Otostigmus politus Karsch, 1881
Otostigmus politus Karsch, 1881
Original description: Karsch F. (1881). Chinesische Myriopoden und Arachnoideen - Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift, 25: 219-220, see p. 219.
Order: Scolopendromorpha
Family: Scolopendridae
Original rank: species
Original genus: Otostigmus Porat, 1876
Type locality: Beijing (Peking) and Tianjin (Tientsin)
Synonym(s):
- Otostigmus frigidus Verhoeff, 1942
- Otostigmus politus mandschurius Verhoeff, 1942
- Otostigmus frigidus takakuwai Verhoeff, 1942
Subspecies:
- Otostigmus politus dentatus Wang, 1951
- Otostigmus politus mandschurius Verhoeff, 1942
- Otostigmus politus pigmentatus Attems, 1930
- Otostigmus politus yunnanensis Lewis, 2003
- Otostigmus politus politus Karsch, 1881
Last taxonomic scrutiny: Lewis J.G.E. (2003). On the identity of the various taxa that have been assigned to Otostigmus (O.) politus Karsch, 1881 and forms related thereto (Chilopoda: Scolopendromorpha) - Arthropoda Selecta, 12: 193-206, see p. 195.
Distribution:
-- within Asia-Temperate: Beijing; Tianjin
-- within Asia-Tropical: Cambodia; Myanmar; Tamil Nadu
Notes: Records from India require confirmation
