Scolopendra morsitans Linnaeus, 1758
Scolopendra morsitans 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: "in Indiis"
Synonym(s):
- Scolopendra afzelii Porat, 1871
- Scolopendra algerina Newport, 1845
- Scolopendra angulipes Newport, 1844
- Scolopendra attenuata Porat, 1871
- Scolopendra bilineata Brandt, 1840
- Scolopendra brachypoda Peters, 1862
- Scolopendra brandtiana Gervais, 1837
- Scolopendra carinipes Humbert & Saussure, 1870
- Scolopendra chlorocephala Porat, 1871
- Scolopendra cognata Porat, 1871
- Scolopendra compressipes Wood, 1862
- Scolopendra crassipes Brandt, 1840
- Scolopendra elegans Brandt, 1841
- Scolopendra erythrocephala Brandt, 1840
- Scolopendra fabricii Newport, 1845
- Scolopendra formosa Newport, 1845
- Scolopendra fulvipes Brandt, 1841
- Scolopendra grandidieri Saussure & Zehntner, 1902
- Scolopendra impressa Porat, 1876
- Scolopendra infesta C.L. Koch, 1847
- Scolopendra intermedia Porat, 1871
- Trachycormocephalus jodhpurensis Khanna, 1977
- Scolopendra leachii Newport, 1844
- Scolopendra limbata Brandt, 1840
- Scolopendra lineata Saussure & Zehntner, 1902
- Scolopendra longicornis Newport, 1844
- Scolopendra modesta Wood, 1862
- Scolopendra mossambica Peters, 1862
- Scolopendra pella Wood, 1861
- Scolopendra picturata Porat, 1871
- Scolopendra pilosella Porat, 1871
- Scolopendra planipes C.L. Koch, 1847
- Scolopendra platypoides Newport, 1844
- Scolopendra platypus Brandt, 1840
- Scolopendra porphyratainia Wood, 1861
- Scolopendra richardsoni Newport, 1845
- Scolopendra saltatoria Porat, 1871
- Eurylithobius slateri Butler, 1876
- Scolopendra spinosella Saussure & Zehntner, 1902
- Scolopendra tigrina Newport, 1845
- Scolopendra tongana Gervais, 1847
- Scolopendra tuberculidens Newport, 1844
- Scolopendra vaga Porat, 1871
- Scolopendra varia Newport, 1845
- Scolopendra wahlbergi Porat, 1871
- Scolopendra morsitans amazonica Bücherl, 1946
- Scolopendra morsitans calcarata Daday, 1891
- Scolopendra morsitans fasciata Attems, 1930
- Scolopendra morsitans procera Haase, 1887
- Scolopendra morsitans scopoliana C.L. Koch, 1841
- Scolopendra morsitans sulcipes Haase, 1887
Subspecies:
- Scolopendra morsitans amazonica Bücherl, 1946
- Scolopendra morsitans calcarata Daday, 1891
- Scolopendra morsitans coerulescens Cragin, 1885
- Scolopendra morsitans fasciata Attems, 1930
- Scolopendra morsitans procera Haase, 1887
- Scolopendra morsitans scopoliana C.L. Koch, 1841
- Scolopendra morsitans sulcipes Haase, 1887
- Scolopendra morsitans morsitans Linnaeus, 1758
Last taxonomic scrutiny: Würmli M. (1975). Systematische Kriterien in der Gruppe von Scolopendra morsitans Linné 1758 (Chilopoda: Scolopendridae) - Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift , N.F. 22: 201-206, see p. 201.
Distribution:
-- within Africa: Algeria; Ascension; Morocco; St.Helena; Tunisia
-- within Asia-Tropical: Papua New Guinea; Philippines; Tamil Nadu
-- within Southern America: Dominican Republic; Haiti
Notes: Frequently introduced.
