Alipes (centipede)
Genus of centipedes
Alipes is a genus of bark centipedes in the family Scolopendridae , found in Africa.[ 2] [ 3] [ 4] Alipes get their unique name from their leaf-like legs. [ 5]
Species
These seven species belong to the genus Alipes :[ 2] [ 3] [ 4]
Alipes appendiculatus Pocock, 1896 (Africa, Malawi, and Mozambique)
Alipes calcipes Cook, 1897 (Africa, Angola, and Zimbabwe)
Alipes crotalus (Gerstaecker, 1854) (Africa, Mozambique, South Africa, and Uganda)
Alipes grandidieri Lucas, 1864 (Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda)
Alipes madecassus Saussure & Zehntner, 1902 (Africa)
Alipes madegassus Saussure & Zehntner, 1902 (Madagascar)
Alipes multicostis Imhoff, 1854 (Africa, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana, Rwanda, and Sierra Leone)
References
^ a b Bonato, Lucio; Chagas Junior, Amazonas; Edgecombe, Gregory D.; Lewis, John G. E.; Minelli, Alessandro; Pereira, Luis A.; Shelley, Rowland M.; Stoev, Pavel; Zapparoli, Marzio (2016). "Alipes Imhoff, 1854" . ChiloBase 2.0 – A World Catalogue of Centipedes (Chilopoda) . Retrieved 26 November 2024 .
^ a b "Alipes Report" . Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved 2022-11-28 .
^ a b "Alipes " . GBIF . Retrieved 2022-11-28 .
^ a b Shelley, R. M. "The myriapods, the world's leggiest animals" . University of Tennessee. Retrieved 2019-07-02 .
^ Kronmuller, C; Lewis, J (2015). "On the function of the ultimate legs of some Scolopendridae (Chilopoda, Scolopendromorpha)" . ZooKeys (510): 269–278. doi :10.3897/zookeys.510.8674 . PMC 4523778 . PMID 26257548 .