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Species Scutigera coleoptrata Linnaeus, 1758

Domestic Quickfoot, House Centipede

Distribution

Extra Distribution Information

Cosmopolitan.

Introduced from Mediterranean region?.


Ecological Descriptors

Litter, predator, soil dweller, solitary, terrestrial, under bark.

 

Common Name References

Mesibov, R. 1986. A Guide to Tasmanian Centipedes. Hobart : R. Mesibov 64 pp. [16] (Domestic Quickfoot, House Centipede)

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
05-Nov-2013 05-Nov-2013 MOVED
12-Feb-2010 (import)