@article {1917, title = {A taxonomic review of the centipede genus Scolopendra Linnaeus, 1758 (Scolopendromorpha, Scolopendridae) in mainland Southeast Asia, with description of a new species from Laos}, journal = {ZooKeys}, volume = {590}, year = {2016}, month = {17/05/2016}, pages = {1-124}, type = {Monograph}, abstract = {

The centipede genus Scolopendra in mainland Southeast Asia is reviewed taxonomically based on morphological characters, informed by a molecular phylogenetic analysis using sequences from three mitochondrial and nuclear genes (COI, 16S rRNA and 28S rRNA). Eight nominal species of Scolopendra, namely S. morsitans Linnaeus, 1758, S. subspinipes Leach, 1816, S. dehaani Brandt, 1840, S. multidens Newport, 1844, S. calcarata Porat, 1876, S. japonica Koch, 1878, S. pinguis Pocock, 1891, and S. dawydoffi Kronm\üller, 2012, are redescribed together with some revision of type materials. Geographical variation in each species has been compiled with reference to samples that span their distribution ranges in Southeast Asia and some parts of neighbouring areas such as East Asia, the Indian Ocean, and Africa. Comparative study of traditional taxonomic characters from external morphology provides further information to distinguish some closely related species. Scolopendra cataracta Siriwut, Edgecombe \& Panha, sp. n., is described from the southern part of Laos, with additional records in Thailand and Vietnam. The phylogenetic framework for Southeast Asian Scolopendra recognizes S. calcarata + S. pinguis, S. morsitans, and a S. subspinipes group that unites the other six species as the main clades. Within the S. subspinipes group, two monophyletic groups can be distinguished by having either slender or short, thick ultimate leg prefemora and different numbers of apical spines on the coxopleuron. Scolopendra arborea Lewis, 1982, is placed in subjective synonymy with S. dehaani. A survey of external morphology of the genital segments confirms its potential for improving species identification in Scolopendra. Some observations on biology and behaviour are recorded based on field surveys in this area.

}, keywords = {Chilopoda, distribution, phylogeny, Scolopendra, species diversity, systematics}, issn = {1313-2989, 1313-2970}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.590.7950}, author = {Siriwut, Warut and Edgecombe, Gregory D. and Sutcharit, Chirasak and Tongkerd, Piyoros and Panha, Somsak} } @article {95, title = {ChiloBase 2.0 - A World Catalogue of Centipedes (Chilopoda).}, year = {2016}, abstract = {

\&$\#$39;ChiloBase\&$\#$39; is intended to be a catalogue of all known centipedes (Chilopoda) of the world. It is an electronic database, publicly and freely available through the World Wide Web (http://chilobase.biologia.unipd.it/). Based on a nomenclator of all genus- and species-level names, it is intended to offer, as far as possible, a consistent, updated taxonomic system for the Chilopoda. In a searchable web-based format, it aims to be a user-friendly reference database for faunistic, ecological and medical research, as well as to stimulate further taxonomic research. This catalogue is the product of a project developed under the umbrella of GBIF.

}, keywords = {Chilopoda}, url = {https://chilobase.biologia.unipd.it}, author = {Bonato, Lucio and Chagas-Jr., Amazonas and Edgecombe, Gregory D. and Lewis, John G. E. and Minelli, Alessandro and Pereira, Luis Alberto and Shelley, Rowland M. and Stoev, Pavel and Marzio Zapparoli} } @article {65, title = {Carboniferous Onychophora from Montceau-les-Mines, France, and onychophoran terrestrialization}, journal = {Invertebrate Biology}, volume = {135}, year = {2016}, month = {Jan-09-2016}, pages = {179 - 190}, abstract = {

The geological age of the onychophoran crown-group, and when the group came onto land, have been sources of debate. Although stem-group Onychophora have been identified from as early as the Cambrian, the sparse record of terrestrial taxa from before the Cretaceous is subject to contradictory interpretations. A Late Carboniferous species from the Mazon Creek biota of the USA, Helenodora inopinata, originally interpreted as a crown-group onychophoran, has recently been allied to early Cambrian stem-group taxa. Here we describe a fossil species from the Late Carboniferous Montceau-les-Mines Lagerst\ätte, France, informally referred to as an onychophoran for more than 30 years. The onychophoran affinities of Antennipatus montceauensis gen. nov., sp. nov. are indicated by the form of the trunk plicae and the shape and spacing of their papillae, details of antennal annuli, and the presence of putative slime papillae. The poor preservation of several key systematic characters for extant Onychophora, however, prohibits the precise placement of the Carboniferous fossil in the stem or crown of the two extant families, or the onychophoran stem-group as a whole. Nevertheless, A. montceauensis is the most compelling candidate to date for a terrestrial Paleozoic onychophoran.

}, keywords = {Antennipatus montceauensis gen. nov. sp. nov., Carboniferous, Ecdysozoa, fossils, Onychophora, Terrestrialization, velvet worms}, issn = {1744-7410}, doi = {10.1111/ivb.12130}, url = {http://doi.wiley.com/10.1111/ivb.12130}, author = {Garwood, Russell J. and Edgecombe, Gregory D. and Charbonnier, Sylvain and Chabard, Dominique and Sotty, Daniel and Giribet, Gonzalo} }