Scolopendra gigantea Linnaeus, 1758
Scolopendra gigantea Linnaeus, 1758
Original description: Linnaeus C. (1758). Systema naturae. Editio Decima. - Holmiae, 1: 824 pp., see p. 638.
Order: Scolopendromorpha
Family: Scolopendridae
Original rank: species
Original genus: Scolopendra Linnaeus, 1758
Type locality: Venezuela, Carabobo, Valencia
Synonym(s):
- Scolopendra annulipes Lucas, 1884
- Scolopendra epileptica Wood, 1861
- Scolopendra gigas Leach, 1815
- Scolopendra insignis Gervais, 1844
- Scolopendra prasinipes Wood, 1861
Subspecies:
Last taxonomic scrutiny: Lewis J.G.E. (2010). A key and annotated list of the Scolopendra species of the Old World with a reappraisal of Arthrorhabdus (Chilopoda: Scolopendromorpha: Scolopendridae) - International Journal of Myriapodology, 3: 83-122, see p. 101.
Notes: Type locality is of neotype. Records from US Virgin Islands, Haiti, Mexico, and Honduras are probably due to accidental human introduction. A record from India is problematic. Lewis (2010) notes that the presence in India is improbable.
