Chilopoda

Lithobius forficatus

Taxonavigation

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Amorphea
Cladus: Obazoa
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Cladus: Filozoa
Cladus: Choanozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Superphylum: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Cladus: Mandibulata
Subphylum: Myriapoda
Classis: Chilopoda
Subclasses: Notostigmophora – Pleurostigmophora

Overview of ordines (5 + 1†): Craterostigmomorpha – Geophilomorpha – Lithobiomorpha – Scolopendromorpha – Scutigeromorpha – †Devonobiomorpha

Name

Chilopoda Latreille, 1817

References

Primary references

• Latreille, P.A. 1816 ["1817"]. Les crustacés, les arachnides et les insectes. In: Cuvier, G. (ed.). Le Règne Animal distribué d'après son organisation, pour servir de base à l'histoire naturelle des animaux et d'introduction à l'anatomie comparée. Tome III. Deterville: Paris. xxix + 653 pp. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Bonato, L., Edgecombe, G.D., Lewis, J.G.E., Minelli, A., Pereira, L.A., Shelley, R.M., Zapparoli, M. 2010. A common terminology for the external anatomy of centipedes (Chilopoda). ZooKeys 69: 17–51. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.69.737 .
• Chagas, A., Jr. & Bichuette, M.E. 2018. A synopsis of centipedes in Brazilian caves (Arthropoda, Myriapoda, Chilopoda), a hidden diversity to be protected. ZooKeys 737: 13–56. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.737.20307. Reference page. 
• Cupul-Magaña, F.G. 2011. Centipedes (Myriapoda, Chilopoda) of Biologia Centrali-Americana: Current status of the names. International Journal of Myriapodology 5: 55–62. DOI: 10.3897/ijm.5.1865 . Reference page. 
• Dolejš, P. 2015. Type specimens of centipedes (Myriapoda, Chilopoda) in the National Museum, Prague (Czech Republic). ZooKeys 5–14. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.510.8636 . Full article view Reference page. 
• Edgecombe, G.D. 2007. Centipede systematics: progress and problems. Pp. 327-341 In: Zhang, Z.-Q. & Shear, W.A. (eds) Linnaeus tercentenary: progress in invertebrate taxonomy. Zootaxa 1668: 1–766. Abstract & excerpt
• Edgecombe, G.D. & Giribet, G. 2007. Evolutionary biology of centipedes (Myriapoda: Chilopoda). Annual Review of Entomology 52: 151–170. DOI: 10.1146/annurev.ento.52.110405.091326 . ResearchGate .
• Edgecombe, G.D., Giribet, G. & Wheeler, W.C. 1999. Phylogeny of Chilopoda: combining 18S and 28S rRNA sequences and morphology. In: Melic, A., de Haro, J.J., Mendez, M. & Ribera, I. (eds) Evolución y Filogenia de Arthropoda. Boletín de la Sociedad Entomológica Aragonesa 26: 293–331. PDF.
• Minelli, A. 2011. Class Chilopoda, Class Symphyla and Class Pauropoda. Pp 157–158 In Zhang, Z.-Q. (ed.) 2011. Animal biodiversity: an outline of higher-level classification and survey of taxonomic richness. Zootaxa 3148: 1–237. Open access. Reference page. . (PDF) Reference page. 
• Nefediev, P.S., Farzalieva, G.Sh., Tuf, I.H., Nedoev, K.KH. & Niyazov, S.T. 2018. Millipede and centipede assemblages on the northern and southern slopes of the lowland Altais, southwestern Siberia, Russia (Diplopoda, Chilopoda). Pp. 219–254 In: Stoev, P. & Edgecombe, G.D. (eds.) 2018. Proceedings of the 17th International Congress of Myriapodology, Krabi, Thailand. ZooKeys 741: 1–269. Reference page. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.741.21936 Reference page. 
• Popovici, G. & Edgecombe, G.D. 2025. Centipedes (Myriapoda, Chilopoda) of Aldabra Atoll (Seychelles). ZooKeys 1228: 225–273. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1228.143007 Reference page. 
• Ravnjak, B. & Kos, I. 2015: The current knowledge on centipedes (Chilopoda) in Slovenia: faunistic and ecological records from a national database. Zookeys 510: 223-231. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.510.8672 Full article view Reference page. 
• Simaiakis, S.M., Akkari, N. & Zapparoli, M. 2016. The centipedes of Peloponnisos and first records of genus Eurygeophilus in the East Mediterranean (Myriapoda: Chilopoda). Zootaxa 4061(4): 301–346. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4061.4.1. Reference page. 
• Simaiakis, S.M., Zapparoli, M., Minelli, A. & Bonato, L. 2013. The centipede fauna (Chilopoda) of the island of Cyprus, with one new lithobiomorph species. Zootaxa 3647(2): 279–306. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3647.2.3 Reference page. 
• Tran, B.T.T., Le, S.X. & Nguyen, A.D. 2013. An annotated checklist of centipedes (Chilopoda) of Vietnam. Zootaxa 3722(2): 219–244. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3722.2.6 Reference page. 
• Tuf, I.H., Ivinskis, P. & Rimšaitė, J. 2015. A checklist of the centipedes (Chilopoda) of Lithuania. Zootaxa 4052(3): 394–400. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4052.3.9. Preview (PDF) Reference page. 
• Zapparoli, M. 2009. An annotated catalogue of the epigeic and cave centipedes (Chilopoda) of Sardinia. Pp. 56–168 in Cerretti, P.; Mason, F.; Minelli, A.; Nardi, G.; Whitmore, D. (eds), Research on the terrestrial arthropods of Sardinia (Italy). Zootaxa 2318: 1–602. Abstract & excerpt PDF
• Zapparoli, M. & Iorio, E. 2012. The centipedes (Chilopoda) of Corsica: catalogue of species with faunistic, zoogeographical and ecological remarks. International Journal of Myriapodology 7: 15–68. Reference page. 

Links

• Tree of Life Web Project. 2002. Chilopoda. Centipedes. Version 01 January 2002 (temporary) in The Tree of Life Web Project

Vernacular names

• Akan: Sakasaka
• беларуская: Губаногія
• čeština: Stonožky
• Deutsch: Hundertfüßler
• English: centipedes
• suomi: Juoksujalkaiset
• français: Chilopodes, centipèdes
• magyar: Százlábúak
• 한국어: 지네강
• македонски: Стоногалки (еднопарноноги)
• မြန်မာဘာသာ: ကင်းခြေများ
• Nederlands: Duizendpoot
• Diné bizaad: Jááłánii
• polski: pareczniki
• português: Quilópodes
• русский: Губоногие многоножки
• தமிழ்: விளிம்புக்காலிகள்
• Tagalog: Alupihan, Alapihan, Ulapihan, Antipalo
• Türkçe: Çiyanlar

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