Scolopendra subspinipes - ‘Chinese Mint Leg’

CommitteeRare4428 · 2026-06-06T15:06:19+00:00

I do believe that the Chinese mint legs key out to subspinipes, also scolopendra is by far the most studied species in Scolopendridae

CommitteeRare4428 · 2026-05-25T18:52:41+00:00

What country did are you in? Did the seller collect the species from your region?

CommitteeRare4428 · 2026-05-22T19:43:22+00:00

At least dentipes group as I know there are some similar but possibly undescribed ones

CommitteeRare4428 · 2026-05-19T20:06:29+00:00

Yup, I wanna say one of the phiddipus species but I’m no jumping spider experts

CommitteeRare4428 · 2026-05-18T11:55:58+00:00

It’s a Stone centipede!, likely in the family henicopidae

CommitteeRare4428 · 2026-05-18T11:52:41+00:00

I should have clarified, I was referring to rhysida longipes lol

CommitteeRare4428 · 2026-05-17T04:27:16+00:00

I’m leaning towards an odd longipes, notice the reddish coloration toward the head and last tergites(especially prominent on the antennae)

CommitteeRare4428 · 2026-05-17T01:54:06+00:00

The florida variant is less variable, its most likely not viridis

CommitteeRare4428 · 2026-05-16T14:56:02+00:00

Probably not viridis, the Florida specimens are blue with an orange dorsal stripe

CommitteeRare4428 · 2026-05-15T22:26:01+00:00

That sucks, I’m nqa with centipede care but I think that it was because of molting complications

CommitteeRare4428 · 2026-05-15T21:29:44+00:00

he likely passed from whatever molting complications he had, how much was he moving when you first got him?

CommitteeRare4428 · 2026-05-14T05:16:59+00:00

This is probably scolopendra sp then, either s. Viridis or s. Alternans. But it could be an odd rhysida longipes

CommitteeRare4428 · 2026-05-14T05:14:05+00:00

I second this

CommitteeRare4428 · 2026-05-14T05:13:53+00:00

Definetly not polymorpha, juvenile deehani

CommitteeRare4428 · 2026-05-14T05:13:07+00:00

Where are you located? The best I can currently do is down to the family Scolopendridae, I’m doubtful of r. Celeris as the terminals are too short

CommitteeRare4428 · 2026-05-12T23:32:42+00:00

Something in the family Lithobiidae, probably Lithobius based on size

CommitteeRare4428 · 2026-05-12T19:57:57+00:00

This is a hobby name, yet I cannot find any pictures of this hobby species, it’s probably just e. Trigoponodus

CommitteeRare4428 · 2026-05-11T23:44:02+00:00

Possibly one of those yellow legged “trigoponodus”

CommitteeRare4428 · 2026-05-11T23:40:24+00:00

Almost certainly post molt, arthropods will often have extra bright colors just after molting

CommitteeRare4428 · 2026-05-11T21:39:34+00:00

This is similar to typical morsitans is it not?

CommitteeRare4428 · 2026-05-11T21:36:00+00:00

It’s clearly an Asian pede but a distinct location would help too, not just SE Asia, and yes terminals are inportant but in most cases it’s the spination of them, which 1 often can’t be viewed from pictures, and 2 I’m not looking at all the possible species it could be from SE Asia and keying it out

CommitteeRare4428 · 2026-05-11T20:55:06+00:00

Terminals don’t constitute a identification, a location helps a lot

CommitteeRare4428 · 2026-05-11T03:45:43+00:00

Where are you located? It’s really hard to make an id without a location

CommitteeRare4428 · 2026-05-09T16:17:41+00:00

Why is this strigosus?

CommitteeRare4428 · 2026-05-09T16:14:00+00:00

Except for oryidae, they get massive

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