Scolopendra pinguis explained
Scolopendra pinguis is a species of centipede in the subfamily Scolopendrinae that is endemic to Southeast Asia.[1] [2] [3]
Appearance
Scolopendra pinguis is small, growing around 6.4 cm in length. Its antennae are blue and hairless at the base, fading to pale blue and covered with fine, short hairs. They have 17 articles (antennae segments).
Colour morphs
Pocock initially described S. pinguis as "of a deep uniform olivaceous tint", but a 2015 paper described four colour morphs that can be separated into a blackish monocromatic population and a dichromatic blue/yellow one, which are presented below:[4]
| Head | Segments | Legs | Pleurites |
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| 1A | Dark blue | Dark blue | All blue; legs 19-21 dark blue. | Black with pale blue integument. |
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| 1B | Dark blue | Dark blue | Yellowish on prefemur, with other articles pale blue with yellowish banding near joints. Last three legs dark blue to black. | Black with pale blue integument. |
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| 2A | Dark blue in front, yellow in back | First tergite yellow, other tergites dark blue. | Dark blue to black | Black with pale blue integument. |
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| 2B | Dark blue in front, yellow in back | First tergite yellow, others blue to bluish-grey. | Yellowish on prefemur, with other articles pale blue with yellowish banding near joints. | Black with pale blue integument. | |
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References for information in table:.
[5] [6] Notes and References
- Siriwut . Warut . Edgecombe . Gregory . Sutcharit . Chirasak . Tongkerd . Piyoros . Panha . Somsak . 2016-05-17 . A taxonomic review of the centipede genus Scolopendra Linnaeus, 1758 (Scolopendromorpha, Scolopendridae) in mainland Southeast Asia, with description of a new species from Laos . ZooKeys . en . 590 . 1–124 . 10.3897/zookeys.590.7950 . 27408540 . 4926625 . 1313-2970. free .
- Book: Museo civico di storia naturale di Genova (Italy) . Annali del Museo civico di storia naturale di Genova . 1870 . Genova : Tip. del R. Istituto Sordo-Muti . Smithsonian Libraries.
- Web site: Scolopendra pinguis Pocock 1891 - Encyclopedia of Life . 2022-09-04 . eol.org.
- Siriwut . Warut . Edgecombe . Gregory D. . Sutcharit . Chirasak . Panha . Somsak . 2015-08-13 . The Centipede Genus Scolopendra in Mainland Southeast Asia: Molecular Phylogenetics, Geometric Morphometrics and External Morphology as Tools for Species Delimitation . PLOS ONE . en . 10 . 8 . e0135355 . 10.1371/journal.pone.0135355 . 26270342 . 4536039 . 2015PLoSO..1035355S . 1932-6203. free .
- 2015-08-13 . The Centipede Genus Scolopendra in Mainland Southeast Asia: Molecular Phylogenetics, Geometric Morphometrics and External Morphology as Tools for Species Delimitation . PLOS ONE . en . 10 . 8 . e0135355 . 10.1371/journal.pone.0135355 . 1932-6203. free . Siriwut . Warut . Edgecombe . Gregory D. . Sutcharit . Chirasak . Panha . Somsak . 26270342 . 4536039 . 2015PLoSO..1035355S .
- Bonato . Lucio . Edgecombe . Gregory . Lewis . John . Minelli . Alessandro . Pereira . Luis . Shelley . Rowland . Zapparoli . Marzio . 2010-11-18 . A common terminology for the external anatomy of centipedes (Chilopoda) . ZooKeys . en . 69 . 17–51 . 10.3897/zookeys.69.737 . 21594038 . 3088443 . 1313-2970. free .
