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Otostigmus

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Otostigmus
Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) pococki
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Chilopoda
Order: Scolopendromorpha
Family: Scolopendridae
Tribe: Otostigmini
Genus: Otostigmus
Porat, 1876[1]
Subgenera[2]
  • Otostigmus (Dactylotergitus) Verhoeff, 1937
  • Otostigmus (Otostigmus) Porat, 1876
  • Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) Pocock, 1896
  • Otostigmus kerveilli Karsch, 1888 (incertae sedis)
Synonyms
  • Branchiotrema Köhlrausch, 1878

Otostigmus is a genus of centipedes in the family Scolopendridae. It was first described by Swedish naturalist Carl Oscar von Porat in 1876.[1] The genus as a whole comprises around 157 species, found primarily in the Neotropics.[3]

Species

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Subgenus (Otostigmus)

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Subgenus (Dactylotergitius)

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Subgenus (Parotostigmus)

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Children with uncertain position

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References

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  1. ^ a b Porat, CO von (1983). "Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Scolopendriden". Journal des Museum Godeffroy, Hamburg. 14: 51–74 [70].
  2. ^ "Otostigmus Porat 1876 - Encyclopedia of Life".
  3. ^ Siriwut, Warut; Edgecombe, Gregory D.; Sutcharit, Chirasak; Panha, Somsak. "Brooding behaviour of the centipede Otostigmus spinosus Porat, 1876 (Chilopoda: Scolopendromorpha: Scolopendridae) and its morphological variability in Thailand" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. 62: 339.