Otostigmus
Otostigmus is a genus of centipedes in the family Scolopendridae. It was first described by Swedish naturalist Carl Oscar von Porat in 1876.[1] The genus as a whole comprises around 120 species, found primarily in the Neotropics.[3]
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| Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) pococki | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Chilopoda |
| Order: | Scolopendromorpha |
| Family: | Scolopendridae |
| Tribe: | Otostigmini |
| Genus: | Otostigmus Porat, 1876[1] |
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Species
Selected species:
- Otostigmus astenus (Köhlrausch, 1878)
- Otostigmus ateles Chamberlin, 1920
- Otostigmus ceylanicus Attems, 1909
- Otostigmus chiltoni Archey, 1921
- Otostigmus pococki Kraepelin, 1903
- Otostigmus politus Karsch, 1881
- Otostigmus scaber Porat, 1876
- Otostigmus tuberculatus (Köhlrausch, 1878)
References
- Porat, CO von (1983). "Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Scolopendriden". Journal des Museum Godeffroy, Hamburg. 14: 51–74 [70].
- "Otostigmus Porat 1876 - Encyclopedia of Life".
- Siriwut, Warut; Edgecombe, Gregory D.; Sutcharit, Chirasak; Panha, Somsak. "Brooding behaviour of the centipede Otostigmus spinosus Porat, 1876 (Chilopoda: Scolopendromorpha: Scolopendridae) and its morphological variability in Thailand" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. 62: 339.
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