Checklist of centipedes (Chilopoda) and millipedes (Diplopoda) from Honduras

Abstract

Little information is available regarding centipedes (Chilopoda) and millipedes (Diplopoda) from Honduras, a country located on the following biogeographic provinces: Mosquito (North and East), Chiapas Highlands (Central) and Pacific Lowlands (South). Here, we provide an updated list of centipede and millipede species based on a literature survey and a review of global taxonomic on-line databases of Chilopoda (Chilobase) and Diplopoda (MilliBase). The updated list includes 14 centipede and 21 millipede species. Three centipede and 14 millipede species are endemic. We report and additional three centipede and six millipede species compared to the previous record. Brief comments of taxonomy, biology and distribution of the recorded species are given.

Keywords

• central america
• distribution
• myriapoda
• richness
• taxonomy