Scutigeridae

Scutigeridae Temporal range: 122.46–0  Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Early Cretaceous to present
Scutigera coleoptrata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Myriapoda
Class:	Chilopoda
Order:	Scutigeromorpha
Family:	Scutigeridae Leach, 1814

Scutigera coleoptrata

Scutigeridae is a family of centipedes that are known as house centipedes. It includes most species of house centipedes, including Scutigera coleoptrata and Allothereua maculata . House centipedes are so named because they are frequently found in and around human dwellings, especially in damp, dark or dimly lit areas such as basements, bathrooms and garages. ^{[1] [2]}

Genera

These 25 genera belong to the family Scutigeridae:

• Allothereua Verhoeff, 1905 ^{i c g}
• Ballonema Verhoeff, 1904 ^{i c g}
• Ballonemella Verhoeff, 1944 ^{i c g}
• Brasiloscutigera Bücherl, 1939 ^{i c g}
• Dendrothereua Verhoeff, 1944 ^{i b}
• Diplacrophor Chamberlin, 1920 ^{i c g}
• Fulmenocursor Wilson, 2001 ^g
• Gomphor Chamberlin, 1944 ^{i c g}
• Parascutigera Verhoeff, 1904 ^{i c g}
• Pesvarus Würmli, 1974 ^{i c g}
• Phanothereua Chamberlin, 1958 ^{i c g}
• Pilbarascutigera Edgecombe and Barrow, 2007 ⁱ
• Podothereua Verhoeff, 1905 ^{i c g}
• Prionopodella Verhoeff, 1925 ^{i c g}
• Prothereua Verhoeff, 1925 ^{i c g}
• Scutigera Lamarck, 1801 ^{i c g b}
• Seychellonema Butler, Edgecombe, Ball and Giribet, 2011 ^{i g}
• Tachythereua Verhoeff, 1905 ^{i c g}
• Thereulla Chamberlin, 1955 ^{i c g}
• Thereuonema Verhoeff, 1904 ^{i c g}
• Thereuopoda Verhoeff, 1904 ^{i c g}
• Thereuopodina Verhoeff, 1905 ^{i c g}
• Thereuoquima Bücherl, 1949 ^{i c g}

Data sources: i = ITIS, ^[3] c = Catalogue of Life, ^[4] g = GBIF, ^[5] b = Bugguide.net ^[6]

The earliest known member of this family is † Fulmenocursor , an extinct genus from the Early Cretaceous of the Crato Formation of Brazil. ^[7]

References

1. Rosario Dioguardi. "Chilopoda taxonomic browser". ChiloBase. Archived from the original on December 27, 2012. Retrieved June 2, 2011.
2. Shelley, R.M. "The myriapods, the world's leggiest animals" . Retrieved 2018-05-16.
3. "Scutigeridae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
4. "Browse Scutigeridae". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
5. "Scutigeridae". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
6. "Scutigeridae Family Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
7. "Fossilworks: Fulmenocursor". fossilworks.org. Retrieved 17 December 2021.

External links

• Data related to Scutigeridae at Wikispecies
• Media related to Scutigeridae at Wikimedia Commons