Cormocephalus westwoodi

Cormocephalus westwoodi
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Myriapoda
Class:	Chilopoda
Order:	Scolopendromorpha
Family:	Scolopendridae
Genus:	Cormocephalus
Species:	C. westwoodi
Binomial name
Cormocephalus westwoodi Newport, (1844)
Synonyms
Cormocephalus disparPorat 1871 Cormocephalus dispar dispar Cormocephalus elegansKraepelin 1903 Cormocephalus elegans elegans Cormocephalus fangarokaSaussure & Zehntner 1902 Cormocephalus foecundusNewport 1845 Cormocephalus huttoniPocock 1893 Cormocephalus lanatipesKohlrausch 1878 Cormocephalus longicornisPorat 1871 Cormocephalus monilicornisPorat 1876 Cormocephalus pallipesNewport 1845 Cormocephalus purpureusPocock 1893 Cormocephalus rugulosusPorat 1871 Cormocephalus sarasinorumHaase 1887 Cormocephalus violaceusNewport 1845 Cormocephalus westwoodi microdens Scolopendra puncticepsGervais 1847 Scolopendra violacescensGervais 1847

Cormocephalus westwoodi is a species of centipedes in the family Scolopendridae. The species was previously considered by many names in many regions of the world, where some synonyms are still exists valid in certain countries. ^[1] Five subspecies are currently recognized. ^[2]

Subspecies

• Cormocephalus westwoodi anceps
• Cormocephalus westwoodi lambertoni
• Cormocephalus westwoodi nubigenus
• Cormocephalus westwoodi ribauti
• Cormocephalus westwoodi westwoodi

Ecology and description

Like other bark centipedes, C. westwoodi also prefer to live under rocks, barks and litter. It is the largest centipede found in Tasmania, reaching 60 mm in length. It is also used as a pet in Oceanian countries. ^[3] The species often confused with Cormocephalus aurantiipes .

References

1. "Cormocephalus westwoodi (Newport,1844)". Chilobase. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
2. "Cormocephalus westwoodi Newport (1844)". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
3. "Cormocephalus westwoodi (Newport, 1844) in Tasmania". Tasmanian Multipedes. Archived from the original on 17 March 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2016.

• Newport G. (1844). A list of the species of Myriapoda order Chilopoda contained in the cabinets of the British Museum with synoptic descriptions of forty-seven new species - Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 13: 94-101, see p. 100.
• Schileyko A.A., Stagl V. (2004). The collection of scolopendromorph centipedes (Chilopoda) in the Natural History Museum in Vienna: a critical re-evaluation of former taxonomic identifications - Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien, Serie B, 105B: 67-137, see p. 81.