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The biota of Canada: checklist of the centipedes of Canada (Myriapoda: Chilopoda)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 December 2021

David W. Langor Open the ORCID record for David W. Langor [Opens in a new window]  and
Stephen D. Langor
David W. Langor*
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Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service, 5320 – 122 St. NW, Edmonton, Alberta, T6H 3S5, Canada
Stephen D. Langor
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Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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*Corresponding author. Email: David.Langor@nrcan-rncan.gc.ca
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Abstract

The centipede fauna of Canada is reviewed based on information available in the literature and on examination of some material, and provincial and territorial distributions are provided. About 53 species are known from Canada, representing four orders: Scutigeromorpha (1), Scolopendromorpha (5), Geophilomorpha (19), and Lithobiomorpha (28). British Columbia has the most recorded species (23), followed by Ontario (17) and Newfoundland and Labrador (12). Arctogeophilus glacialis (Attems) and Alaskobius adlatus Chamberlin are newly reported from Canada (Northwest Territories), Schendyla nemorensis (Koch) is newly reported from Ontario, and Lithobius forficatus (Linnaeus) is recorded for the first time from New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island. Arctogeophilus melanonotus (Wood) is removed from the list of Canadian species.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 154 , Issue 1 , 2022 , e8
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© The Author(s) and Her Majesty, the Queen, in right of Canada, 2022. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of the Entomological Society of Canada

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