Scolopendra viridis Say, 1821

Cupul-Magaña, Fabio Germán, 2010, An annotated list of the centipedes (Chilopoda) in the National Collection of Arachnids, Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Insecta Mundi 2010 (125), pp. 1-10 : 5-6

Scolopendra viridis Say, 1821

Type locality. USA, unknown site in coastal Georgia or Florida.

Exemplars examined. Baja California: Gulf of California, Ángel de la Guarda Island, 7/II/1986, coll. F. Arias, 3 exs., (new state record). Baja California Sur: Gulf of California, San Marcos Island , 14/VIII/1986, coll. L. Cervantes, 1 ex. Chiapas: Yaxchoj, municipality of Comitán, IX/1960, 2 exs., (new state record). Chihuahua: km. 39 Las Juntas road, San Juanito, 1/VII/ 2005, 2298 m elev., 28 o 06.123’ N- 107 o 32.607’ W, colls. O. Francke, D. Sissom, K. McWest, C. Lee, H. Montaño, J. Ballesteros, L. Jarvis, C. Duran-Barron, 1 ex. ; km. 108 Creel-Cusarare road, 2/VII/ 2005, 2245 m elev., 27 o 38.459’ N- 107 o 33.192’ W, colls. O. Francke, D. Sissom, K. McWest, C. Lee, H. Montaño, J. Ballesteros, L. Jarvis, C. Durán-Barrón, 1 ex. ; Rancho San Lorenzo del Río, 31/VII/ 2005, 2031 m elev., 25 o 10.506´N- 108 o 11.247´W, colls. O. Francke, D. Sissom, K. McWest, C. Lee, H. Montaño, J. Ballesteros, L. Jarvis, C. Durán-Barrón, 1 ex. Colima: Revillagigedo Archipelago, Socorro Island , I/ 1958, 2 exs., colls. G. Pérez, R. Lamothe ; Socorro Island, 16/I/1958, 1 ex., colls. G. Pérez, R. Lamothe ; Socorro Island, 20-22/VIII/1987, 2 exs., colls. L. Cervantes, R. Medina. Distrito Federal: Valle Alegre , Ajusco , VIII/1939, 2 exs. ; Barranca de Tarango , 11/IX/1940, 1 ex. ; Pedregal de San Ángel , 15/ VI/1942, 23/IV/1949, 25/X/1959, 3/X/1970, 10/X/1970, and 17/VII/1971, 9 exs. ; road to Arenal , 3/IV/ 1971, coll. H.G.A., 2 exs. ; Sierra del Ajusco , 3/IV/1971, coll. H.G.A., 1 ex. ; Tlalpan , 6/XI/1972, coll. J. Pites, 1 ex. ; Xochimilco , X/1982, 1 ex. ; Entomology Laboratory, Instituto de Biología, Ciudad Universitaria , X/1983, coll. C. R. Beutelspacher, 1 ex. ; Santo Domingo, Coyoacán, III/2000, coll. E. González, 1 ex. Durango: Vicente Guerrero, inside greenhouse, 5/III/1999, coll. M. Quintos, 1 ex. Estado de México: Ozumba , 17/ VI /1984, coll. R. H. Manzanilla, 2 exs. ; La Cañada, Chalma , IX/ 1989, coll. W. López-Forment, 1 ex. ; road to San Luis Anáhuac, municipality of Villa del Carbón , 12/ X/ 2001, 2510 m elev., pine-oak forest, colls. O. Francke, E. González, 1 ex. ; 3 km southeast of Temascalcingo, municipality of Temascalcingo , 13/X/ 2001, 2525 m elev., colls. O. Francke, E. González, 1 ex. ; 10 km north of Sierra Nanchititla National Park, Tejupilco , 16/XII/2001, pine-oak forest, coll. E. González, 1 ex. ; 2 km north of Sierra Nanchititla National Park , 16/XII/2001, pine-oak forest, colls. O. Francke, E. González, 1 ex. ; Peña del Campanario, La Goleta, municipality of Tejupilco , 16/ II/2002, 2500 m elev., oak forest, colls. E. González, S. Reynaud, 1 ex. ; km. 48 Toluca-Temascal road, 15/III/2003, 2400 m elev., colls. S. Reynaud, E. González, 1 ex. Guanajuato: Cerro Prieto, municipality of Coroneo , 