Scolopendra dehaani Brandt, 1840

Schileyko, Arkady, Iorio, Etienne & Coulis, Mathieu, 2024, A synthesis on the scolopendromorph centipedes (Chilopoda: Scolopendromorpha) of Martinique, with description of Cryptops (Trigonocryptops) amicitia n. sp. and new data on some Neotropical scolopendromorphs, Zootaxa 5486 (4), pp. 563-599 : 569

Scolopendra dehaani Brandt, 1840

Terra typica: “ Java ” ( Indonesia).

Recent material from Martinique. Absent.

Additional material. Japan, Оkinawa, 2 ad. ( ZMMU, Rc 6293) ; Cambodia, Rattanakiri Province, 1 ad. ( ZMMU, Rc 7004) ; Indonesia, Sumatra Island , Sumatera Utara, 1 sad. ( ZMMU, Rc 7089) ; Vietnam: Vinh Phuk Province, 1 spm ( ZMMU, Rc 6299) + Dong Nai Province, 1 ad. ( ZMMU, Rc 8006) .

Diagnosis. See Siriwut et al. (2016: 51).

Range (after Schileyko 2007: 76, corrected). Widespread in Southeast Asia; Japan (Okinawa Island), China (recorded from Hong Kong and Hainan), Malay Peninsula, Singapore, Indonesia (Sumatra, Java), Myanmar ( Burma), Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Philippines, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India (Western and Eastern Himalaya).

Remarks. This South Asian species is introduced to many islands and coastal areas of the New World. As for Martinique, this large and well-recognizable species is not found recently on the island, thus it is reasonable to think that it does not occur in Martinique at present. Thus, we suppose that historical New World record of S. dehaani made by Kraepelin 1904 (p. 324) for Martinique, Ile-de-France ( France), Florida and Salabury (probably Salaberry, Québec, Canada) were obviously based on introduced (but not acclimatized) specimens.