Alipes (centipede)
| Alipes | |
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| Alipes, South Africa | |
| The distinctive leaf-like ultimate legs of A. grandidieri. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Chilopoda |
| Order: | Scolopendromorpha |
| Family: | Scolopendridae |
| Subfamily: | Otostigminae |
| Genus: | Alipes Imhoff, 1854 |
| Type species | |
| Alipes multicostis Imhoff, 1854
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Alipes is a genus of bark centipedes in the family Scolopendridae found in Africa, characterized by their leaf-like ultimate legs used to deter predators.