Scolopendra morsitans Linnaeus, 1758

Dyachkov, Yurii V., 2022, An annotated checklist of Chilopoda from Afghanistan, Ecologica Montenegrina 53, pp. 8-24 : 17

11. Scolopendra morsitans Linnaeus, 1758

Terra typica: Indiis ( Linnaeus 1758).

Fig. 10 .

Scolopendra morsitans – Loksa 1971: 103; Akkari et al. 2008: 83–85 ; Lewis 2010: 107–108; Tran et al. 2013: 228–229 .

Previous records. Herat province: [He2]; uncertain locality: “Kouh- Tscheling Safed Darak” ( Loksa 1971). Habitat records. Unknown habitats on 1580 and 2700 m. Distribution. Widespread: North and South America, Caribbean Islands, Europe, Africa, Arabian Peninsula, Pakistan, India and Indian Ocean Islands, Southeast Asia, Australia, and New Zealand ( Akkari et al. 2008; Lewis 2010; Siriwut et al. 2016). Remarks. Material is in SMF.

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Figure 10. Provinces of Afghanistan where Scolopendra morsitans Linnaeus, 1758 has been reported.