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Scutigera
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Scutigera

Scutigera is a centipede genus in the scutigeromorph (house centipede) family Scutigeridae, a group of centipedes with long limbs and true compound eyes (which were once thought to be secondary, re-evolved "pseudofacetted eyes"). It is composed of more than 30 species, including the most common and well-studied species, Scutigera coleoptrata.

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6 branches of this genus, most-observed first

House Centipede

speciesScutigera coleoptrata

Arizona house centipede

speciesScutigera linceci

Orange-spotted House Centipede

speciesScutigera buda

Scutigera smithii

speciesScutigera smithii

Scutigera tonsoris

speciesScutigera tonsoris

South African House Centipede

speciesScutigera planiceps

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 49555.