Scolopendra angulata, Newport, 1844:97

Shelley, Rowland M., 2006, A chronological catalog of the New World species of Scolopendra L., 1758 (Chilopoda: Scolopendromorpha: Scolopendridae), Zootaxa 1253 (1), pp. 1-50 : 9

angulata Newport, 1844:97 (1 February, Evenhuis (2003:15)).

Holotype (BMNH [J. Beccaloni, pers. comm.; examined]); type locality: Trinidad. Original rank: species. Current rank and status: valid species ( Brölemann 1898, 1909; Kraepelin 1903; Attems 1930; Bücherl 1939, 1942 a, 1974; Schileyko 2002); Bücherl (1974) divided S. angulata into three subspecies, two of which were recognized by Schileyko (2002).

Anatomical illustrations: none.

Distribution (of the nominate subspecies): US Virgin Islands ( St. Thomas ), St. Vincent, Grenada, Trinidad, Venezuela, Ecuador, Bolivia, & Brazil (Pará, Amazonas, Roraima, & Mato Grosso) ( Pocock 1893; Brölemann 1909; Bücherl 1939, 1942 a, 1974; Schileyko 2002). Maps: none.