Otostigmus Explained

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

Species

Subgenus (Otostigmus)

Subgenus (Dactylotergitius)

Subgenus (Parotostigmus)

Children with uncertain position

Notes and References

  1. 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 . Raffles Bulletin of Zoology . 62 . 339.