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Cephalic plate with two partial, diverging, dorsal sutures; ultimate and penultimate articles of palps of 2nd maxillae with ventral ridges or lamellae ending in teeth (Figs. 27-28); ultimate tergite without mid dorsal suture; central Kansas, southwestern Missouri, and Louisiana to the Mexican border and western Arizona (Shelley 2002) | |||
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Shelley, R. M. (2002). A synopsis of the North American centipedes of the order Scolopendromorpha (Chilopoda). Virginia Museum of Natural History. | Shelley, R. M. (2002). A synopsis of the North American centipedes of the order Scolopendromorpha (Chilopoda). Virginia Museum of Natural History. | ||
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Chilopoda |
| Subclass: | Notostigmophora |
| Order: | Scolopendromorpha |
| Family: | Scolopendridae |
| Genus: | Scolopendra |
| Species: | S. heros |
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Scolopendra heros | |
Scolopendra heros is a species of centipede found in North America.
Distribution
Southwestern US from Arizona to Louisiana and Mexico.
Identification
Cephalic plate with two partial, diverging, dorsal sutures; ultimate and penultimate articles of palps of 2nd maxillae with ventral ridges or lamellae ending in teeth (Figs. 27-28); ultimate tergite without mid dorsal suture; central Kansas, southwestern Missouri, and Louisiana to the Mexican border and western Arizona (Shelley 2002)
References
Shelley, R. M. (2002). A synopsis of the North American centipedes of the order Scolopendromorpha (Chilopoda). Virginia Museum of Natural History.