Scutigera linceci Wood, 1867 is a animal in the Scutigeridae family, order Scutigeromorpha, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Scutigera linceci Wood, 1867
Scutigera linceci, the Arizona house centipede, is a scutigeromorph centipede found in the Southern US and Central America.
Scutigera linceci, commonly called the Arizona house centipede, is a species of scutigeromorph centipede. It was originally described under the name Cermatia linceci. The species is found in the Southern United States and Central America. Its specific epithet honors Dr. Gideon Lincecum, a field naturalist. In its wild habitat, this centipede lives under stones and inside hollow logs, and it frequently enters human homes.
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Scutigera coleoptrata Linnaeus, 1758
Allothereua maculata Newport, 1844
Thereuopoda longicornis Fabricius, 1793
Thereuonema tuberculata Wood, 1862
Thereuopoda clunifera Wood, 1862
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