Theatops californiensis Chamberlin, 1902
Theatops californiensis Chamberlin, 1902
Original description: Chamberlin R.V. (1902). A new genus and three new species of chilopods - Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 54: 39-43, see p. 41.
Order: Scolopendromorpha
Family: Plutoniumidae
Original rank: species
Original genus: Theatops Newport, 1844
Type locality: California, Plumas Co., Quincy
Last taxonomic scrutiny: Shelley R.M. (2002). A synopsis of the North American centipedes of the order Scolopendromorpha (Chilopoda) - Virginia Museum of Natural History Memoir, 5: viii+108 pp., see p. 83.
Distribution:
-- within Europe: France
-- within Northern America: California; Oregon