Arthrorhabdus | |
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Arthrorhabdus pygmaeus | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
Class: | Chilopoda |
Order: | Scolopendromorpha |
Family: | Scolopendridae |
Subfamily: | Scolopendrinae |
Genus: | Arthrorhabdus Pocock, 1891 |
Type species | |
Arthrorhabdus formosus Pocock, 1891
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Synonyms | |
Arthrorhabdinus Verhoeff, 1907 |
Arthrorhabdus, from the Greek ἄρθρον, a joint, and ῥάβδος, a staff, is a genus of Scolopendrid centipede in the subfamily Scolopendrinae.[1][2][3][4] Species are found in Mexico and the Southern United States (A. pygmaeus), Australia (A. paucispinus & A. mjöbergi), and South Africa (A. formosus).[5][6] Since a reapprasial in the genus in 2010, the genus only has four species.[3][6] It may be polyphyletic.[2][6]