Table 11.
Morphological comparison of Scolopendra cataracta sp. n. and some related species in the adjacent sub-regions. ? Character not present, R right side, * data from Kronmüller (2012).
| Characters | Scolopendra cataracta sp. n. | Scolopendra subspinipes piceoflava (Syntypes) | Scolopendra hainanum* | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laos (Holotype) | Thailand (Paratype) | Vietnam (Paratypes) | Laos (Paratype) | |||
| Number of antennal articles | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18(19) | 17–18 | 17–19 |
| Number of glabrous articles | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Teeth on tooth-plate | 6+6 | 6+6 | 5+5, 6+6 | 6+6 | 5+5, 6+6 | 6+6,7+7 |
| First tergite with complete paramedian sutures | incomplete (short PS on anterior and posterior part) | incomplete (short PS on posterior parts from TT5–20) | incomplete (short PS on anterior and posterior parts from TT3–20) | incomplete (short PS on anterior and posterior part) | complete, starting from T3 | incomplete, starting from T3–4 |
| First tergite with margination | 7 | 14 | 7 and 10 | 12 | 5–7 | 5 |
| Tergite surface | smooth | smooth | smooth | smooth | punctate | smooth |
| Extent (percentage) of paramedian sutures on sternites | 15–20% | 20–45% | 10–25% | 15% | complete | nearly complete |
| Sternite of ultimate leg-bearing segment | sides converging posteriorly | sides converging posteriorly | sides converging posteriorly, with pit like-furrow | sides converging posteriorly | sides converging posteriorly, with pit like-furrow | sides converging posteriorly, with pit like-furrow |
| Spines on coxopleural process |
AP: 3(2) DP: 0–1 |
AP: 1–2 |
AP: 1 SAP: 2 |
AP: 3 DP: 1 |
AP: 1 |
AP: 1–2 |
| Spine formula on prefemora of ultimate legs |
VL: 2 M: 1 DM: 0–1 SP: 2 |
VL: 1 M: 0–1 DM: 1–2 SP: 1 |
VL: 2 M: 1–2 DM: 1–2 SP: 2–3 |
VL: 1 M: 0 DM: 0 SP: 2 |
V: 0–2 SP: 2–5 |
VL: 1 VM: 1 DM: 2 SP: 2 |
| Legs with one tarsal spur | 1–20 | 1–20 | 1–19, 20(R) | 1–19 | 1–20 | 1–19 |
| Gonopods on genital segment | female specimen | ? | female specimens | ? | present | absent |