Striped Centipede Scolopendra laeta Haase, 1887
Fauna Portal species: 425
Scolopendra laeta, dorsal (HBI N18949-2; Barrow Island, Western Australia)
Image: V.W. Framenau (2026)
Fauna Portal Image No. 15705Diagnosis
(after Koch 1982): Lateral margins not starting before tergite XVII, often distinct only on tergites I X X to XXI (S. morsitans: before tergite XVIII); porose area of coxopleura of anal legs with well-defined boundaries which clearly do not reach median ridge of process or posterior edge ofcoxopleura; antennae with 17 to 19 (rarely 20 or 21) segments. Anal-leg trochanter short to moderate (length mostly 2.0–2.5 times width). Adult size small to moderate (31–65 mm) (S. morsitans: 85–127 mm).
Status
- native
Australia
- Australian Capital Territory
- New South Wales
- Northern Territory
- Queensland
- South Australia
- Victoria
- Western Australia
Fauna Portal Records
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Publications
(1982): Taxonomy of the centipede Scolopendra laeta Haase (Chilopoda:Scolopendridae) in Australia. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 76: 125 - 140