Scutigera coleoptrata (Linnaeus, 1758)

Higher Taxonomy
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Chilopoda
Order: Scutigeromorpha
Family: Scutigeridae
Genus: Scutigera
Characterisation
Trogloxene
Distribution
Mediterranean
Distribution in caves of Greece
  • Spilaio Mavri Trypa, Stoev 2002, Beron 2016
    Region: Anatoliki Makedonia-Thraki / Regional unit: Kavala / Municipality: Kavala / Closest settlement: Zygos
  • Spilaio Evripidi, Stoev 2002, Beron 2016
    Region: Attiki / Regional unit: Nisoi Attikis / Municipality: Salamina / Closest settlement: Peristeria
  • Spilaio Parapesi, Simaiakis et al. 2026
    Region: Kentriki Makedonia / Regional unit: Pella / Municipality: Almopia / Closest settlement: Loutra Loutrakiou
  • Spilaio Korykeio Antro, Alexiou et al. 2014
    Region: Sterea Ellada / Regional unit: Fokida / Municipality: Delfoi / Closest settlement: Delfoi
  • Spilaio Zoodochou Pigis, Alexiou et al. 2014
    Region: Sterea Ellada / Regional unit: Fokida / Municipality: Doridas / Closest settlement: Sykia
IUCN Red List
NE - Not Evaluated
Greece's Red Data Book
NE - Not Evaluated
Protection status
  • There is no species-specific legal framework for protection.
Check Databases
Fauna Europea
GBIF
PESI
NCBI
Species references
  • Alexiou, S., Bakolitsas, K., Di Russo, C. & Latella, L. 2014. Biospeleolocal notes on the caves of the Parnassos, Giona and Vardousia of mountains (Central Greece). Parnassiana Archives, 2: 71-81.
  • Beron, P. 2016. Faune cavernicole de la Grèce. Maison d'édition Est-West., Sofia. pp. 229.
  • Simaiakis SM, Kos A, Georgopoulou E & Stojanović DZ 2026. Reassessing the centipede fauna of the Paiko–Pinovo–Tzena–Voras mountain range in the southern Balkans. Zootaxa, 5839 (1), 1–39. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5839.1.1
  • Stoev, P. 2002. The scutigeromorphs (Chilopoda Scutigeromorpha) in the collection of the National Museum of Natural History, Sofia. Hist. Nat. Bulg., 15: 79-85.
Citation
Paragamian, K. 2026. Scutigera coleoptrata (Linnaeus, 1758). In Paragamian, K., M. Poulinakis, S. Paragamian and I. Nikoloudakis. Cave fauna of Greece database - Hellenic Institute of Speleological Research. Species data updated 07.07.2026, Accessed 24.08.2026