Resurrection of Scolopendra longipes Wood and Scolopendra cubensis Saussure from synonymy with Scolopendra alternans Leach (Chilopoda, Scolopendromorpha, Scolopendridae): an enigmatic species-group needing phylogeographic analysis, with an overview on the origin Author Mercurio, Randy J. text Zootaxa 2016 4111 1 1 20 journal article 39087 10.11646/zootaxa.4111.1.1 985f7c2b-1582-43ff-ab66-ef321c88350e 1175-5326 400075 4F24848F-2205-45F2-BC6C-AD56A00E153E

TABLE 1. Major morphological characters that differentiate S. longipes and S. cubensis from S. alternans. Bolded numbers indicate the most common spine combinations observed.

	S. longipes Florida/Bimini	S. cubensis Cuba
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Coloration	cephalic plate, forcipular segment & tergites 20, 21: burnt sienna; trunk: russet to tawny without posterior black transverse band on tergites; legs: aniline yellow (living coloration)	cephalic plate & forcipular segment: appear darker in coloration than rest of trunk with posterior black transverse band on tergites (preserved)
Maximum Length (mm)	152 (n =22)	95 (n =12)
Penultimate Prefemur Dorsomedial Spines (Left/Right)	1/1, 1/2, 2/0, 2/1, 2/2, 3/2 (n =21)	0/0, 0/1, 1/0, 1/1 (n =13)
Median ultimate prefemur length/ width	3.75 (n =21)	2.89 (n =13)