Alipes (centipede) explained

Alipes is a genus of bark centipedes in the family Scolopendridae, found in Africa. Alipes get their unique name from their leaf-like legs. ^[1]

Species

These seven species belong to the genus Alipes:

• Alipes appendiculatus Pocock, 1896 (Africa, Malawi, and Mozambique)
• Alipes calcipes Cook, 1897 (Africa, Angola, and Zimbabwe)
• Alipes crotalus (Gerstaecker, 1854) (Africa, Mozambique, South Africa, and Uganda)
• Alipes grandidieri Lucas, 1864 (Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda)
• Alipes madecassus Saussure & Zehntner, 1902 (Africa)
• Alipes madegassus Saussure & Zehntner, 1902 (Madagascar)
• Alipes multicostis Imhoff, 1854 (Africa, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana, Rwanda, and Sierra Leone)

Notes and References

1. Kronmuller . C . Lewis . J . 2015 . On the function of the ultimate legs of some Scolopendridae (Chilopoda, Scolopendromorpha) . ZooKeys . 510 . 269-278.