Scutigerella Ryder, 1882

Jin, Ya-Li, Nunes Godeiro, Nerivania & Bu, Yun, 2023, Description of the first species of Scutigerella (Symphyla, Scutigerellidae) from China, with mitogenomic and genetic divergence analysis, ZooKeys 1157, pp. 145-161 : 145

Genus Scutigerella Ryder, 1882

Type species.

Scolopendrella immaculata Newport, 1845. Valid name: Scutigerella immaculata (Newport, 1845).

Diagnosis.

Trunk with 15 tergites. Four macrosetae (a1-a4) around the antennal base, rarely seta a3 absent. Posterior margins of tergites emarginated. Last tergite with a deep cavity between cerci. First pair of legs with 4 segments, others with 5 segments. Styli present at the base of legs 3-12. Coxal sacs present at the base of legs 3-10.

Distribution.

Sub-cosmopolitan ( Szucsich and Scheller 2011).