2-4/IV/1999, coll. J.L. Castelo, 1 ex. ; San Antonio de Padua , municipality of León, II/2003, coll. P.B.N., 1 ex. ; Cerro Prieto eastside, municipality of Coroneo, VII/2004, coll. J.L. Castelo, 1 ex. Guerrero: Las Granadas , IX/1969, coll. S. Flores, 1 ex. ; Ometepec , 7-12/XII/1970, 1 ex. ; Santa Cruz, municipality of Atenango del Río, 22/IV/ 2000, 900 m elev., tropical semideciduous forest, colls. E. González, O. Delgado, 1 ex. Hidalgo: Santa Catalina, I/1943, 1 ex. Michoacán: Maravatío , 22/ V / 1988, colls. H. Brailovsky, A. Cadena, C. Mayorga, L. Cervantes, 1 ex. ; 3 km from Tolcayuca , 29/IV/ 2005, 2528 m elev., 19 o 58.720´N- 98 o 56.353´W, colls. A. Valdez, H. Montaño, O. Francke, A. Ballesteros, 1 ex. ; Ixmiquilpan, without date, coll. E. González, 2 exs. Morelos: Tepoztlán , IV/1947, VI/1947, 3 exs. ; Zacatepec, 15/VII/1949, 1 ex. ; Cerro Tepozteco, municipality of Tepoztlán , 20/ V /1971, 6 exs. ; Tehuiztla , 10/III/1981, colls. J. Langarica, M. Galicia, 1 ex. ; Miacatlán , 15/VII/1991, coll. W. López- Forment, 2 exs. ; Cuernavaca , 22/VIII/1997, coll. E. Gaytán, 1 ex. ; Cuautla , 27/XII/2003, coll. H. Brailovsky, 1 ex. ; Cuautla , 8/IX/2007, coll. H. Brailovsky, 1 ex. ; Cuautla , 3/I/2009, coll. H. Brailovsky, 1 ex. ; Tepoztlán, without date, 2 exs. Oaxaca: Temascal , 21/III/1975, coll. Zaragoza, 1 ex. ; km. 171 Teotitlán-Oaxaca road, 15/III/1989, 2200 m elev., coll. L. Cervantes, 1 ex. ; Mazunte , 9/IV/1999, coll. E.G. S., 1 ex. ; Cuicatlán-Oaxaca road, 9/II/ 2005, 1574 m elev., 17 o 34.914´N- 96 o 56.928´W, colls. O. Francke, M. Córdoba, A. Jaimes, G. Montiel, 1 ex. Puebla: Mesa del Riego, municipality of Tehuacán , 8/IX/1960, 1 ex. ; Cerro Tres Chichis, north of Zapotitlán , 16/XI/ 1998, 2030 m elev., coll. E. González, 1 ex. ; Cerro del Campanario , 18/XI/ 1998, 2030 m elev., coll. E. González, 1 ex. ; Valle de Tehuacán , 9- 13/II/1999, coll. E. González, 2 exs. ; San Antonio Texcala, 11/III/1999, coll. E. G. S., 1 ex. Sonora: Cerro Prieto, municipality of Puerto Peñasco , 24/XI/1965, coll. C. R. Beutelspacher, 2 exs. ; Benjamín Hill, 3/XI/1986, 1 ex. Tamaulipas: Guayalejo, municipality of Llera de Canales , VIII/2003, coll. P.B.N., 1 ex. Veracruz: km. 13 road to Coatepec from Huatusco, municipality of Huatusco, 12/III/ 1989, 600 m elev., colls. L. Cervantes, A. Cadena, 1 ex. ; Playa Chachalacas, municipality of Úrsulo Galván, 26/III/2002, coll. L. Olguín, 1 ex. Zacatecas: Zacatecas City , 13/ VI /2009 to 3/VII/2009, coll. G. Montiel, 1 ex.

Geographical distribution. Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, México, Panama, and USA ( Shelley 2002; Cupul-Magaña 2007; Cupul-Magaña 2009c).

Distribution in México. Baja California, Baja California Sur, Chiapas, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Colima, Distrito Federal, Durango, Estado de México, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Michoacán, Morelos, Nayarit, Nuevo León, Oaxaca, Puebla, Querétaro, San Luis Potosí, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tamaulipas, Veracruz, and Zacatecas ( Shelley 2002; Cupul-Magaña 2007; Cupul-Magaña 2009c)