Order Scolopendromorpha
The currently adopted classification of the order Scolopendromorpha was proposed by Attems (1930), in which the presence of ocelli was used for dividing the order Scolopendromorpha into 2 families:
Scolopendridae (ocelli present)
Four
ocelli on each side of head;
forcipular coxosternite with teethplate and teeth;
with 21 pairs of legs, tarsi of legs with 2 segments.
Family Scolopendridae of Taiwan consists of three genera:
Scolopendra
Spiracles
triangle-form, divided horizontally by three flaps.
Otostigmus
Spiracle
oval-form or cycle-form,
without flaps and
humps.
Rhysida
7th
body segment with a pair of spiracles; Spiracles with raised humps.
Cryptopidae(ocelli
absent)
Ocelli
absent;
tarsi of legs with 1 segment;
forcipular coxosternal toothplate reduced or absent.
There are two genera of Cryptopidae from Taiwan, include:
Cryptops
With 21 pairs of legs;
tooth plate absent, without dental margin; forcipular prefemural process absent; coxopleural process absent;
tibia and 1st tarsus with longitudinal row of curved teeth.
Scolopocryptops
With
23 pairs of legs;
toothplate reduced, replaced by dental margin;
prefemur of end legs with a big ventral spine and a small lateral spine.
