Otostigmus multidens

Otostigmus multidens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Myriapoda
Class:	Chilopoda
Order:	Scolopendromorpha
Family:	Scolopendridae
Genus:	Otostigmus
Species:	O. multidens
Binomial name
Otostigmus multidens Haase, 1887 [1]
Synonyms
Otostigmus armatusAttems, 1953 Otostigmus latidensPocock, 1894 Otostigmus modiglianiiSilvestri, 1895 Otostigmus ruficepsPocock, 1890

Otostigmus multidens is a species of centipede in the Scolopendridae family. It was described in 1887 by German entomologist Erich Haase. ^{[1] [2]}

Etymology

The genus name Otostigmus comes from Ancient Greek οὖς (oûs), meaning 'ear', and στίγμα (stígma), meaning 'brand'. The specific epithet multidens comes from Latin multus, meaning 'many', and dens, meaning 'tooth'.^{[ citation needed ]}

Distribution

The species occurs in Sulawesi and New Guinea. The type locality is Sulawesi. ^[2]

References

1. Haase, E (1887). "Die Indisch-Australischen Myriopoden. Pt. I. Chilopoden". Abhandlungen und Berichte des Königlichen Zoologischen und. Anthropologisch- Ethnographischen Museums zu Dresden. 5: 1–118 [75].
2. Bonato L.; Chagas Junior A.; Edgecombe G.D.; Lewis J.G.E.; Minelli A.; Pereira L.A.; Shelley R.M.; Stoev P.; Zapparoli M. (2016). "ChiloBase 2.0". A World Catalogue of Centipedes (Chilopoda). Rosario Dioguardi and Giuseppe Cortese, University of Padua. Retrieved 17 April 2023.