Abstract

CUPUL-MAGANA, Fabio G. Records of centipedes (Chilopoda) and millipedes (Diplopoda) species from Sinaloa, Mexico. Actu Biol [online]. 2014, vol.36, n.100, pp.73-76. ISSN 0304-3584.

A checklist of the centipedes (Chilopoda) and millipedes (Diplopoda) species recorded in Sinaloa, Mexico, is provided. Currently, seven species and one subspecies of centipedes and one species of millipedes are known to occur in this state. Two species and one subspecies are endemic to Mexico: Aztekophilus (Thylakiophilus) mexicanus, Scolopendra octodentata, and S. viridis genuina. One millipede species is endemic: Aspidiophon divisum. The checklist includes collecting localities in Sinaloa.

Keywords : Arthrorhabdus; Aspidiophon; Aztekophilus; Myriapoda; Rhysida; Scolopendra; Sinaloa.

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