Otostigmus | |
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Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) pococki | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
Class: | Chilopoda |
Order: | Scolopendromorpha |
Family: | Scolopendridae |
Tribe: | Otostigmini |
Genus: | Otostigmus Porat, 1876[1] |
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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 157 species, found primarily in the Neotropics.[3]