Table 10.
Morphological comparison of Scolopendra dawydoffi and Scolopendra multidens; data from present study and previous taxonomic studies, i.e., Attems (1938), Chao (2008), Kronmüller (2012). ? Character not present, L left side.
| Characters | Scolopendra dawydoffi | Scolopendra multidens | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laos (Syntypes) | Thailand | China (Holotype) | Hong Kong and Taiwan | |
| Number of antennal articles | 18 | 17–18 | 7/4, damaged | 17–19 |
| Number of glabrous articles | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Teeth on tooth-plate | 6+6 | 5+5, 7+6, 10+9 | 5+7 | 7+7 |
| First tergite with complete paramedian sutures | 3 | 2–3 | 2 | 2–4 |
| First tergite with margination | 11 | 12–14 | 9 | 13 |
| Tergite surface | smooth | smooth | short median furrow on posterior part | short transverse groove on anterior-lateral part (TT2–20) |
| Median furrow on tergite of ULBS | absent | absent | absent | absent |
| Extent (percentage) of paramedian sutures on sternites | incomplete (15–35%) | incomplete (20–60%) | incomplete (40–60%) | incomplete (20–100%) |
| Sternite of ultimate leg-bearing segment | sides converging posteriorly | sides converging posteriorly | sides converging posteriorly | sides converging posteriorly |
| Spines on coxopleural process |
AP: 1 SAP: 2 |
AP: 1–2 SAP: 1–2 |
AP: 1 SAP: 2 |
AP: 1–2 SAP: 1–2 |
| Spine formula on prefemora of ultimate legs |
VL: 2 M: 2 DM: 2 SP: 2–3 |
VL: 0–2 M: 0–1 DM: 0–2 SP: 1–5 |
VL: 3 M: 2 DM: 2 SP: 2–3 |
VL: 2 M: 2 DM: 2 SP: 1–3 |
| Legs with one tarsal spur | 1–19 | 1–19 | 1–19 (20?) | 1–19 (20L) |
| Podomeres of ultimate legs with shallow groove on posterior part | prefemur and femur | prefemur and femur | prefemur and femur | prefemur and femur |
| Gonopods on genital segment | ? (female) | absent | ? | absent |