SCOLOPENDROMORPHA

Son, L. X., Poyarkov, N. A., Nam, N. T., Thinh, D. T., Binh, T. T. T. & Lien, V. V., 2023, First record of Scolopendra pinguis Pocock, 1891 (Chilopoda, Scolopendromorpha, Scolopendridae) from Vietnam, Far Eastern Entomologist 481, pp. 7-13 : 7

SCOLOPENDROMORPHA , SCOLOPENDRIDAE ) FROM VIETNAM

L. X. Son 1,2,*), N. A. Poyarkov 2,3), N. T. Nam 1), D. T. Thinh 2), T. T. T. Binh 4), V. V. Lien 5)

1) VNU University of Sciences, Vietnam National University, 334 Nguyen Trai, Thanh Xuan District, Hanoi, Vietnam. *Corresponding author. E-mail: [e-mail]

2) Joint Vietnam-Russia Tropical Science and Technology Research Center, 63 Nguyen Van Huyen Rd, Cau Giay District, Hanoi, Vietnam.

3) Biological Faculty, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Leninskiye Gory 1/12, 119234, Russia.

4) Faculty of Biology , Hanoi National University of Education , 136, Xuan Thuy Str., Caugiay District, Hanoi, Vietnam .

5) Vietnam National Museum of Nature, VAST, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Cau Giay, Hanoi, Vietnam.

Summary. The centipede species Scolopendra pinguis Pocock, 1891 is recorded from Vietnam (Phong Nha - Ke Bang National Park, Quang Binh Province) for the first time. The collected specimens are described and illustrated. An updated map of S. pinguis distribution in Southeast Asia is also proved.