Scolopendra subspinipes subspinipes Leach, 1815

Scolopendra subspinipes Leach, 1815: 383

Scolopendra subspinipes —Chamberlin, 1920: 30

Scolopendra subspinipes —Attems, 1930: 29

Scolopendra subspinipes —Attems, 1938: 334

Scolopendra subspinipes —Attems, 1953: 145

Scolopendra subspinipes —Schileyko, 1992: 7

Scolopendra subspinipes —Schileyko, 1995: 73

Scolopendra subspinipes —Schileyko, 1998: 268

Scolopendra subspinipes —Shelley, 2000: 42

Scolopendra subspinipes —Shelley, 2002: 38, figs 50–56 Scolopendra subspinipes subspinipes —Schileyko, 2001: 434 Scolopendra subspinipes subspinipes —Chao & Chang, 2003: 2 Scolopendra subspinipes subspinipes —Lewis, 2004: 33 Scolopendra subspinipes subspinipes —Schileyko, 2007: 75 Scolopendra subspinipes subspinipes —Lewis, 2010: 112, fig. 21 Scolopendra subspinipes subspinipes —Decker, 2013: 19

Scolopendra subspinipes mutilans —Attems, 1938: 334

Scolopendra subspinipes mutilans —Attems, 1953: 138

Scolopendra subspinipes mutilans —Schileyko, 1998: 268 Scolopendra subspinipes multidens —Schileyko, 1998: 268

Otostigmus puncticeps —Attems, 1953: 146, synonymised by Lewis (2004) Otostigmus politoides —Attems, 1953: 147, synonymised by Lewis (2004)

Previous records. LAO CAI (Sa Pa); VINH PHUC (Tam Dao NP); HA TAY (currently known as extension region of HA NOI); HAI PHONG (Cat Ba NP); QUANG BINH (Minh Hoa; Dong Hoi); THUA THIEN HUE (Hue city); DA NANG (Ba Na Mts); DAK LAK (30km SSW of Ban Me Thuot); KHANH HOA (Hon Ba Mts); DONG NAI (Cat Tien NP) (Attems, 1938, 1953; Schileyko, 1992, 1995, 2007).

Remarks. The species is distributed in all tropical and subtropical parts of Eurasia, but is absent from the Mediterranean region. It is also recorded from some parts of Africa, Phillippines, Madagascar, Seychelles, Comoros, Australia, New Zealand, USA, Caribbean region and South America (Chao & Chang, 2003; Schileyko, 2007, Shelley, 2002). See Minelli et al. (2006 onward) for more details of synonyms.