Schendyla
Schendyla is a genus of soil centipedes in the family Schendylidae. These centipedes are found in the west Palearctic region. This genus was described by Danish entomologists Vilhelm Bergsøe and Frederik Vilhelm August Meinert in 1866. This genus now includes more than 20 species.
Description
Centipedes in this genus feature no more than a few spines on the claws of the second maxillae, sternites without fields of pores on the posterior segments, two large pores on the basal element of each of the ultimate legs, and ultimate legs without claws or with only rudimentary claws. These centipedes range from about 1 cm to about 4 cm in length and have from 29 to 57 pairs of legs. The species Schendyla antici is notable for its small size and for having as few as 29 leg pairs, the minimum recorded in this genus. Other small species with notably few legs in this genus include S. verneri, S. walachica, S. dalmatica, S. dentata, S. gracillima. and S. armata. The species S. monoeci measures only 17.5 mm in length but can have from 51 to as many as 57 leg pairs, the maximum number found in this genus. Descriptions of the species S. vizzavonae report no more than 51 leg pairs, but this species is notable for its relatively large size, reaching 45 mm in length.
Species
This genus includes the following species:Schendyla antici Stojanović, Šević & Makarov, 2024Schendyla apenninorum Schendyla armata Brölemann, 1901Schendyla aternana Schendyla capusei Schendyla carniolensis Verhoeff, 1902Schendyla dalmatica Attems, 1904Schendyla delicatula Kaczmarek, 1969Schendyla dentata Schendyla gracillima Verhoeff, 1934Schendyla hispanica Schendyla mediterranea Silvestri, 1898Schendyla monodi Schendyla monoeci Brölemann, 1904Schendyla negreai Schendyla nemorensis Schendyla peyerimhoffi Brölemann & Ribaut, 1911Schendyla tyrolensis Schendyla varnensis Schendyla verneri Schendyla vizzavonae Léger & Duboscq, 1903Schendyla walachica Verhoeff, 1900