagoensis. Can you get detailed photos of the teeth, prefemur of the legs, sternites and medially legs/terminsl legs?

René
 
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Steven

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@ first sight I would also guess galapagoensis, some more pictures of details would help. Very nice picture and specimen btw!:drool:
 

krabbelspinne

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Hi Steven, hi Rene,

it is very very exciting. In my opinion it is something between Scolopendra gigantea, Scolopendra galapagoensis and Scolopendra gigantea weyhrauchi.

I will post detailed pics as soon as possible as well as another specimen with totally different colours....
 

Steven

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S. galapagoensis and S. gigantea weyrauchi are synonymous as far as i know, so judging on the keys between gigantea and galapagoensis it's more likely to be galapagoensis no ? :?
 

krabbelspinne

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yes that`s right. Shelley brought together Sc. gig. weyhrauchi and galapagoensis.

My new specimen have taxonomical characteristics that fit to both - such as the specimen which were called "Scolopendra gigantea robusta", but differ a bit from this....
 

Steven

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My new specimen have taxonomical characteristics that fit to both
mmm, i think that's normal for every specie out there no ?:?

even a Sc.polymorpha has some taxonomical keys that are equal to other specie, like the ringfurrow for an example,... it's important to follow the keychain and focus on the differences, not only the description tmo

I will post detailed pics as soon as possible as well as another specimen with totally different colours....
please do :} for now i only know of 2 colorforms of galapagoensis, the orange form (banded or not) and the darker brown form, i'm sure there are plenty other forms out there.
 

Greg Pelka

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Don't know why, but I'm always hate opening your topics called "new centipede" :p
I'm jealous!
 

Xenomorph

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Hello,

I would say galapagoensis at first glance. As he looks and the features of the very early mistakenly called white S.gigantea spec. "robusta" is similar.

cheer
Sandro
 

Androctonus_bic

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IMO opinin both of them are galapagoensis; abviously according the taxonomical details you have exposet in pictures...

Nice adition!

P.D: maybe galapagoensis is one of the more variable in colourness inside genus scolopendra. Red, black, brow, blue-grenish, stripped non stripped... My favourite!
 
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