The biota of Canada: checklist of the centipedes of Canada (Myriapoda: Chilopoda)

Publication Type:Journal Article
Year of Publication:2021
Authors:D. W. Langor, Langor S. D.
Journal:The Canadian Entomologist
Volume:154
Issue:1
Pagination:1-12
Date Published:31/12/2021
ISSN:0008-347X, 1918-3240
Abstract:

The centipede fauna of Canada is reviewed based on information available in the literature and on examination of some material, and provincial and territorial distributions are provided. About 53 species are known from Canada, representing four orders: Scutigeromorpha (1), Scolopendromorpha (5), Geophilomorpha (19), and Lithobiomorpha (28). British Columbia has the most recorded species (23), followed by Ontario (17) and Newfoundland and Labrador (12). Arctogeophilus glacialis (Attems) and Alaskobius adlatus Chamberlin are newly reported from Canada (Northwest Territories), Schendyla nemorensis (Koch) is newly reported from Ontario, and Lithobius forficatus (Linnaeus) is recorded for the first time from New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island. Arctogeophilus melanonotus (Wood) is removed from the list of Canadian species.

URL:https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/canadian-entomologist/article/abs/biota-of-canada-checklist-of-the-centipedes-of-canada-myriapoda-chilopoda/EDF1261C878100D1A7AAFC3DA3671C10
DOI:10.4039/tce.2021.58
Citation Key:1600
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