Ethmostigmus rubripes

Ethmostigmus rubripes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Chilopoda
Order: Scolopendromorpha
Family: Scolopendridae
Subfamily: Otostigminae
Genus: Ethmostigmus
Species:
E. rubripes
Binomial name
Ethmostigmus rubripes
(Brandt, 1840)[1]
Subspecies[1]
  • Ethmostigmus rubripes platycephalus Newport, 1845
  • Ethmostigmus rubripes rubripes (Brandt, 1840)
  • Ethmostigmus rubripes spinosus (Newport, 1845)
Synonyms[1]
  • Ethmostigmus australianus Chamberlin, 1920
  • Heterostoma bisulcatum Tömösváry, 1885
  • Heterostoma crassipes Silvestri, 1894
  • Heterostoma fasciata Newport, 1845
  • Heterostoma flava Newport, 1845
  • Scolopendra megacephala Newport, 1844
  • Scolopendra rapax Gervais, 1847
  • Scolopendra scabriventris Newport, 1844
  • Scolopendra spinulosa Brandt, 1840
  • Scolopendra squalidens Newport, 1844
  • Scolopendra sulcicornis Newport, 1844
  • Scolopendra sulcidens Newport, 1844
  • Heterostoma rubripes grossipes Pocock, 1891

Ethmostigmus rubripes, commonly known as the giant centipede, is a species of centipede in the family Scolopendridae. It is a solitary nocturnal predator found across Asia and Oceania, with three subspecies currently described.[2][3]

  1. ^ a b c Bonato, Lucio; Chagas Junior, Amazonas; Edgecombe, Gregory D.; Lewis, John G. E.; Minelli, Alessandro; Pereira, Luis A.; Shelley, Rowland M.; Stoev, Pavel; Zapparoli, Marzio (2016). "Ethmostigmus rubripes (Brandt,1840)". ChiloBase 2.0 – A World Catalogue of Centipedes (Chilopoda). Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  2. ^ Schileyko, Arkady; Stagl, Verena (2003). "The collection of scolopendromorph Centipedes (Chilopoda) in the Natural History Museum in Vienna: a critical re-evaluation of former taxonomic identifications". Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien. Serie B für Botanik und Zoologie. 105. Natural History Museum Vienna: 117–124. JSTOR 41767283.
  3. ^ "Giant Centipede". The Australian Museum. Retrieved 14 November 2023.