Scolopendra arthrorhabdoides explained

Scolopendra arthrorhabdoides is a species of Scolopendrid centipede found in Colombia.[1] [2] [3] [4] It was described in 1912 by Henri Ribaut.

Appearance

Scolopendra arthrorhabdoides is a small species, the type specimen measuring only 45 mm in length. Its maximum length is 59 mm. S. arthrorhabdoides has a green trunk, grey legs, and olive green antennae. Its ultimate legs are dark blue.[5] Its antennae are divided into 17 articles (antennomeres)[6]

Distribution

S. arthrorhabdoides is found only in parts of Colombia between altitudes of 150 and 1550 m. Within its range, it is most common in Meta.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: .:CHILOBASE:. . 2022-10-13 . chilobase.biologia.unipd.it.
  2. Book: Société des sciences naturelles de Neuchâtel . Mémoires de la Société des Sciences Naturelles de Neuchâtel . Neuchâtel . Société des sciences naturelles de . 1914 . 5.
  3. Web site: Scolopendra arthrorhabdoides Ribaut, 1912 . 2022-10-13 . www.gbif.org . en.
  4. Chagas-Jr . Amazonas . Jiménez . Sebastián Galvis . 2018-05-29 . Taxonomic reassessment and redescription of Scolopendra arthrorhabdoides Ribaut, 1913, with a discussion on its related species (Scolopendromorpha, Scolopendridae) . Zootaxa . 4425 . 1 . 153 . 10.11646/zootaxa.4425.1.9 . 1175-5334.
  5. Web site: Scolopendra arthrorhabdoides Ribaut, 1912 . 2023-05-02 . www.gbif.org . en.
  6. Lewis . John G. E. . 2016 . On the consistency of some taxonomic characters in the Scolopendromorpha and comments on the scolopocryptopid subfamily Kethopinae (Myriapoda: Chilopoda) . Acta Soc. Zool. Bohem . 80 . 21–31 . 1211-376X.