Parascutigera Explained

Parascutigera is a genus of centipedes in the family Scutigeridae. It was described by German myriapodologist Karl Wilhelm Verhoeff in 1904.^[1]

Species

There are about 12 valid species, including:

• Parascutigera aequispinata Ribaut, 1923
• Parascutigera alveolus Ribaut, 1923
• Parascutigera dahli Verhoeff, 1904
• Parascutigera festiva Ribaut, 1923
• Parascutigera guttata Verhoeff, 1925
• Parascutigera latericia Ribaut, 1923
• Parascutigera lembehna Chamberlin, 1944
• Parascutigera montana Verhoeff, 1937
• Parascutigera nubila Ribaut, 1923
• Parascutigera peluda Edgecombe, 2009
• Parascutigera philippina Chamberlin, 1921
• Parascutigera sphinx Verhoeff, 1925

Notes and References

1. Web site: 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. 17 March 2023.