Scolopendra morsitans morsitans Linnaeus, 1758
Scolopendra morsitans morsitans Linnaeus, 1758.
Original description: Linnaeus C. (1758). Systema naturae. Editio Decima. - Holmiae, 1: 824 pp., see p. 638.
Order: Scolopendromorpha
Original rank: species
Family: Scolopendridae
Original genus: Scolopendra Linnaeus, 1758.
Type locality: India
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 Northern America: Florida
-- within Southern America: Antigua-Barbuda; Bahamas; British Virgin Is.; Cuba; Dominican Republic; Guadeloupe; Haiti; Puerto Rico; St.Lucia; Trinidad-Tobago; Venezuela; Virgin Is.
Notes: Frequently introduced.
