Otostigmus
| Otostigmus | |
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| Otostigmus (Parotostigmus) pococki | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Myriapoda |
| Class: | Chilopoda |
| Order: | Scolopendromorpha |
| Family: | Scolopendridae |
| Tribe: | Otostigmini |
| Genus: | Otostigmus Porat, 1876 |
| Type species | |
| Otostigmus carinatus Porat, 1876 | |
| Subgenera | |
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Otostigmus is a genus of centipedes in the family Scolopendridae. It was first described by Swedish naturalist Carl Oscar von Porat in 1876. The genus as a whole comprises around 157 species, found primarily in the Neotropics.