An overview of the extant genera and subgenera of the order Scolopendromorpha (Chilopoda): a new identification key and updated diagnoses
Author
Schileyko, Arkady A.
schileyko1965@gmail.com
Author
Vahtera, Varpu
varpu.vahtera@gmail.com
Author
Edgecombe, Gregory D.
0000-0002-9591-8011
schileyko1965@gmail.com
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Zootaxa
2020
2020-08-10
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journal article
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Subfamily
Scolopocryptopinae Pocock, 1896
Diagnosis.
Antenna densely covered with collared sensilla apart from a few basal articles. Anterior margin of forcipular coxosternite sclerotized (
Fig. 8
), sometimes with small processes (
Fig. 9
), but never with well-developed tooth plates. Forcipular trochantero-prefemur with well-developed, simple (i.e. not furnished with additional tubercles) process (
Figs 8, 9
). LBS 7 usually with spiracles (or without them in the former
Dinocryptops
). Coxopleuron with conical process. Ultimate legs of “common” shape (sensu
Schileyko 2009
) i.e. the most similar to the locomotory ones (
Fig. 7
)—elongated, relatively slender and not transformed; ultimate prefemur with a single strong ventral and smaller dorsomedial spinous processes (the latter virtually absent in
Scolopocryptops gracilis
Wood, 1862
only), femur without those processes, pretarsus claw-shaped.
FIGURES 1–6.
Mimops orientalis
Kraepelin, 1903
; Holotype, ZMUH
1
head + LBS 1 dorso-laterally
2
forcipular segment ventrally
3
LBS 16–21 ventrally
4
LBS 21 dorso-laterally
5
LBS 21 ventro-laterally
6
ultimate legs; (
20
)—leg 20, (
am
)—anterior margin of forcipular coxosternite, (
cp
)—coxopleural process, (
ll
)—left ultimate leg, (
o
)—single ocellus, (
ps
)—sternal paramedian sutures, (
pt
)—rudimentary process of forcipular trochantero-prefemur, (
rl
)—right ultimate leg, (
ss
)—numerous small spines, (
tas
)—tarsal spur, (
tis
)—tibial spur, (
ust
)—ultimate sternite, (
ut
)—ultimate tergite.
Number of subtaxa.
1 genus.
Sexual dimorphism.
Unknown.
Range.
Temperate and tropical regions of North America, Central and South America, Caribbean Islands; W Africa;
China
,
Japan
,
Korea
,
Vietnam
,
Philippines
, Sunda Archipelago, New
Guinea
,
Fiji
.
Remarks.
Treated as a subfamily in
Edgecombe & Bonato (2011: 403)
,
Vahtera
et al
. (2012a: 9)
,
Vahtera
et al
. (2012b: 232)
,
Edgecombe
et al.
(2012: 7687)
.
(!)
Scolopocryptops
Newport
, 1844
Figs 7–10
Synonyms.
Otocryptops
Haase, 1887
;
Anethops
Chamberlin, 1902
;
Dinocryptops
Crabill, 1953
.
Type
species.
Scolopocryptops melanostoma
Newport
, 1845
(by subsequent designation by Lucas, 1849)
.
Diagnosis.
As for subfamily.
Number of species.
25 (new data), 22 (
Edgecombe & Bonato 2011: 403
), 24 (
Bonato
et al
. 2016
).
Remarks.
Treated as a genus in
Edgecombe & Bonato (2011: 403)
,
Vahtera
et al.
(2012a: 7)
,
Vahtera
et al.
(2012b: 232)
,
Edgecombe
et al.
(2012: 768)
,
Bonato
et al.
(2016)
. The most recent morphological accounts on
Scolopocryptops
are those of
Edgecombe
et al.
(2012)
and Chagas-Jr & Bichuette (2015).
The closely related genus
Dinocryptops
Crabill, 1953
(present in
Edgecombe & Bonato 2011: 404
) was formally placed in subjective synonymy under
Scolopocryptops
by
Edgecombe
et al.
(2012: 777)
: “… morphology-based analyses suggest that recognition of
Dinocryptops
leaves
Scolopocryptops
as a paraphyletic grouping ... The phylogenetic analyses described below strongly support the paraphyly of
Scolopocryptops
with respect to
Dinocryptops
, using morphological, molecular or combined data and we have accordingly placed
Dinocryptops
in subjective synonymy of
Scolopocryptops
”.