Scolopendra sumichrasti

Scolopendra sumichrasti is a species of arthropod; a scolopendrid centipede found in Latin America.

Scolopendra sumichrasti
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Class: Chilopoda
Order: Scolopendromorpha
Family: Scolopendridae
Genus: Scolopendra
Species:
S. sumichrasti
Binomial name
Scolopendra sumichrasti
Saussure, 1860

Distribution

Scolopendra sumichrasti has been recorded from Honduras, Belize, Guatemala, Panama, and Mexico.[1][2][3]

Taxonomy

A 2006 paper suggested that Scolopendra sumichrasti could be a synonym of Scolopendra pomacea.[4]

Bite

The pain from the bite of Scolopendra sumichrasti is described as lasting between 15 and 30 minutes.[5]

Scolopendra sumichrasti is one of several centipedes known to prey on bats.[6]

References
  1. Museum, United States National (1922). Proceedings: Entomological papers.
  2. Bücherl, Wolfgang; Buckley, Eleanor E. (2013-09-24). Venomous Animals and Their Venoms: Venomous Invertebrates. Elsevier. ISBN 978-1-4832-6289-5.
  3. Cupul-Magaña, Fabio Germán; Bueno-Villegas, Julián; Rodríguez-López, Emma (2018). "Nuevas localidades de registro de Scolopendra sumichrasti Saussure en México (Scolopendromorpha: Scolopendrida)". Revista Chilena de Entomología. 44 (1): 85–92.
  4. Shelley, Rowland M. (6 Jul 2006). "A chronological catalog of the New World species of Scolopendra L., 1758 (Chilopoda: Scolopendromorpha: Scolopendridae)". Zootaxa. 1253 (1). doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1253.1.1.
  5. Alexander, John O'Donel (2012-12-06). Arthropods and Human Skin. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 978-1-4471-1356-0.
  6. Martínez-Coronel, Matías; Cupul-Magaña, Fabio Germán; Nieto-Toscano, Luis Francisco (2019-07-10). "Ataques del ciempiés gigante Scolopendra sumichrasti Saussure, 1860 (Scolopendromorpha: Scolopendridae) sobre el murciélago Natalus mexicanus Miller, 1902 (Chiroptera: Natalidae) en Chiapas, México". Acta Zoológica Mexicana (in Spanish). 35: 1–5. doi:10.21829/azm.2019.3502069. ISSN 2448-8445.
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