Stigmatogaster

Stigmatogaster is a genus of centipedes in the family Himantariidae. Centipedes in this genus feature a relatively slender trunk, transversally slightly elongate sternal pore-fields on almost all trunk segments, and unusual lateral furrows on some trunk metasternites; most coxal organs open into a dorsal pouch covered by the metatergite. These centipedes range from 5 cm to 10 cm in length, have 83 to 111 pairs of legs, and are found in the Mediterranean region. This genus contains the following species:

  • Stigmatogaster arcishericulis Brölemann, 1904
  • Stigmatogaster atlanteus (Verhoeff, 1938)
  • Stigmatogaster dimidiatus (Meinert, 1870)
  • Stigmatogaster excavatus (Verhoeff, 1924)
  • Stigmatogaster gracilis (Meinert, 1870)
  • Stigmatogaster sardoa Verhoeff, 1901
  • Stigmatogaster superbus (Meinert, 1870)
  • Stigmatogaster tufi Iorio, 2021

Stigmatogaster
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Chilopoda
Order:
Geophilomorpha
Family:
Himantariidae
Genus:
Stigmatogaster

Latzel, 1880

Stigmatogaster souletina and Stigmatogaster subterraneus have been moved to the genus Haplophilus, but the change is not universally accepted; many sources still classify them in the genus Stigmatogaster.

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