1	Tergite of ultimate leg-bearing segment with median suture	Scolopendra morsitans Linnaeus, 1758
–	Tergite of ultimate leg-bearing segment without median suture	2
2	Sternal paramedian sutures complete	3
–	Sternal paramedian sutures incomplete	4
3	Coxopleural process with three or more apical spines, thick prefemur of ultimate leg with at least two ventro-lateral and four spines on prefemoral process; average ratio of width:length of ultimate leg prefemur1:2	Scolopendra japonica Koch, 1878
–	Coxopleural process with 1–2 apical spines, slender prefemur of ultimate leg with two ventro-lateral and two spines on prefemoral process; ratio of width:length of ultimate leg prefemur 1:3	Scolopendra subspinipes Leach, 1816
4	Ultimate leg prefemur with at least one ventro-lateral spine	5
–	Ultimate leg prefemur without ventro-lateral spines	Scolopendra dehaani Brandt, 1840
5	Coxopleural process with one lateral and one dorsal spine; ultimate leg prefemur with numerous small scattered spines	6
–	Coxopleural process without lateral and dorsal spines; ultimate leg prefemur with a few enlarged spines in rows	8
6	Legs 21 with a tarsal spur	Scolopendra calcarata Porat, 1876
–	Leg 21 without tarsal spurs	7
7	Sternites of anterior body segments with complete paramedian sutures	Scolopendra gracillima sternostriata Schileyko, 1995
–	All sternites with incomplete paramedian sutures, reaching only 20–30% on anterior part of sternites	Scolopendra pinguis Pocock, 1891
8	Complete paramedian sutures on tergites	9
–	Short, incomplete paramedian sutures confined to anterior and posterior parts of tergites	Scolopendra cataracta Siriwut, Edgecombe & Panha, sp. n.
9	Cephalic plate and tergite 1 densely punctate; tergites with short median sulcus on posterior part	Scolopendra multidens Newport, 1844
–	Cephalic plate and tergite 1 sparsely punctate; tergites without median sulcus on posterior part	Scolopendra dawydoffi Kronmüller, 2012