Scutigera is a centipede genus in the scutigeromorph (house centipede) family Scutigeridae, a group of centipedes with long limbs and true compound eyes (which were once thought to be secondary, re-evolved "pseudofacetted eyes"). It compose of more than 30 species, including the most common and well-studied Scutigera coleoptrata. Species Extant species Scutigera aethiopica Scutigera argentina Scutigera asiatica Scutigera buda Scutigera carrizala Scutigera chichivaca Scutigera coleoptrata Scutigera complanata Scutigera dubia Scutigera fissiloba Scutigera flavistoma Scutigera hispida Scutigera linceci Scutigera longitarsis Scutigera marmorea Scutigera melanostoma Scutigera nossibei Scutigera oweni Scutigera oxypyga Scutigera parcespinosa Scutigera planiceps Scutigera poicila Scutigera rubrilineata Scutigera sanguinea Scutigera sinuata Scutigera smithii Scutigera tancitarona Scutigera tonsoris Scutigera virescens Scutigera voeltzkowi Fossil species Scutigera illigeri, Eocene of Poland (Baltic amber) Scutigera leachi, Eocene of Poland (Baltic amber) References Lamarck J.-B., 1801. "Système des animaux sans vertebres". Paris, Deterville VIII + 432 pp., see p. 182. Würmli, M., 1977. "Zur Systematik der Gattung Scutigera (Chilopoda: Scutigeridae)". Abhandlungen und Verhandlungen des Naturwissenschaftlichen Vereins in Hamburg N.F. 20: 123-131, see p. 123. External links Centipede genera Scutigeromorpha