Scolopendra morsitans Linnaeus, 1758

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Rank
SPECIES: Published in
Linnaeus C. Systema naturae. Editio Decima. Holmiae. 1: 824 pp. (1758).

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Classification

kingdom
Animalia: phylum
Arthropoda: class
Chilopoda: order
Scolopendromorpha: family
Scolopendridae: genus
Scolopendra: species
Scolopendra morsitans

Name

Synonyms: Eurylithobius slateri Butler, 1876; Scolopendra afzelii Porat, 1871; Scolopendra angulipes Newport, 1844; Scolopendra attenuata Porat, 1871; Scolopendra bilineata Brandt, 1840; Scolopendra brachypoda Peters, 1862; Scolopendra brandtiana Gervais, 1837; Scolopendra carinipes Humbert & Saussure, 1870; Scolopendra chlorocephala Porat, 1871; Scolopendra cognata Porat, 1871; Scolopendra compressipes Wood, 1862; Scolopendra crassipes Brandt, 1840; Scolopendra elegans Brandt, 1841; Scolopendra erythrocephala Brandt, 1840; Scolopendra fabricii Newport, 1845; Scolopendra formosa Newport, 1845; Scolopendra fulvipes Brandt, 1841; Scolopendra grandidieri Saussure & Zehntner, 1902; Scolopendra impressa Porat, 1876; Scolopendra infesta C.L.Koch, 1847
Homonyms: Scolopendra morsitans Linnaeus, 1758
Common names: Bissiger Skolopender in German; Tansanian blue ringleg in English; red-headed centipede in English

Bibliographic References

Brölemann, Henry W. (08/05/1905) Myriapodes du Museu Paulista. IIe mémorie: Manaos
Gerstäcker, A. (1873). Die Gliederthier-Fauna des Sansibar-Gebietes. 1-542. Leipzig, Heidelberg
International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. Opinion 454 Designation under the Plenary Powers of a type species in harmony with accustomed usage for Scolopendm Linnaeus, 1758 (class Chilopoda).Opinions and declarations rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 15(20), 357-378 (1957)
Kronmüller, Christian: Scolopendra antananarivoensis spec. nov. – a new species of Scolopendra Linnaeus, 1758 related to Scolopendra morsitans Linnaeus, 1758 from Madagascar (Myriapoda, Chilopoda, Scolopendridae) 0341–8391
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.
Lucien M Underwood (1887) The Scolopendridae of the United States
Martínez-Muñoz, Carlos A., and Daniel Perez-Gelabert, 2018: Checklist of the centipedes (Chilopoda) of Hispaniola. Novitates Caribaea, no. 12. 74-101.
Palisot de Beauvois, Ambroise-Marie-François-Joseph (1817) Insectes recueillis en Afrique et en Amérique, dans les royaumes d'Oware et de Benin, á Saint-Domingue et dans les États-Unis, pendant les années 1786-1797
Pierre-André Latreille (1819) Scolopendre, Scolopendra
Siriwut, W.; Edgecombe, G.; Sutcharit, C.; Tongkerd, P.; Panha, S. (2016). A taxonomic review of the centipede genus Scolopendra Linnaeus, 1758 (Scolopendromorpha, Scolopendridae) in mainland Southeast Asia, with description of a new species from Laos. ZooKeys. 590: 1-124. 10.3897/zookeys.590.7950
Siriwut, Warut, Gregory D. Edgecombe, Chirasak Sutcharit, Piyoros Tongkerd, and Somsak Panha, 2016: A taxonomic review of the centipede genus Scolopendra Linnaeus, 1758 (Scolopendromorpha, Scolopendridae) in mainland Southeast Asia, with description of a new species from Laos. ZooKeys, vol. 590. 1-124.
Undheim, Eivind A. B.,Jenner, Ronald A. (05/02/2021) Phylogenetic analyses suggest centipede venom arsenals were repeatedly stocked by horizontal gene transfer