Arthrorhabdus

Arthrorhabdus
Arthrorhabdus pygmaeus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Chilopoda
Order: Scolopendromorpha
Family: Scolopendridae
Subfamily: Scolopendrinae
Genus: Arthrorhabdus
Pocock, 1891
Type species
Arthrorhabdus formosus
Pocock, 1891
Synonyms

Arthrorhabdinus Verhoeff, 1907

Arthrorhabdus, from the Greek ἄρθρον, a joint, and ῥάβδος, a staff, is a genus of Scolopendrid centipede in the subfamily Scolopendrinae.[1][2][3][4] Species are found in Mexico and the Southern United States (A. pygmaeus), Australia (A. paucispinus & A. mjöbergi), and South Africa (A. formosus).[5][6] Since a reapprasial in the genus in 2010, the genus only has four species.[3][6] It may be polyphyletic.[2][6]

Taxonomic history

Identification and morphology

Arthrorhabdus species bear several morphological similarities to those of the genus Cormocephalus: their spiracles,[7] eyes, and mouthparts are the same.[1] It also resembles members of the genera Scolopendra and Asanada, but can be differentiated from other genera by a variety of characteristics, specifically the head not overlapping the first tergite,[6][1] additionally from Scolopendra by the shape of the mouthparts and spiracles,[6] and further from Cormocephalus by morphological features on the legs.[1]

Arthrorhabdus species have between 18 and 26 antennomeres (antennae segments).[6]

Species

Arthorhabdus formosus

References

  1. ^ a b c d The Annals and magazine of natural history; zoology, botany, and geology. Vol. 7. London: Taylor and Francis, Ltd. 1891.
  2. ^ a b c d Shelley, R.M. & Chagas-Jr, Amazonas. (2004). The centipede genus Arthrorhabdus Pocock, 1891, in the Western hemisphere: Potential occurrence of A-pygmaeus (Pocock, 1895) in Belize (Scolopendromorpha : Scolopendridae : Scolopendrinae). Western North American Naturalist. 64. 532-537.
  3. ^ a b ".:CHILOBASE:". chilobase.biologia.unipd.it. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
  4. ^ "ADW: Arthrorhabdus: CLASSIFICATION". animaldiversity.org. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
  5. ^ a b South African Museum.; Museum, South African (1928). Annals of the South African Museum. Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Vol. 26. Cape Town: South African Museum.
  6. ^ a b c d e f Lewis, John G.E. (2010-05-01). "A key and annotated list of the Scolopendra species of the Old World with a reappraisal of Arthrorhabdus (Chilopoda: Scolopendromorpha: Scolopendridae)". International Journal of Myriapodology. 3 (1): 83–122. doi:10.1163/187525410x12578602960380. ISSN 1875-2535. S2CID 84805541.
  7. ^ Bonato, Lucio; Edgecombe, Gregory D.; Lewis, John G.E.; Minelli, Alessandro; Pereira, Luis A.; Shelley, Rowland M.; Zapparoli, Marzio (2010-11-18). "A common terminology for the external anatomy of centipedes (Chilopoda)". ZooKeys (69): 17–51. doi:10.3897/zookeys.69.737. ISSN 1313-2989. PMC 3088443. PMID 21594038.
  8. ^ Koch, L.E. (1984-06-01). "Australian species of the centipede genus Arthrorhabdus Pocock (Chilopoda: Scolopendridae: Scolopendrinae)". Journal of Natural History. 18 (3): 363–368. doi:10.1080/00222938400770301. ISSN 0022-2933.
  9. ^ United States National Museum; Museum, United States National; Institution, Smithsonian; States, United (1961). Proceedings of the United States National Museum. Vol. 111. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc.]