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Species of centipede

Scolopendra sumichrasti
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Chilopoda
Order: Scolopendromorpha
Family: Scolopendridae
Genus: Scolopendra
Species: S. sumichrasti
Binomial name
Scolopendra sumichrasti
Saussure, 1860

Scolopendra sumichrasti is a species of arthropod; a scolopendrid centipede found in Latin America.

Distribution

Scolopendra sumichrasti has been recorded from Honduras, Belize, Guatemala, Panama, and Mexico.

Taxonomy

A 2006 paper suggested that Scolopendra sumichrasti could be a synonym of Scolopendra pomacea.

Bite

The pain from the bite of Scolopendra sumichrasti is described as lasting between 15 and 30 minutes.

Scolopendra sumichrasti is one of several centipedes known to prey on bats.

References

  1. Museum, United States National (1922). Proceedings: Entomological papers.
  2. Bücherl, Wolfgang; Buckley, Eleanor E. (2013-09-24). Venomous Animals and Their Venoms: Venomous Invertebrates. Elsevier. ISBN 978-1-4832-6289-5.
  3. Cupul-Magaña, Fabio Germán; Bueno-Villegas, Julián; Rodríguez-López, Emma (2018). "Nuevas localidades de registro de Scolopendra sumichrasti Saussure en México (Scolopendromorpha: Scolopendrida)". Revista Chilena de Entomología. 44 (1): 85–92.
  4. Shelley, Rowland M. (6 Jul 2006). "A chronological catalog of the New World species of Scolopendra L., 1758 (Chilopoda: Scolopendromorpha: Scolopendridae)". Zootaxa. 1253 (1). doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1253.1.1.
  5. Alexander, John O'Donel (2012-12-06). Arthropods and Human Skin. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 978-1-4471-1356-0.
  6. Martínez-Coronel, Matías; Cupul-Magaña, Fabio Germán; Nieto-Toscano, Luis Francisco (2019-07-10). "Ataques del ciempiés gigante Scolopendra sumichrasti Saussure, 1860 (Scolopendromorpha: Scolopendridae) sobre el murciélago Natalus mexicanus Miller, 1902 (Chiroptera: Natalidae) en Chiapas, México". Acta Zoológica Mexicana (in Spanish). 35: 1–5. doi:10.21829/azm.2019.3502069. ISSN 2448-8445. S2CID 199110857.
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