Scutigera
Scutigera is a centipede genus in the scutigeromorph (house centipede) family Scutigeridae, a group of centipedes with long limbs and true compound eyes (which were once thought to be secondary, re-evolved "pseudofacetted eyes"). It compose of more than 30 species, including the most common and well-studied Scutigera coleoptrata.
| Scutigera Temporal range: Eocene to present | |
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| Scutigera coleoptrata, the house centipede | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Chilopoda |
| Order: | Scutigeromorpha |
| Family: | Scutigeridae |
| Genus: | Scutigera Lamarck, 1801 |
| Type species | |
| Scutigera coleoptrata Linnaeus, 1758, by original designation. | |
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