@article {1398, title = {Predation of the centipede Rhysida longipes (Scolopendromorpha: Scolopendridae) by the Tropical Home Gecko, Hemidactylus mabouia (Squamata: Gekkonidae)}, journal = {Bolet{\'\i}n de la Sociedad Entomol{\'o}gica Aragonesa (S.E.A.)}, volume = {69}, year = {2021}, month = {31/12/2021}, pages = {227-228}, abstract = {

Abstract: The centipede Rhysida longipes (Newport, 1845) is recorded for the first time as prey of the Tropical Home Gecko, Hemidactylus mabouia (Moreau de Jon\ès, 1818), on the basis of some body fragments of this myriapod found in a fecal pellet of the lizard in the urban area of San Antonio de los Ba\ño, Artemisa Province, Cuba. This is the second known episode of Chilopoda predation by H. mabouia.

Depredaci\ón del ciempi\és Rhysida longipes (Scolopendromorpha: Scolopendridae) por el geco Hemidactylus mabouia (Squamata: Gekkonidae)

Resumen: Se registra por primera vez la depredaci\ón del ciempi\és Rhysida longipes (Newport, 1845) por el geco Hemidactylus mabouia (Moreau de Jonn\ès, 1818), a partir de los fragmentos de un esp\écimen hallados en las heces de este lagarto en el \área
urbana de San Antonio de los Ba\ños, provincia de Artemisa, Cuba. Este constituye el segundo caso conocido de depredaci\ón de
Chilopoda por H. mabouia.

}, keywords = {Antillas, Antilles, Cuba, gecko, geco, historia natural, natural history, Rhysida longipes, Scolopendridae, Scolopendromorpha}, issn = {1134-6094}, url = {http://sea-entomologia.org/Publicaciones/Boletines/boletinSEA.htm}, author = {Armas, Luis F. de} } @article {955, title = {The out-of-India hypothesis: evidence from an ancient centipede genus, Rhysida (Chilopoda: Scolopendromorpha) from the Oriental Region, and systematics of Indian species}, journal = {Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society}, volume = {189}, year = {2019}, month = {16/12/2019}, pages = {828-861}, abstract = {

The Oriental Region has been a focus of biogeographical research for more than two centuries. We examined systematics and biogeography of the centipede genus Rhysida in this region. A robust species hypothesis for the Indian subcontinental and Southeast Asian Rhysida clade uses molecular, morphological and distribution data. Twelve species are recognized in two monophyletic species complexes, eight belonging to the Rhysida immarginata and four to the Rhysida longipes species complex. They include Rhysida aspinosa, Rhysida crassispina, R. immarginata, R. longipes and seven new species, five of which are formally named in this paper: Rhysida ikhalama, Rhysida konda, Rhysida lewisi, Rhysida pazhuthara and Rhysida sada. The nine Rhysida species are documented taxonomically and their morphological variation is reviewed. An integrative systematic approach reveals that diversity of Rhysida in the Indian subcontinent has been underestimated. Both species complexes started to diversify in the Early to Late Cretaceous in the Indian subcontinent. The out-of-India hypothesis is supported in both clades, because Southeast Asian species are nested in Indian subcontinental clades. Historical biogeographical analyses suggest two independent post-collision dispersal events, one in the immarginata clade and another where R. longipes expanded its range into Southeast Asia.

}, keywords = {biogeography, molecular phylogenetics, Scolopendridae}, issn = {0024-4082}, doi = {10.1093/zoolinnean/zlz138}, url = {https://academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/article/189/3/828/5679552}, author = {Joshi, Jahnavi and Karanth, Praveen K. and Edgecombe, Gregory D.} } @article {405, title = {Molecular phylogeny and systematics of the centipede genus Ethmostigmus Pocock (Chilopoda: Scolopendromorpha) from peninsular India}, journal = {Invertebrate Systematics}, volume = {32}, year = {2018}, month = {04/12/2018}, pages = {1316-1335}, abstract = {

Integrative taxonomy assesses the congruence between different lines of evidence for delimiting species, such as morphological, molecular or ecological data. Herein molecular phylogenetics is used to test monophyly and determine the phylogenetic position of the Old World tropical centipede genus Ethmostigmus Pocock, 1898, and to define species boundaries for Ethmostigmus in peninsular India. A phylogeny of the family Scolopendridae based on DNA sequence data for three markers from 427 specimens sampling in all major lineages (144 individuals generated in this study) recovers Ethmostigmus as a monophyletic group, but relationships among the genera in its subfamily Otostigminae are poorly supported. Two species delimitation methods for DNA sequence data and phylogeny are integrated with morphology and geographic data to propose a well-supported species hypothesis for Ethmostigmus on the peninsular Indian plate. Five species of Ethmostigmus are recognised in peninsular India, of which E. coonooranus Chamberlin, 1920 and three new species, namely, E. agasthyamalaiensis, sp. nov., E. sahyadrensis, sp. nov. and E. praveeni, sp. nov., occur in the Western Ghats, a biodiversity hotspot. The lesser-known Eastern Ghats harbour one species, E. tristis (Meinert, 1886), which has been nearly unreported for 130 years. This study highlights the value of an integrative approach to systematics, especially in underexplored, high biodiversity regions and where morphological variation is limited among closely related species.

}, keywords = {Eastern Ghats, integrative taxonomy, Scolopendridae, species delimitation, Western Ghats}, issn = {1445-5226}, doi = {10.1071/IS18030}, url = {http://www.publish.csiro.au/?paper=IS18030}, author = {Joshi, Jahnavi and Edgecombe, Gregory D.} } @article {119, title = {Miri{\'a}podos de Venezuela. Descripci{\'o}n de siete nuevas especies del g{\'e}nero Rhysida y redescripci{\'o}n de Rhysida longipes Newport, 1845 (Chilopoda: Scolopendridae)}, journal = {Aula y Ambiente, Revista Ambiental}, volume = {2}, year = {2002}, pages = {49-60}, keywords = {Chilopoda, miri{\'a}podos, myriapods, new species, Nuevas especies, redescripci{\'o}n, redescription, Rhysida, Scolopendridae, Venezuela}, issn = {1317-7478}, author = {Gonz{\'a}lez-Sponga, Manuel {\'A}ngel} }