Scolopendra sumichrasti explained

Scolopendra sumichrasti is a species of arthropod; a scolopendrid centipede found in Latin America.

Distribution

Scolopendra sumichrasti has been recorded from Honduras, Belize, Guatemala, Panama, and Mexico.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Taxonomy

A 2006 paper suggested that Scolopendra sumichrasti could be a synonym of Scolopendra pomacea.^[4]

Bite

The pain from the bite of Scolopendra sumichrasti is described as lasting between 15 and 30 minutes.^[5]

Scolopendra sumichrasti is one of several centipedes known to prey on bats.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Book: Museum, United States National . Proceedings: Entomological papers . 1922 . en.
2. Book: Bücherl . Wolfgang . Venomous Animals and Their Venoms: Venomous Invertebrates . Buckley . Eleanor E. . 2013-09-24 . Elsevier . 978-1-4832-6289-5 . en.
3. Cupul-Magaña . Fabio Germán . Bueno-Villegas . Julián . Rodríguez-López . Emma . 2018 . Nuevas localidades de registro de Scolopendra sumichrasti Saussure en México (Scolopendromorpha: Scolopendrida) . Revista Chilena de Entomología . 44 . 1 . 85–92.
4. Shelley . Rowland M. . 6 Jul 2006 . A chronological catalog of the New World species of Scolopendra L., 1758 (Chilopoda: Scolopendromorpha: Scolopendridae) . . 1253 . 1 . 10.11646/zootaxa.1253.1.1.
5. Book: Alexander, John O'Donel . Arthropods and Human Skin . 2012-12-06 . Springer Science & Business Media . 978-1-4471-1356-0 . en.
6. Martínez-Coronel . Matías . Cupul-Magaña . Fabio Germán . Nieto-Toscano . Luis Francisco . 2019-07-10 . Ataques del ciempiés gigante Scolopendra sumichrasti Saussure, 1860 (Scolopendromorpha: Scolopendridae) sobre el murciélago Natalus mexicanus Miller, 1902 (Chiroptera: Natalidae) en Chiapas, México . Acta Zoológica Mexicana . es . 35 . 1–5 . 10.21829/azm.2019.3502069 . 199110857 . 2448-8445. free .