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1 September 2015 Establishment of the Adventive Centipede Rhysida longipes longipes (Newport, 1845; Scolopendromorpha: Scolopendridae: Otostigminae) in South Florida
Kenneth P. Wray, Micaiah Ward, Darin R. Rokyta
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Abstract

We recorded 2 new collection localities of the nonnative centipede Rhysida longipes longipes (Scolopendromorpha: Scolopendridae: Otostigminae) and documented for the first time that a breeding population is established in South Florida, USA. Specimens of several size classes were collected in a large property on Islamorada, Upper Matecumbe Key, Florida, USA. Further work is necessary to assess the extent of its range and its impact on the local ecosystem.

Kenneth P. Wray, Micaiah Ward, and Darin R. Rokyta "Establishment of the Adventive Centipede Rhysida longipes longipes (Newport, 1845; Scolopendromorpha: Scolopendridae: Otostigminae) in South Florida," Florida Entomologist 98(3), 979-980, (1 September 2015). https://doi.org/10.1653/024.098.0329
Published: 1 September 2015
KEYWORDS
Chilopoda
ecology
exotic
exótico
invasive
Invasivo
natural history
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