Theatops Newport, 1844
Theatops Newport, 1844
Original description: Newport G. (1844). [Conclusion of the monograph on the Myriapoda Chilopoda"] - Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London, 1: 191-197, see p. 193.
Order: Scolopendromorpha
Family: Plutoniumidae
Original rank: genus
Type species: Cryptops posticus Say, 1821 - by subsequent designation
Fixed by: Di Z., Cao Z., Wu Y., Yin S., Edgecombe G. D. & Li W. (2010). Discovery of the centipede family Plutoniumidae (Chilopoda) in Asia: a new species of Theatops from China, and the taxonomic value of spiracle distributions in Scolopendromorpha - Zootaxa , 2667: 51-63, see p. 410.
Synonym(s):
Last taxonomic scrutiny: Di Z., Cao Z., Wu Y., Yin S., Edgecombe G. D. & Li W. (2010). Discovery of the centipede family Plutoniumidae (Chilopoda) in Asia: a new species of Theatops from China, and the taxonomic value of spiracle distributions in Scolopendromorpha - Zootaxa, 2667: 51-63, see p. 54.
Valid Species:
- Theatops californiensis Chamberlin, 1902
- Theatops chuanensis Di, Cao, Wu, Yin, Edgecombe & Li, 2010
- Theatops erythrocephalus C. L. Koch, 1847
- Theatops phanus Chamberlin, 1951
- Theatops posticus (Say, 1821)
- Theatops spinicaudus Wood, 1862
