Other Arthropods
Centipedes (Chilopoda)

Centipede (Chilopoda) species

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Overview

Following is  a good introduction from CSIRO:

http://www.ento.csiro.au/education/allies/chilopoda.html

And a referance from Atlas of Living Australia:

14 species

Allothereua maculata (A House Cetipede)

Allothereua maculata
Allothereua maculata
Allothereua maculata
Allothereua maculata
Allothereua maculata
Allothereua maculata

Chilenophilidae (family) (A soil centipede)

Chilenophilidae (family)
Chilenophilidae (family)
Chilenophilidae (family)
Chilenophilidae (family)
Chilenophilidae (family)
Chilenophilidae (family)

Chilopoda (class) (Centipede)

Chilopoda (class)
Chilopoda (class)
Chilopoda (class)
Chilopoda (class)
Chilopoda (class)
Chilopoda (class)

Cormocephalus aurantiipes (Orange-legged Centipede)

Cormocephalus aurantiipes
Cormocephalus aurantiipes
Cormocephalus aurantiipes
Cormocephalus aurantiipes
Cormocephalus aurantiipes
Cormocephalus aurantiipes

Cormocephalus sp.(genus) (Scolopendrid Centipede)

Cormocephalus sp.(genus)
Cormocephalus sp.(genus)
Cormocephalus sp.(genus)
Cormocephalus sp.(genus)
Cormocephalus sp.(genus)
Cormocephalus sp.(genus)

Cryptops sp. (genus) (Blind Scolopendroid Centipede)

Cryptops sp. (genus)
Cryptops sp. (genus)
Cryptops sp. (genus)
Cryptops sp. (genus)
Cryptops sp. (genus)
Cryptops sp. (genus)

Ethmostigmus rubripes (Giant centipede)

Ethmostigmus rubripes
Ethmostigmus rubripes
Ethmostigmus rubripes
Ethmostigmus rubripes
Ethmostigmus rubripes
Ethmostigmus rubripes

Geophilomorpha sp. (order) (Earth or soil centipede)

Geophilomorpha sp. (order)
Geophilomorpha sp. (order)
Geophilomorpha sp. (order)
Geophilomorpha sp. (order)
Geophilomorpha sp. (order)
Geophilomorpha sp. (order)

Lithobiomorpha (order) (Unidentified stone centipede)

Lithobiomorpha (order)
Lithobiomorpha (order)
Lithobiomorpha (order)
Lithobiomorpha (order)
Lithobiomorpha (order)
Lithobiomorpha (order)

Rhysida nuda (Centipede)

Rhysida nuda
Rhysida nuda
Rhysida nuda
Rhysida nuda
Rhysida nuda
Rhysida nuda

Scolopendra laeta (Giant Centipede)

Scolopendra laeta
Scolopendra laeta
Scolopendra laeta
Scolopendra laeta
Scolopendra laeta
Scolopendra laeta

Scolopendra sp. (genus) (Centipede)

Scolopendra sp. (genus)
Scolopendra sp. (genus)
Scolopendra sp. (genus)
Scolopendra sp. (genus)
Scolopendra sp. (genus)
Scolopendra sp. (genus)

Scolopendromorpha (order) (A centipede)

Scolopendromorpha (order)
Scolopendromorpha (order)
Scolopendromorpha (order)
Scolopendromorpha (order)
Scolopendromorpha (order)
Scolopendromorpha (order)

Scutigeridae (family) (A scutigerid centipede)

Scutigeridae (family)
Scutigeridae (family)
Scutigeridae (family)
Scutigeridae (family)
Scutigeridae (family)
Scutigeridae (family)
  • All conservation levels (change?)
  • Non-invasive or negligible (change?)

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