Otostigmus politus dentatus Wang, 1951


Otostigmus politus dentatus Wang, 1951.

Original description: Wang Y.M. (1951). The Myriopoda of the Philippine Islands - Serica, 1: VI+80 pp, see p. 53.

Order: Scolopendromorpha

Original rank:

Family: Scolopendridae

Original genus: Otostigmus Porat, 1876.

Type locality: Philippines, Mindanao

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. 198.

Notes: The status of this species is doubtful, possibly a synonym of O. angusticeps, Pocock, 1898