Scolopendra morsitans Linnaeus, 1758

Hollier, John & Stagl, Verena, 2016, The Chilopoda (Myriapoda) described by Aloïs Humbert, Henri de Saussure and Leo Zehntner, Revue suisse de Zoologie 123 (2), pp. 227-233 : 230

grandidieri Saussure & Zehntner, 1897 : pl. 3, fig. 13, pl. 12, fig. 6 [Scolopendra].

Illustration without description.

Saussure & Zehntner (1902: 302-304) gave a description of both sexes and the locality information “ Madagascar, Grandidier, Douliot & Alluaud (Musée de Paris); Fianarantosa (Musée de Genève); Côte occidentale de Madagascar, Voeltzkow; Ile d’Aldabra, Voeltzkow.”

The MHNG collection contains one specimen in alcohol under the name Scolopendra grandidieri . There is no data label but the identification labels in the jar have “ Madagascar ” written on them and there is no reason to suppose that this specimen is not a syntype. The other syntypes are presumably in the MNHN and SMF, although neither of their online databases lists this species.

A junior synonym of Scolopendra morsitans Linnaeus, 1758