| Scolopendra sumichrasti | |
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Scientific 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 | |
Scolopendra sumichrasti is a species of arthropod; a scolopendrid centipede found in Latin America.
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
- ↑ Museum, United States National (1922). Proceedings: Entomological papers.
- ↑ Bücherl, Wolfgang; Buckley, Eleanor E. (2013-09-24). Venomous Animals and Their Venoms: Venomous Invertebrates. Elsevier. ISBN 978-1-4832-6289-5.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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 (inactive 2023-10-30).
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of October 2023 (link) - ↑ Alexander, John O'Donel (2012-12-06). Arthropods and Human Skin. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 978-1-4471-1356-0.
- ↑ 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. S2CID 199110857.
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