Otostigminae
| Otostigminae | |
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| Ethmostigmus rubripes | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Chilopoda |
| Order: | Scolopendromorpha |
| Family: | Scolopendridae |
| Subfamily: | Otostigminae Kraepelin, 1903 |
| Type genus | |
| Otostigmus Porat, 1876
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| Genera | |
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Otostigminae is a large subfamily of centipedes, containing nearly half of all species in the family Scolopendridae. Members of this subfamily are abundant and widespread throughout the tropical and subtropical regions of the world, mostly in Africa, Asia (particularly Southeast Asia and the Indian subcontinent), and Australia. The type genus Otostigmus is the most speciose within the subfamily.